
Before I Met You
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Helen Duff
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By:
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Lisa Jewell
After her grandmother Arlette's death, Betty is finally ready to begin her life. She had forfeited university, parties, boyfriends, summer jobs - all the usual preoccupations of a woman her age - in order to care for Arlette. Now she's ready for whatever life throws at her, and, since the will included a beneficiary unknown to her who lives in the city, she heads there to find the mysterious woman....
In 1920s London, Arlette is starting her new life in a time of postwar change. Beautiful and charismatic, she's drawn into a hedonistic world, but then tragedy strikes, and she flees back to her childhood home....
When Betty's search leads her to a man - someone who meant the world to her grandmother - the secrets of Arlette's past may help Betty find her own way to happiness in the present....
A rich detective story and a captivating look at London then and now, Before I Met You is an unforgettable novel about two very different women, separated by 70 years but united by big hearts and even bigger dreams.
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One of the best books I've ever read
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Beautiful!
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Step back in time
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In the past we come to know Arlette and in the near present Arlette’s step-granddaughter is the main character. Both stories are rich with vivid portrayals of people and place; both stories make you care about the heroines, and both heroines are exceptional women, especially within the context of their eras. While I believe nothing could spoil your enjoyment of this novel, I won’t paraphrase the publisher’s description or reveal any of Betty’s discoveries about Arlette. Suffice it to say that there are no contrived coincidences. Even when your throat aches with the knowledge of inevitable tragedy, you will remain committed to these women, this novel, this author.
A final comment on the narration. Helen Duff brings the story to life and does what the very best narrators do—provide an authentic voice that never distracts the reader from the narrative.
Another Wonderful Lisa Jewell Novel
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Lovely story. Easy listen
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Wonderful Story
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movie please!
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Best Book this year...
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Just a great read!
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Excellence!!
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