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Everything Must Go

By: Camille Pagán
Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Laural Merlington
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A warm, wry novel about secrets, second chances, and the unbreakable bonds between mothers, daughters, and sisters by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of Life and Other Near-Death Experiences.

Laine Francis believes there’s a place for everything—and New York, where her family lives, isn’t her place. But no sooner does the professional organizer’s marriage begin to unravel than her sisters drop another bomb on her: their mother, Sally, may have dementia, and they need Laine to come home.

Laine agrees to briefly return to Brooklyn. After all, bringing order to chaos is what she does best. To Laine’s relief, Sally seems no more absentminded than usual. So Laine vows to help her mother maintain her independence, then hightail it back to Michigan.

Except Laine’s plans go awry when she runs into her former best friend, Ben, and realizes she finally has a chance to repair their fractured relationship. Then she discovers that memory loss isn’t the only thing Sally’s been hiding, forcing Laine to decide whether to reveal a devastating truth to her sisters—and whether to follow her heart when it means breaking her mother’s.

©2022 Camille Pagán (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Feel-Good Heartfelt

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“Brought vividly to life in a true 'theatre of the mind' experience by the narrative talents of Amy McFadden and Laural Merlington, Everything Must Go is author Camille Pagan's warm, wry, and original novel about secrets, second chances, and the unbreakable bonds between mothers, daughters, and sisters.” —Midwest Book Review

“The dual narrations—Laine's and her mother's—are key to the story. McFadden expresses Laine's emotions perfectly in every situation, while Merlington plays the part of a mother who is not so sure that her mind is working properly. Both carry the tone of the story from lighthearted to serious and contemplative with expert grace.” —Booklist

“I will not miss a Camille Pagán novel and this is why: the most relatable women between two covers, the most interesting situations, the most satisfyingly emotional outcomes. Everything Must Go has all of that, with a compassionate woman facing the crossroads between two futures, two men, and two cities—and navigating the nuances of her two beautiful, successful, and overbearing sisters all the while. The family secrets keep unfolding and the pages fly by in this moving, bighearted read!” —Kelly Harms, bestselling author of The Seven Day Switch
Heartwarming Story • Relatable Characters • Excellent Voice Actors • Realistic Family Dynamics • Engaging Plot
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Great job on many of life's difficult journeys put together in a wonderful story you don't want to stop listening to!

Very engaging listen!

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The reader's voice had a weird inflection that annoyed me. Spineless female lead. It wasn't what I thought it would be. The story wasn't as deep as I was hoping. Just not for me.

Spineless lead.

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loved the story, and most of the performers were great. there's just that discomforting, artificial use of a voice

I hate that vocal inflection

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I enjoy listening to lighter stories in between more in depth novels! I recommend to listeners needing a change of pace!
It was also engaging & sometimes we all need a HEA!

Everything must go is a delightful story which made me laugh out loud at times! It was a refreshing change from other books!

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The reader had weird pronunciation, especially of the word “said” (sounded like sad), which was used way to often to differentiate speakers. I persevered because the story interested me.

Reader was irritating

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There was A LOT about this book I liked from the family relationships to learning to do what is best for yourself and the narration was good. Things not a huge fan of was Josh not wanting to have a baby with his wife of 12 years but getting with her sister who had several kids, I found that relationship weird! I didn't see anything wrong with the mom and felt had they just talked all those years ago the racist things could have been nipped in the bud. I did enjoy the book enough to recommend it!

Everything Must Go

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The voice actors do a fantastic job portraying the practicality, frustration, love, and pathos that bring this story to life. Once again, Camille Pagan takes the minutiae of life lived by "regular" people and guides the readers through the drama happening just next door--or within our own families.

Lane Francis takes her mother's advice and refuses even to entertain turning a lifelong friendship into a romantic one with the boy she's grown to love. Lane burns that bridge, regrets it, secretly blames her mom, and moves out of state. There, she makes a good life for herself. She gets a dog, marries a nice guy, and waits...waits for years for the one thing she's been longing for. Her dream is to have a child of own.

But when her mom starts exhibiting some strange behavior, Lane is called home. It looks like her dream will have to wait even longer.

When the caretaker finally cares for herself.

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I feel for the main character of the story. She's getting older, and life doesn't look like she thought it would at almost 40. Her family keeps bulldozing her to do what they want, and her husband hasn't giving her what's she needs.

Nice story, Easy listen.

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I ready lots of comments about how awful the narrator is…and at first it was a struggle. What I came to believe is that the narrator is using the vernacular and intonation of many young women today; my theory is that it will most annoy older listeners and younger listeners less so.
That said (the narrator pronounces that word as “sad” throughout the book!), the book was very good and it was uplifting. The plot is simple; I kept thinking of possibilities that could have been interesting to pursue, but it is very predictable in that aspect.
The character development was very satisfyingly done. Theres not that many so you get to feel like you know them pretty well and to like them. This book lacks a villain- unless its the main characters father.
So if you want a well written, weekend kind of romance that ends predictably, this is it! I must have , because I enjoyed it, but would have really liked the book to be longer and more detailed.

Yeah …the Narrator

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Like noted in many reviews, the narrator‘s voice and intonation were very irritating. I almost put the book away without finishing, but in the end decided to „suffer“ through it. I kept waiting for an unexpected twist or turn, but there was none. The story is somewhat predictable and therefore not as interesting as it could have been.

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