Издательство: | Книжный мир |
Дата выхода: | июль 2011 |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-102098-3 |
Объём: | 656 страниц |
"This rambling, chatty audiobook draws listeners in slowly (sometimes painstakingly so) as it follows the lives of three dynamic women - jilted Gemma Hogan; literary agent Jojo Harvey; and bestselling English author Lily Wright, who "stole" Gemma`s boyfriend Anton. Gemma, hurt and betrayed by her best friend`s actions, must put her emotions on hold to care for her mam after her dad takes off with a younger woman. Reader Donnelly enthusiastically captures Mam`s dour Irish voice and Gemma`s younger, more innocent one. Her energetic reading style also helps sustain readers during the book`s plodding moments, such as when Keyes describes the happenings of Gemma`s work day, her drive home, her trips to the chemist and so on. The details don`t let up when the story abruptly shifts its focus to Jojo, who works at a prestigious London firm. Donnelly doesn`t quite capture Jojo`s American accent, but the English accent she adopts for Lily is spot-on. On the whole, Donnelly does a fine