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The Liberation of Brigid Dunne

By: Patricia Scanlan
Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
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 Published in the UK as A Family Reunion

*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ***

One explosive family reunion. A lifetime of secrets revealed.

Spanning generations and covering seismic shifts in the lives of women, The Liberation of Brigid Dunne is a compelling, thought-provoking, important and highly emotional novel.

'Bestselling writer Patricia Scanlan returns with a dramatic novel that tracks four feisty women as they prepare to meet up for a family reunion... Dramatic and twisty, this novel is a riveting read' OK!

'A must-read' Bella

'Explosive' Best

Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the minds of a whole new generation of readers who will fall in love with her sublime storytelling. A trailblazing women’s fiction author, all of her novels have been #1 international bestsellers, most recently With All My Love, A Time for Friends and Orange Blossom Days. She writes multi-generational family dramas with compassion and authenticity, and a hint of comforting escapism.

‘If you love Maeve Binchy, you MUST try Patricia Scanlan' Woman & Home
'Utterly magical and wonderful... warmth and compassion shine through' MARIAN KEYES
'Like being enfolded in a hug from the great writer herself: warm, comforting and full of love' CATHY KELLY
'There can be little doubt that Patricia Scanlan is the prolific queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction' Sunday Times
'There is a heartbreaking authenticity in her observations' Irish Times
'The ultimate comfort read' Glamour
‘If you love Maeve Binchy, you will love Patricia Scanlan’ Mirror©2020 Patricia Scanlan (P)2020 Simon & Schuster UK Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction

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From start to finish, this is a fantastic read. The narrator really brings the story to life. Didn't want it to end.

excellent

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Really good story very interesting easy to listen too love Patrica Scanlan cannot wait for her next story

Brilliant

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Quite thought provoking with an unexpected twist near the end. Looking forward to Patricias next book.

very enjoyable

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I really enjoyed this book and it was my first dip into Audible and most certainly won't be my last

Great book

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I loved the story and narrator did great job. As you found out more about Imelda you began to feel some sympathy for her. She her own worst enemy. However only the arguments in favour of Repealing 8th were mentioned. The No voters not mentioned and Mary Magdalene theories play large part in this book which I don't agree with. They were mentioned in Orange Blossom Days but not as much as in this. Fair enough if that Patrica beliefs but don't force them on her readers. I can understand talking of Repeal the 8th but both sides of argument should be mentioned and it was innacurate to say no dancing and just mood of quiet relief . That was not scenes shown on news. Patricia entitled to her views but not to force them on readers. She forgot to mention when saying that women had control of their bodies that half of babies being killed were women who had no choice.
If she had left her personal views out of book would have given it 5*.

Enjoyable but biased in favour of Repeal 8th

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Worst Patricia Scanlan audio book I’ve listened to. Just plain boring with unbelievable characters. So disappointed as I’ve loved all of her books before purchasing this tripe.

Long and boring

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the characters were cardboard cut outs and very over written. the romance betwern Keelin and the priest was laughable...not for me

too long too sugary too many cliches

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