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The Woman at 72 Derry Lane

By: Carmel Harrington
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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On a leafy suburban street in Dublin, beautiful, poised Stella Greene lives with her successful husband, Matt. The perfect couple in every way, Stella appears to have it all. Next door, at number 72 however, lives Rea Brady. Gruff, bad-tempered and rarely seen besides the twitching of her net curtains, rumour has it she’s lost it all…including her marbles if you believe the neighbourhood gossip.

But appearances can be deceiving and when Stella and Rea’s worlds collide they realise they have much in common. Both are trapped in a prison of their own making.

Has help been next door without them realising it?

With the warmth and wit of Maeve Binchy and the secrets and twists of Liane Moriarty, this is the utterly original and compelling new novel from Irish Times bestseller Carmel Harrington.

‘Both heart-wrenching and uplifting. The perfect summer read’ Irish Times Bestseller Fionnuala Kearney

©2017 Carmel Harrington (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Psychological Romance Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Celebration Exciting Heartfelt Ireland

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Critic reviews

"A wonderfully, life-affirming book...Carmel Harrington writes with such honesty." ( New York Times best-selling author Hazel Gaynor)
"Will make you see life in a different way." ( Woman's Way)
"Heartwrenching and heartwarming." ( Evening Herald)
"Guaranteed to brighten your day." ( Novelicious)
"Carmel Harrington has done it again! Brilliantly written…it surpasses all expectations." ( Chicklit Club)
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Very sad at times .But a good story and excellent narrator. I enjoyed listening even though it was quite harrowing in parts .

Great read

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this book is so amazinbg make you laugh and cry but most of all give you hope x

wonderful book

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Beautiful story of family and friendship that will have you laughing and crying. 2 next neighbours daughter, each with their own story and secrets, are brought together, and soon their lives will become entwined, with a twist in the tale. Loved it, didn’t want it to end and will definitely recommend.

Amazing story

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I usually only listen to my audiobooks at bedtime but this one kept me listening during the daytime too..

Enthralling…

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There were times early in this book that I wondered if I wanted to read-on, but I am so glad I did. The balance between tragedy and optimism was good. I really feel the author invested in her characters so I did too as the reader. A difficult subject at its heart within both storylines, but so realistically described.

A difficult subject, very realistically described

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Superb narration as always from Aoife McMahon … good story… yes I would recommend I love a good ending

Really enjoyed this book

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Really great book about love and loss. Read with great charm and credibility. You wont regret listening

Brilliant

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Loved the main character. A well written and very human story. Would highly recommend for the intricacies of the characters.

Lovely book great characters

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Too many themes in one book. Very big themes and non of them given the detail they deserved.
Ending far too predictable and twee.
Narrator very good.

Rather contrived

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Loved this book, not my usual type at all. Narration was superb and characters were great

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