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Very Nearly Normal

25 Ratings

4.4

Duration
10H 31min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

‘Delightfully romantic’ ISABELLE BROOM ‘A compelling, quirky love story’ MIRANDA DICKINSON ‘An unconventional romance – real and raw’ ANNA BELL

Effie’s not perfect. Neither is Theo. But together, they’re pretty close.

Matilda ‘Effie’ Heaton has always felt like she’s swimming against the tide. Everyone around her has life sorted, but Effie’s living with her parents and crying into a wine bottle at night. The only thing she loves is her job at a bookshop, where she can lose herself in other people’s stories.

But then she meets Theo, who knows only too well that life isn’t something to take for granted.

Because Theo has a life-changing secret, and as Effie starts to realise that she’s falling in love instead of falling apart, fate steps in and deals her a new hand. And this time, the stakes are high.

A gorgeous, heart-breaking read for fans of Jojo Moyes and Gail Honeyman. If you love this, don’t miss Hannah Sunderland’s new book, At First Sight. What readers are saying about Very Nearly Normal… ‘I haven’t been able to put it down …a rollercoaster of emotions’ ***** Reader Review

‘I loved it from page one and every page after that I loved it more’ ***** Reader Review

‘Made me laugh and smile, but also cry for the real struggles Effie and Theo faced’ ***** Reader Review

‘Life-affirming, funny and relatable. A twist I didn’t see coming’ ***** Reader Review

© 2020 Avon (Audiobook): 9780008386887

Release date

Audiobook: 14 May 2020

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