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Stuck in Second Gear: A Sassy, Laugh-Out-Loud Journey to Self-Discovery

8 Ratings

3.6

Duration
7H 59min
Language
English
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Fiction

Don't miss the brand new, laugh out loud book club pick from bestselling author Carmen Reid! No one told her life was going to be this way.... He's got...

🦷 New teeth

✂️ New hair

💍 A new fiance

She's got...

🚙 An old Jag

👨‍👩‍👦 Her oddball family

🛣️ Miles of open road

Who is winning the divorce?😅

Lucie Marshal is absolutely furious! How did she go from being a successful wife and mother to divorced, teetering on bankruptcy, and barely speaking to her grown-up daughter? Worse, she’s just heard that her moronic ex-husband Miles is marrying a much younger woman in an influencer-style wedding in France #blessed #theone

Lucie will absolutely NOT be going. To hell with Miles, his new teeth, new hair and new wife! She’s perfectly fine...isn't she? Except, Lucie feels lost and angry almost all of the time. Just what happened to her younger, freer wild child self, who used to live life to the full?

But then pregnant daughter Zoe needs a lift... and eccentric nephew Deva does too and now Lucie has somehow agreed to drive her Dad’s beloved old Jag all the way across France to take them to her ex-husband’s wedding.

With a pitstop in Paris, a breakdown, unexpected passengers, and miles of open road, all set to Deva’s showtunes soundtrack – could this be the journey Lucie needs to find a way back to herself?

A hilarious and uplifitng book club pick, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Fiona Gibson and Milly Johnson.

Praise for Carmen Reid:

'Bold, stylish and full of twists, turns and unexpected detours, this is Carmen Reid at her very best!' Shari Low

'Escapist Summer reading at its best' Jill Mansell

'A fantastic read!"⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review

"Fantastic read, couldn't put it down" ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review

"Can't wait to read the next one!" ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review

© 2024 Boldwood Books (Audiobook): 9781837517077

Release date

Audiobook: 7 December 2024

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