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Before I Met You

A thrilling historical romance from the bestselling author

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Before I Met You

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Sofia Greenacre
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London, 1920. Arlette works in Liberty by day, and by night is caughty up in a glamorous whirl of parties, clubs, cocktails and jazz. But when tragedy strikes she flees the city, never to return.

Over half a century later, in the grungy mid-'90s, her graddaughter Betty arrives in London.

She can't wait to begin her new life. But before she can do so, she must find the mysterious woman named in her grandmother's will.

What she doesn't know is that her search will uncover the heartbreaking secret that changed her grandmother's life, and might also change hers for ever...

© Lisa Jewell 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Fiction Historical Fiction England
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Critic reviews

Beautiful, moving and unputdownable
Heartbreakingly good
Must read
Warm and moving with a nostalgic touch
Lisa Jewell just gets better and better
Enchanting, intriguing and completely unputdownable
All stars
Most relevant
Thank you Lisa Jewell! Finally a book that made my heart sing listening to it. I had been having a run of bad ones and so this book has restored my faith. Beautifully written and atmospheric. I loved the characters too. Highly recommend.

Fabulous!!

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This is my 3rd Lisa Jewel book and I will now seek a fourth. The middle section and end were stronger than the beginning. The narrator reads slowly but was bearable. Absolutely loved it.

Started slow but wow, what a story

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It started a bit slow but got me really gripped and I couldn’t stop listening! What a story! and the narrators did an excellent job in bringing the characters to life. Absolutely loved it!!

What a journey!

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Loved the story, but the narration was truly wonderful. Each character was brought to life in a way I would never have managed had I read the book.

Amazing Performance

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Absolutely loved this from start to finish . It made me smile and made me cry it was simply lovely- read beautifully by both narrators - fully recommend 😊

A captivating story

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