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July 2019

The Flatshare

By Beth O'Leary, narrated by Hope Fletcher & Kwaku Fortune
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Beth O’Leary’s debut novel is a cute, cozy work of British pop fiction that’s hard to put down.
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Beth O’Leary’s debut novel is a cute, cozy work of British pop fiction that’s hard to put down. After a bad breakup, Tiffy moves in with Leon, a nurse who works the night shift, because he only needs his flat during the day. She can’t afford her own place in London, and he needs the extra cash for his brother’s legal fees. They share a bed at opposite hours but don’t meet for months, communicating through notes left around the apartment. Tiffy publishes craft books, and she throws a bit of quirky chaos into Leon’s orderly apartment and life. The Flatshare switches perspectives between Tiffy and Leon, with narrators Carrie Hope Fletcher and Kwaku Fortune providing their voices. Fletcher and Fortune each do their own versions of all the characters’ voices, as heard from Tiffy’s or Leon’s point of view, which takes getting used to but totally works. It’s a sweet, charming love story.

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The Flatshare

The Flatshare

By Beth O'Leary, narrated by Hope Fletcher & Kwaku Fortune
Macmillan Audio
ISBN 9781250223586

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