October 2016, Hachette Audio, 14 hours and 57 minutes, Audiobook, Review copy from Audible
Content: family life, some adult romance, tissues needed
Summary from Audible
At
32, Russell Green has it all: a loving family, a successful career and a
beautiful house. But underneath his seemingly perfect life, cracks are
beginning to appear...and no one is more surprised than Russ when the
life he took for granted is turned upside down.
Finding himself
single-handedly caring for his young daughter, London, whilst trying to
launch his own business, the only thing Russ knows is that he must
shelter London from the consequences of these changes.
Then a
chance encounter with an old flame tempts him to take a chance on love
again, and with the support of his family, Russ finally comes to
understand the true nature of unconditional love.
Nayu's thoughts
My
first book by Nicholas and it's awesome! I'd heard of him through a
friend who loves his books, so when it came up on Audible's monthly
review list email that I get I thought I'd have a listen. I wasn't disappointed, but I
didn't realise I'd be bawling my eyes out at the end through
something tragic! I told another friend who asked why on earth I'd
read his books (she knows how upset I can get over sad topics in
books) because his books always have a mega twist at the end that
leaves you a bit wrung out.
It was a beautiful tale about Russell
first becoming a father, then due to partially circumstancial
separation with his wife, becomes a single dad. It's really tough on
him, as it is for any single parent. He learns he can't rely on his
family in some respects as much as he naievely hoped to constantly
babysit his adorable girl while he works. He has a lot of hurdles,
some he stumbles over, but thanks to his close relationship with
his sister and a reconnected friendship with a woman he knew in the
past he has enough support to get through the tough times.
It got a
bit daunting when the separation became an official thing, and it
looked like he might lose custody of his daughter, as the two were
close (no matter what his wife's lawyer said) and I was heartbroken
by the thought of the two being separated. What got insinuated at one point had me fuming and feeling sick for Russell, as the implications were horrendous. As for the title, well it
makes sense due to music and a children's book.
The narration was
spot on, and the only thing which bugged me as inappropriate was the
random music parts. One part was entirely relevant, but the rest were
just annoying and took me out of the atmosphere of the story a
little. I hope to read more books by Nicholas in the future, although
least now I'll be armed with a box of tissues before
I read it!
Find out more on Nicholas's website.
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