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Book Lovers

By: Jess Moore
Narrated by: Nadia Kamil, Vivienne Acheampong, Danny Walters, Samantha Spiro, Muzz Khan, Tom Crowley, Katherine Jakeways, John-Luke Roberts, Rhona Cameron, Margaret Cabourn Smith, Nimisha Odedra, Margot Powell, Luke Kempner
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  • Summary

  • Bug has hit her 30s with a bump. An almost wedding, an almost ex-husband, and a bookshop that’s almost turning a profit. With the help of her best friend – free spirit, activist and all-round legend Winnie, she’s going to make it all come good. Probably. Definitely. Maybe.

    At least she’s got her friends around her. They may have only met through her book group, but when things are tough, who do you want beside you but Sami - a Phd holding, Bronte obsessed Cabbie; Fiona - a CEO with an ex she can’t forget; and James - a well-meaning rugby fan who hasn’t read a book for many years, but absolutely wants to give it a go.  

    This bittersweet romantic comedy follows the gang through heartbreak and adventure, over the course of the ten books they read at book group.  

    Jess Moore is a playwright, scriptwriter, and filmmaker. Her debut play, Gin for Breakfast received an Offie nomination for Best New Play. Her short films, BITTER LEMON and ALONE ONCE have screened internationally at festivals, including Cannes Shorts, Montreal Independent Film Festival, and DIFF. Her play, Next Time sold out at Edinburgh Fringe. She is writing and directing a short film version of that play, entitled To Have and To Hold.

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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Three Women
    Sep 8 2021

    Recently almost-married Bug and her best friend Winnie are getting ready for the inaugural meeting of their book group. Fiona is there, of course, with her Uber driver Sami; and a random man called James who hasn’t read the book. Or any books. It’s going to change all their lives. They just don’t know that yet. Welcome to the bookshop.

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    22 mins
  • Ep 2: Oranges are not the Only Fruit
    Sep 8 2021

    Bug and Winnie are encouraging Fiona to dip a toe back into the dating pool – but there are a lot of frogs. As the three women head to the art gallery to scope out one of Fiona’s possible beaus, Bug finds herself bidding on a giant oil painting of a pink rocket. It is a rocket, isn’t it?

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    20 mins
  • Ep 3: Emma
    Sep 8 2021

    Sami gives James some pointers in the gentle art of flirting. Be cool, don’t go in too hard, and double check they like the right Bronte sister. It’s amazing they’re both still single. Amazingly for James – it works. He has a date. But why doesn’t he want Bug to know about it?

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    19 mins

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Engrossing! Brilliant! Beautiful

What a truly amazing series! Funny, moving, tender ; I istened to it while running and actually made me snort out loud many times (alarming passersby) and also well up. It's a true feminist romance but also such a testament to female friendship. Would love to see it as a movie too!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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a really nice listen

easy going, not too dramatic, well performed...
and free couldn't ask for more.
give it a listen.

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A pow wow knockout series

This will have you laughing and crying and all in the same five minutes. Jess Moore has ingeniously given us a delicous feast of beautifully complex real human beings as characters. We don't know what they are going to say or do next and this is so refreshing as a lisenter. She has created a story with twists and turns that have you on the edge of your seat..what will they say next? What will they do next? So real so human so complex so heart warming. I raced through it ...couldn't get enough and was bereft when I reached the end. I want more! And on TV too! I want to see these delicious characters on screen and i want to spend more time with them. Bring on the tv series! Utter brilliance!

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Rewarding

I took two episodes to get into this and nearly gave up. But I’m so glad I persevered. It made me laugh and cry. The character development is wonderful. It really drew me in

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excellent

Love it. funny.
great story. I wish they would do more 🤞🏾
Definitely recommend

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Wonderful

This was engaging throughout, the characters layered and entwined beautifully. Made me chuckle out loud.

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An Enjoyable Listen and funny

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's not something I would normally listen to but so glad I did as it made me laugh out loud at times. It's in the audible catalogue and free to listen to and if you don't like it all you've wasted is a bit of time

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Good story, excellent performance

I was just looking for something to listen to before going to bed and glad I found this. I didn’t want to stop listening when I started. The episodes are not too long and won’t make people bored. The story is unpredictable. Actors’ performances were so good. Highly recommended, especially if you’re into women empowerment and feminism.

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Great

Really enjoyed this and wasn't expecting too, giggled throughout and felt good. Y the end!!

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Fantastic

Such a lovely gripping story that made me laugh and cry. Fantastic! I highly recommend.

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