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Ginger and Me
- Narrated by: Charlie Mudie
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Wendy is lonely but coping.
All nineteen-year-old Wendy wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy milk when it runs out and just to be okay. After her mum died, there’s nobody to remind her to eat and what to do each day.
And Wendy is ready to step out of her comfort zone.
Each week she shows her social worker the progress she’s made, like the coasters she bought to spruce up the place, even if she forgets to make tea. And she even joins a writers’ group to share the stories she writes, like the one about a bullied boy who goes to Mars.
But everything changes when Wendy meets Ginger.
A teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger’s so brave she’s wearing a coat that isn’t even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if things were simpler before. And that’s before she realizes just how much trouble Ginger is about to get them in…
An unforgettable debut novel from the winner of the Primadonna Prize 2019 which will stay with you long after it ends.
Critic reviews
"Funny, touching and wise, I loved it." (Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon)
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- steven mcavoy
- 27-08-23
narrator didn't match the characters or story
I almost gave up on this early on due to the fact it was a story primarily about two working class young women from just outside Glasgow being read by an upper class 30/40 year old.
like another review some of the words don't sound like any west of Scotland person I've ever heard say them like that....down poor for rain and that's the weirdest way I have ever heard someone say oven.
the story was decent as well.
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- megan black
- 26-08-22
Megan
very good and kept me wanting to read on. found the pronunciation of some Scottish words strange.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-05-23
Great Listen
Loved it. Great listen and story kept you engaged. A great insight into how other people think and from different perspective
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- clare montgomery
- 18-11-23
Good
i enjoyed the story after almost giving up early on due to narrator. the pronunciation of Scottish words and placenames was odd.
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- Lara Smith
- 27-11-23
Great
I enjoyed this book and I recommend it . I liked the narration and the story line.
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- slim
- 04-03-24
Can I get my money back
The narrator is awful being from the West of Scotland myself she sounds nothing like what the character should be it’s that forced uni accent I gave up by chapter five awful to listen to her pronunciation of words is jarring read the book instead which is good just change the narrator
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