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Insatiable
- ‘A frank, funny account of 21st-century lust' Independent
- Narrated by: Charly Clive
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Stuck in a dead-end job, broken-hearted, broke and estranged from her best friend, Violet's life is nothing like she thought it would be. She wants more - better friends, better sex, a better job - and she wants it now.
So, when Lottie - who looks like the woman Violet wants to be when she grows up - offers Violet the chance to join her exciting start-up, she bites. Only it soon becomes clear that Lottie and her husband, Simon, are not only inviting Violet into their company, they are also inviting her into their lives.
Seduced by their townhouse, their expensive candles and their Friday-night sex parties, Violet cannot tear herself away from Lottie, Simon or their friends. But is this really the more Violet yearns for? Will it grant her the satisfaction she is so desperately seeking?
Insatiable is about women and desire - lust, longing and the need to be loved. It is a story about being unable to tell whether you are running towards your future or simply running away from your past. The result is at once tender and sad, funny and hopeful.
Critic reviews
"Hilarious and tender." (Lauren Bravo)
"Her humour and honesty never fail to make me laugh, cry and feel less alone." (Dolly Alderton)
"An absolute triumph." (Lucy Vine)
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-02-21
Beautifully written fifth
This is definitely not one for the kids it's the sort of book you have to give yourself over to but if you do you won't regret it because its a rollicking ride to be approached with the knowledge that it is very adult.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-11-23
I understood the themes, but they weren’t conveyed with any nuance
The purpose of the book became clear in a rushed, abrupt way. It felt as though each plot point was made in a flurry of grumpy and self-pitying statements from the protagonist, which suddenly lead to her illumination, and then we’d stumble on to the next plot point. It would’ve been great if the relationships between Violet and the older group were more nuanced, but it was incredibly surface level.
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- Lucy P
- 26-02-23
one for the millennials
the writing was pretty good, not one for the youth though, can get very saucy in places. felt like it ended a little abruptly! Read fairly well, but the narrator's liverpudlian accent is a little off-putting! Lottie and Simon are horrid characters, the complexity of their reasoning is not explored fully.
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- Rosie R
- 26-01-23
Refreshing bicurious Bridget Jones sexcapades
Enjoyable, frothy sexy book but I found the reader so clipped and her annoying tone wasn't great (also: don't do an accent unless you can nail it. The only one she nailed was a posh RP, which is fine, but then after a while it becomes frightfully monotone and just another posh girl story. The scouse was bad and detracted away from the character of Nadia who could have made more of an impact had it have been approached differently). I really enjoyed the direction the book explores, and the different ways modern couples (or throuples) operate, but found the narrator so annoying and technically quite poor.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-22
Didn’t enjoy at all.
This book was just not my cup of tea, I found myself really struggling to get to the end of the book. I really didn’t enjoy it at all. I found the narration incredibly boring and dull.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-22
Sexy!
This book is good, the storyline wasn’t mind blowing, but it is a steamy mid 20’s crisis/coming of age book! I was recommended the book for its erotic side and I wasn’t disappointed!
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- Hari
- 18-05-22
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Poor storyline, sleepy voice that drones on, a very abrupt ending -I would not recommend this book
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- elena
- 16-05-22
Interesting story but doesn't seem very realistic
I was hoping for something else to be honest. but this is still worth to listen the whole thing! especially if you like the steamy scenes ;)
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- Gorgeous Kate
- 15-05-21
ropey story but well written
This was well written and had some quite funny moments but I just felt that the plot was a bit week and it was a bit like watching a well acted porno film. The juicy bits were there but I just got irritated with the characters and the ending was predictable
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- Nadia
- 05-05-21
Disappointing
I bought this book after hearing the author be interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour. What a disappointment. I prefer Jackie Collins or 50 Shades of Grey any day! - despite the author suggesting that this novel was a modern empowering erotic novel from the female's perspective. The characters were unconvincing, vacuous and VERY annoying. I laughed out loud at the few poignant, serious moments. I don't feel this book does women and our empowerment any justice at all. It doesn't feel current in any way. It feels very middle class white privilege. It would have been refreshing if instead of repeat buying cheap high street disposable clothing brands, Violet had her own style and shopped pre-loved or charity shop clothing because of her commitment to wider environmental issues, other than her infatuation with herself.
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