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The Kicking the Bucket List

By: Cathy Hopkins
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon, Gabrielle Glaister, Anne Dover
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Mum always knows best… The stunning debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French.

Meet the daughters of Iris Parker. Dee; sensitive and big-hearted; Rose uptight and controlled and Fleur the reckless free spirit.

At the reading of their mother’s will, the three estranged women are aghast to discover that their inheritance comes with very tricky strings attached. If they are to inherit her wealth, they must spend a series of weekends together over the course of a year and carry out their mother’s ‘bucket list’.

But one year doesn’t seem like nearly enough time for them to move past the decades-old layers of squabbles and misunderstandings. Can they grow up for once and see that Iris’s bucket list was about so much more than money…

 Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy Money Heartfelt Feel-Good Funny Witty Tear-jerking

Critic reviews

‘Warm, wise and full of heart… I absolutely loved this book.’ Lucy Diamond, author of Summer at Shell Cottage

‘Funny and feelgood’ Good Housekeeping

‘Warm, funny and uplifting’ Reader’s Digest

‘The ending was a quiet joy. I loved it.’ Julia Williams

‘Funny, touching and very wise. I loved it.’ Alex Brown

‘An engaging and heart felt story about love and loss.’ Madeleine Reiss author of Someone to Watch Over Me
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Lovely easy to listen to audio book. Inspiring story which made me laugh and cry. Will look out for more by the author and narrator.

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Totally enjoyed the book Great story , loved it would recommend narrators were very good

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This book described the tensions and emotions lying beneath every family. The three sisters’ characters are well drawn. The adventures were fun and engaging. Emotional especially if like me you also just lost your Mum.

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Enjoyed the story, was slightly over detailed so took a long time to get to the main aim of the story. Ending was quite blunt.

Nice story but over detailed,

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Brilliant- couldn’t stop listening. Wonderfully read and had me laughing and crying with each story line. Highly recommended and Can’t wait to read more of her books.

A brilliant’s read

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