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Title: Fling!

Author: Lily Iona MacKenzie

Narrator: Anna Crowe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-09-16

Publisher: Lily Iona MacKenzie

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Is it possible to come of age at 60 or 90? Is it ever too late to fulfill your dreams? When 90-year-old Bubbles receives a letter from Mexico City asking her to pick up her mother's ashes, lost there 70 years earlier and only now surfacing, she hatches a plan. A woman with a mission, Bubbles convinces her hippie daughter Feather to accompany her on the quest. Both women have recently shed husbands, and have a secondary agenda: they'd like a little action. And they get it.

Alternating narratives weave together Feather and Bubbles' odyssey. The two women head south from Canada to Mexico, where Bubbles' long-dead mother, grandmother, and grandfather turn up, enlivening the narrative with their hilarious antics. In Mexico, where reality and magic co-exist, Feather gets a new sense of her mother, and Bubbles' quest for her mother's ashes - and a new man - increases her zest for life. Unlike most women her age, fun-loving Bubbles takes risks, believing she's immortal. She doesn't hold back in any way, eating heartily and lusting after strangers, exulting in her youthful spirit. Has Bubbles discovered a fountain of youth that everyone can drink from?

Members Reviews:

Odd and confusing

What disappointed you about Fling!?

I thought I was following it ok and next thing I knew, I was so confused I didn't know what was going on. Very hard to follow.

What three words best describe Anna Crowes performance?

Her narration was good.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Confusion

Any additional comments?

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Wonderful & brilliant

I was constantly telling people about this book while I was listening to it. I adored it! I haven't read Water for Chocolate since the early 90's but this book reminded me of it in many ways. It's magical & fantastical!

Heather, Bubbles & Feather are 3 distinct characters who can also blend as one. The story telling of these characters was some of the best parts. The past & present blended well. You could visualize the time periods. I simply loved this book!

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Boom.

Funny story

This could be a time travel but is not. A 90 year old(Bubbles, the mother) and her 60 year old (Feather, the daughter) daughter travel to Mexico to collect the ashes of Feather's grandmother. They are of Irish descent and believe in magic. Their misadventures kept me entertained as they became involved with the men of the country. The narrator was ver good. She told the story and all of the characters voices were the same. But did not distract from the story. Loved the conclusion.

I was given this book in exchange for an honest unbiased review.

A Little Weird...

This is a book that you need to really pay attention to while listening to it... or you will keep going back to know whats going on, lol! Its kind of weird, but fun. Every now and then the author takes you to times in the past and either Feather or Bubbles are remembering something from their youth, which helps to understand the characters better. I liked it that Feather (the daughter) gets to understand her mom while both go on a spur of the moment trip to Mexico.

Anna Crowes narration was a little dry at times, but I got used to it.