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Title: Meeting Lydia
Author: Linda MacDonald
Narrator: Harriet Carmichael
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-17-16
Publisher: Essential Music
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
When Marianne comes home from work one day to find her husband talking to a glamorous woman in the kitchen, insecurities resurface from a time when she was bullied at school. Jealousy rears its head and her marriage begins to fall apart. Desperate for a solution, she finds herself trying to track down her first schoolgirl crush: Edward Harvey. Even thinking his name made her tingle with half-remembered childlike giddiness. Edward Harvey, the only one from Brocklebank to whom she might write if she found him.
Meeting Lydia is a book about childhood bullying, midlife crises, obsession, jealousy and the ever-growing trend of Internet relationships. It will appeal to fans of adult fiction and those interested in the dynamics and psychology of relationships. Author Linda is inspired by Margaret Atwood, Fay Weldon and David Lodge.
Members Reviews:
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Any additional comments?
Where does Meeting Lydia rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
I would say that this would be in my top third. One reason being that this is a book I can picture myself listening to more than once. It's one where you feel that the female character understands what you, as a woman, is going through at that certain point in your life.
What did you like best about this story?
The narrator was so easy to listen to. She just seemed to get me; to let go of all my outside troubles and concentrate on the story that this author has written.
Have you listened to any of Harriet Carmichaels other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not listened to any of this narrator's performances before. But after listening to this book, I've already scoped out my next one narrated by Ms. Carmichael and put it on my wish list.
If you could rename Meeting Lydia, what would you call it?
I would never even think of doing that to an author. They have picked the title for a specific reason and since I enjoyed the book as it was why would I want to make any changes. I may not have picked up the book, and probably would have bypassed it, but having the audio copy showed me what I might have missed otherwise.
Any additional comments?
This author has put a voice to what a lot of women go through once they hit that "M" stage. It may not speak to everyone but there will be a few who may understand some of what Marianne was going through. It had me wishing that she were my friend so we could meet and chat.
It's a story where a woman is trying to reconnect with her husband but is there someone else trying to get his attention. Marianne then recollects about a friend from school that she remembers fondly and tries to renew their friendship. Isn't that something like we do when we go to school reunions? How many of us try to track some of those friends down using the resources of the internet? Don't we want to know that we still matter?
This was a great way to find both a new author and a new narrator. I can't wait to get my next read from both. It was a story that made my commute and my days where stress started to overtake me more pleasurable.
I voluntarily reviewed an audio version of this book.
This book takes you across a whirlpool of emotions
Where does Meeting Lydia rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
The beauty of listening to this on audio was I could really get absorbed, the narration kept my interest and it was easy to differentiate between the characters.
