All I Ever Wanted
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All I Ever Wanted
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Narrated by:
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Lucy Price-Lewis
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By:
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Lucy Dillon
About this listen
From the best-selling author of A Hundred Pieces of Me and One Small Act of Kindness comes a heartwarming, bittersweet and uplifting story of missed chances and unexpected opportunities.
Caitlin's life is a mess. Her marriage to a man everyone else thinks is perfect has collapsed, along with her self-esteem, and breaking free seems the only option.
Nancy, her four-year-old daughter, used to talk all the time; in the car, at nursery, to her brother Joel. Then her parents split up. Her daddy moves out. And Nancy stops speaking.
Nancy's Auntie Eva, recently widowed and feeling alone, apart from the companionship of two bewildered pugs, is facing a future without her husband or the dreams she gave up for him.
But when Eva agrees to host her niece and nephew once a fortnight, Caitlin and Eva are made to face the different truths about their marriages - and about what they both really want....
©2016 Lucy Dillon (P)2016 Hodder & StoughtonListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptitive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better." (Jojo Moyes)
"So satisfying and clever and deeply moving." (Sophie Kinsella)
One of her best
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Boy was this ever a change. It’s the story of a Mummy and a Daddy and their two children. The Mummy and her Mummy. The Daddy and his Sister. The Sister and her late husband. The Mummy and the Daddy’s Sister. Although saying “their” 2 children isn’t strictly speaking true. It’s a book very much of relationships and sometimes perceptions that are looked at far too closely until the wrong answer springs into your head, or the characters head as the case may be. Having said all this it’s still a VERY NICE book.
I needed a NICE book
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The author tried to cover too many themes
Touching descriptions on the bonds between dogs and people
All I ever wanted
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author good at "seeing" things from different characters points of view
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Where does All I Ever Wanted rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Very highly due to the quality of the plot and characterisationWhat was one of the most memorable moments of All I Ever Wanted?
When Caitlin finally spoke again.Have you listened to any of Lucy Price-Lewis’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Can't remember.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
My interest was piqued by Caitlin's daughter losing her voice, and the twists that follow kept me captivated until the end. I can't say much about the prologue without giving spoilers but it really set up the story, and I was on tenderhooks throughout most of the book waiting for Caitlin to somehow figure out why Nancy stopped talking. She is such a sweet girl, very expressive even without a voice. She has a deep link with her brother Joel, who takes her not talking in his stride, somehow knowing what she wants and protecting her as much as he can from people misunderstanding her silence, which was heartwaarming.I felt so sorry for Caitlin, because she's going through several major issues (child not talking, separation). Occasionally I was surprised she didn't take further action with Nancy's silence, but she was doing her best. Separation (and divorce) is far from simple, and with support from an unexpected ally Caitlin battles through it, almost always putting her children first. I hated when others criticized Caitlin because they weren't the ones in the situation (or if they were they were on the other side of the fence so had a skewed view of Caitlin from the onset).
Any additional comments?
Caitlin's not perfect but she's not a terrible mother either. She does struggle with seeing Eva who appears to be perfect, but having chapters with Eva's point of view helped me understand her further, and made me want to tell Caitlin to give Eva a chance. Eva ends up being the key to unlocking Nancy's voice again in a sweet way which made me tear up when it happened. Although Caitlin doesn't realise it Eva becomes a form of stability within her chaotic life which she sorely needs, and so do the children. I'm looking forward to relistening to this family centred read which gives a lot to think about.I received a copy of this audiobook from Audible in exchange for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner
A touching read
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Never disappointed with Lucy Dillion!!
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The performance by Lucy Price Lewis was great, her voice depicts the tone of Lucy Diamond's books perfectly and her accents are good.
Overall an enjoyable listen but would recommend her back catalogue over this one.
Good but not her best
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enjoyable
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sweet and easy
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Enjoyable to the end
Chick lit with substance
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