Paper Cup cover art

Paper Cup

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for £0.00
£8.99/mo thereafter. Renews automatically. Terms apply. Offer ends 31 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

Paper Cup

By: Karen Campbell
Narrated by: Caroline Guthrie
Try for £0.00

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 31 July 2025 23:59 GMT. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £13.99

Buy Now for £13.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

What if going back was the only way of going forward?

Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the cold streets of Glasgow. Maybe she doesn’t believe in serendipity, but a rare moment of kindness and a lost ring conspire to call her home. As Kelly vows to reunite the ring with its owner, she must return to the small town she fled so many years ago.

On her journey from Glasgow to the south-west tip of Scotland, Kelly encounters ancient pilgrim routes, hostile humans, hippies, book lovers and a friendly dog, as memories stir and the people she thought she’d left behind forever move closer with every step.

©2022 Karen Campbell (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing Coming of Age Dark Humour Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction World Literature Comedy Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The Girl I Used to Know cover art
The Last Letter cover art
The Echo of Old Books cover art
The Nurse cover art
Thirty Days in Paris cover art
The Sea Detective cover art
There's Something I Have to Tell You cover art
The Forgetting cover art
If I Let You Go cover art
Still Water cover art
How to Find Home cover art
Skin cover art
The Beach Hut cover art
The Bad Things cover art
Her Last Words cover art
Neon Roses cover art
All stars
Most relevant  
It took me a little while to get into the story, but now it’s ended, I wish there was more. The writer’s portrayal of life on the streets is beautifully executed and heartbreaking. She covers such an important issue with humour and sensitivity and I like the was the writing and language become more focused and eloquent as Kelly sobers up throughout the book. A truly worthwhile listen.

Great story, fantastic narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Really interesting story which will make you think twice about what homeless people have been or are going through.

Great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved this book, it’s so moving and a real eye opener as to how someone’s life can fall apart. And the things which help put it back together.
The characters were so wonderfully portrayed, you feel like you know them and are there with them.
One I will listen to again and recommend to my friends.

Fabulous, moving book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The reader really brought this excellent story to life. Equally humorous and heartbreaking, it’s an engaging well written rollercoaster of a story.

Brilliant reader!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I wasn’t sure about this when I first started listening but boy am I glad I carried on. So many issues addressed and so eye opening. It will make you think twice next time you judge someone.

Life changing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Well written and thought provoking. Had my heart racing at times too. I learned a lot. Highly recommended

Slow to get into but worth persevering. It’s fab

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I have really enjoyed this book. The performance was excellent and the story is so moving and so real. Beautifully written and the second person POV sections read almost like a Social Worker record of the main character's experience. It captures the worlds of addiction, mental illness and homelessness and the dissociation that accompanies those experiences and the injustices of the welfare systems and housing. Really excellent story.

Moving and wonderful story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
If I could've gave this book 10 stars I would have. It made me sad, angry, happy, well all the emotions really. What a brilliant story and it wasn't a book that I'd heard of, I just liked the cover with the dog who I think saves her from herself in the end and an inner goodness that she never quite felt worthy of owning... Just read it, you won't be disappointed.

An Epic Read! It'll make you feel grateful for what you have.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Beautifully written and narrated, this brilliant book was a real roller coaster of light and shade, misery and joy, aggression and gentleness. Absolutely loved it! Read it or listen to it!

Absolutely wonderful book!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved this audiobook , the story is thought provoking and made me question some ways I behave in my day to day life! Loved the narrator thought she was great!

A great listen…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews