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The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

By: Phaedra Patrick
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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About this listen

Having been married for over 40 years, 69-year-old Arthur Pepper is mourning the loss of his wife. He finally musters the courage to go through her possessions and happens upon a charm bracelet that he has never seen before.

What follows is a surprising adventure that takes Arthur on an epic quest to find out the truth about his wife's life - a journey that leads him to find healing, self-discovery, and love in the most unexpected of places.

©2016 Phaedra Patrick (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Adventure Women's Fiction Feel-Good Heartfelt Adventure Comedy Marriage

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I loved how this was a sort of late life 'coming of age' quest for Arthur. it was a really lovely story that hits you right in the feels and shows that it's never too late to experience adventure.

the narrator had a nice voice but I found the way he narrated strangely repetitive - every sentence had the same inflection which was irritating after a while. Also another instance when an English narrator really shouldn't attempt an Irish accent (it started out Scottish and then became a strange hybrid of northern and southern Irish with a little Geordie thrown in.)

a lovely gentle story

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some bits were a little too detailed making them lengthy thus the book a bit long

the descriptions of Miriam

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I'm just getting into audiobooks and this was a good place to start. A nice easy listen with an interesting story it's lovely to follow Arthur and his adventures. some of the accents leave something to be desired but they can be forgiven.

a nice easy listen

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A really lovely story of Arthur's loss and love and finding precious things he thought lost.

Fabulous. Such a novel story.

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Nothing taxing. Well read and a really pleasant story. Made me laugh in places, feel sad and frustrated in others.
I enjoyed it and told friends about it. Arthur reminded me of a couple of people in my life and I would like to pass this book onto them!

A lovely heartwarming story.

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Absolutely loved this, both the story and narration. Couldn't stop listening, a gentle, beautiful listen.

Beautiful!

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I adored this book.

The start is a little slow, and the narration a little "odd" ...

... but once I got into the book I was captivated!

What a lovely listen!

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Loved the story, makes you laugh and cry. The narrator was a real delight to listen to and made the story so easy to listen to!

Lovely, heart warming story

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Nice book. Narration was excellent and believable.
Easy listening. Not my usual genre, but enjoyed it all the same.

Easy listening

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Along the lines of 'the 100 year old man who jumped out of the window....' and the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry , this tells a story which passes time and place
Gentle and uplifting
A lovely story of love, loss, loneliness, optimism, family and friendship .
Utterly charming .
The world needs more Arthur Peppers .

charming

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