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Life Before Us

AuthorRoisin Meaney

NarratorShelley Atkinson

Duration11h 53m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels, Romance

PublisherHachette Books Ireland

VersionUnabridged

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Three facts about George. His daughter Suzi is the best thing in his life. His job teaching in the local primary school comes a close second. He's never tried online dating but there's a first time for everything. Three facts about Alice Her boyfriend of six months has a wife she knew nothing about. She never thought that at the age of thirty-two she would be returning to her childhood home town -- jobless and homeless. While her heart might have been trampled on, somewhere deep inside she's still holding out for love. One fact about love It's everywhere - or nowhere - depending on where you look. This is the story of George and Alice, two lonely hearts unknowingly orbiting each other's lives. But will their paths converge - and what will happen if they do?

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