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I Was Told It Would Get Easier

By: Abbi Waxman
Narrated by: Bailey Carr, Lisa Flanagan
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Summary

When a mother-daughter duo set out on a road trip, the last thing they expect to find along the way is each other... The new, heartfelt and hilarious novel from the best-selling author of THE BOOKISH LIFE OF NINA HILL.

Jessica and her daughter Emily are touring colleges. For Jessica, this is going to be the chance to reconnect with the daughter she seems to have lost. But for Emily, it's a preview of freedom, and the chance to explore a new and exciting future.

Yet before any of this can happen, their perfectly planned trip is derailed into a series of off-roading misadventures: mother-daughter skiving, skipped mandatory meetings, and a scuffle with the FBI....

With seatbelts fastened, physical and emotional baggage safely stowed away, this mother-daughter duo might be ready to hit the road, but are they ready to reconnect to the person sitting next to them?
©2020 Abbi Waxman (P)2020 Penguin Audio
Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt Witty
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"Like a conversation with the funniest person you know - just lovely." (Katie Fforde)

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Alarmingly relatable, beautifully read

I love all Abbi Waxman's books. She has a way of articulating things you didn't even realise you thought. Her characters are totally believable, just funnier than most of us. Emily and Jessica have separate voices, which is not always the case with dual narratives, and their viewpoints cleverly interweave, telling the story of this mother and daughter, on a trip to look at colleges, finding out more about their shared relationship and their individual futures. Both voices reading were excellent.

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