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The Alternatives
- Narrated by: Sarah Bolger, Aisling Franciosi, Caoilinn Hughes, Dominique McElligott, Liam Heslin, John Keating
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
The Flattery sisters were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in tragic circumstances. Now in their thirties – all single, all with PhDs – they are each attempting to do meaningful work in a rapidly foundering world. The four lead disparate, distanced lives, from classrooms in Connecticut to ritzy catering gigs in London’s Notting Hill, until one day their oldest sister, a geologist haunted by a terrible awareness of the earth’s future, abruptly vanishes from her work and home.
Together for the first time in years, the Flatterys descend on the Irish countryside in search of a sister who doesn’t want to be found. Sheltered in a derelict bungalow, they reach into their common past, confronting both old wounds and a desperately uncertain future.
Warm, fiercely witty and unexpectedly hopeful, The Alternatives is an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice, told by one of Ireland’s most gifted storytellers.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-05-24
Hard works
Story difficult to follow and trying to be too smart with details, did not enjoy not for taking on holiday
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-05-24
brilliant!
I loved this book so much. sweet, witty and engaging. the narrator is excellent. thank you!
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- Lottielizzie
- 22-10-24
Captivating story
I loved the characters and the way the sisters’ relationship was believable.
The sound quality varied throughout though with volume being particularly changeable
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