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We Are All Made of Glue
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
Georgie Sinclair’s husband has walked out and work is getting her down. So when she spots Mrs Shapiro, an eccentric old neighbour, rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, it’s just the distraction she needs. And although they mistrust each other at first, a firm friendship is formed.
Then Mrs Shapiro is admitted to hospital and, to Georgie’s surprise, she is named as her next of kin. As Georgie steps in to help her new friend, she finds herself unravelling a mystery that takes her from Highbury to wartime Europe to the Middle East, and learning a bit about DIY along the way.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Geraldine
- 07-06-12
Very entertaining .
I found this very entertaining and the narrator got the tone just right . I'm now keen to find another of Marina Lewycka's novels .
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- TimV
- 06-09-19
I couldn't put it down!
Made of glue .... get it?
A wide ranging story encompassing most aspects of everyday life. Excellent reader.
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- Julie
- 02-12-16
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed Marina's book made more enjoyable and brought to life by Sian's character voices.
I have more Lewycka novels in the pipeline.
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- B Weston
- 16-03-19
Nice to pass the time with
It is an intriguing book to start with and has some lovely moments but I started to feel that a few of the storylines were too far fetched in the second half... can a Jew have a life long hatred of Arabs due to history then suddenly embrace them and live together?! Unlikely. The glue references do get a little tedious and as a parent it’s frustrating how Georgie fails to have any alarm bells about her son’s interests but..
As a light hearted afternoon or poolside read it works and can be enjoyed with the knowledge that it’s fiction- so some things can be stretched, exaggerated or sugar coated.
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- Diana
- 27-11-22
Funny and uplifting
I loved the way it was read, with accents, I think it really helps with the humour of the words. The story is a little far fetched in places but nonetheless enjoyable.
I would recommend.
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- J. Singfield
- 19-08-10
Excellent
My wife and I both thoroughly enjoyed this. I've previously read A Short History... and Two Caravans, but this was the first audio book of hers that I've listened to and it worked very well. It was well read, especially for a book with quite a lot of (brilliantly written) dialogue which some narrators don't manage to pull off.
I found the book more similar to A Short History... than Two Caravans, but as with her all work the main thread of the story happens almost in the background, hanging off the very three-dimensional characterisation of the protagonists.
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- Claire
- 29-03-10
Hugely enjoyable and beautifully read
I didn't want this book to end!
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- sarahmoose2000
- 28-04-13
Take care of the elderly
This was a comedy so hopefully the way the elderly are treated by the Social Work and Estate Agents aren't as the book leads you to believe! In saying that the old lady had a great character, reminded me of my great aunt!
A woman finds herself coping with an absent husband, a troubled son and an elderly neighbour who gets into lots of scrapes after being deemed unfit to stay at home alone anymore.
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- heathald
- 28-08-10
Loved it!
This is a marvellous book which made me laugh out loud. The narrator does a brilliant job and brings the characters to life. Recommended for an excellent light hearted read.
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- james
- 12-03-13
fantastic
get it ,loved every minute of it ,you won't regret it ..I finished it in two days .......
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