Audiobooks by Clare Pooley

"Brought to you by Penguin. When age makes you invisible, secrets are easier to hide Lydia imagines her new job running a Senior Citizen's Social Club three afternoons a week will involve drinking tea while playing gentle games of cards, listening to The Beatles and reminiscing about food rationing and The Blitz. She does not expect to find a failed actor addicted to shoplifting, a woman who's been hiding from a mysterious and very chequered past, and a prolific yarn-bomber. It turns out that their ideas about how to spend their afternoons are very different. After a tragic accident means the council threatens to sell the community centre, the Social Club, aided by their friends in the nursery next door and a geriatric orphaned dog, set out to save it. They might not be able to save the hall, but they might just save each other - if their pasts don't catch up with them first... ©2024 Clare Pooley (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Clare Pooley (Author), Clare Corbett (Narrator)

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[German] - Chianti zum Frühstück: Wie ich aufhörte zu trinken und anfing zu leben

"Mittags ein Gläschen mit der Freundin, abends mit dem Partner. Immer mehr Alkohol, um endlich loszulassen vom Stress durch Job und Kinder. Doch die Abstürze häufen sich. Nach einem besonders heftigen Wochenende packt Clare Pooley den Wein in den Schrank, kauft Kisten von alkoholfreiem Bier – und kämpft.Mutig und offen lässt sie ihre Hörer_innen teilhaben an den ersten 365 Tagen ohne den Stoff, nach dem sie süchtig ist. Sie erzählt vom Auf und Ab ihrer Gefühle, vom Staunen ihrer Freunde über die neue Clare. Am Ende des Jahres lebt sie ein Leben, das sie sich nie hätte träumen lassen.Eingestreut in Clares herrlich ehrlichen Erfahrungsbericht ist viel praktischer Rat: Woher weiß ich, dass ich zu viel trinke? Wie überstehe ich Partys und Weihnachten? Was richtet der Alkohol in meinem Körper an? Clare Pooleys Humor, ihre positive Haltung und ihre ganz direkte Art machen dieses Werk zum absoluten Hörvergnügen mit ernstem Hintergrund.-"

Clare Pooley (Author), Heidi Jürgens (Narrator)

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The People on Platform 5

"Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project comes a brand-new uplifting and feel-good novel that everyone is falling in love with... 'Sunny, funny and full of heart' NITA PROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Maid 'Warm, funny and moving, with an unforgettable cast of characters' ROSIE WALSH 'Full of original characters and wisdom. I absolutely loved it' KATIE FFORDE 'Feel-good fiction at its best' SOPHIE COUSENS, author of This Time Next Year 'A 1st class journey' BETH MORREY 'A gloriously entertaining and completely addictive read' HAZEL PRIOR Nobody speaks to strangers on the train. But what would happen if they did? Every day at 8:05, Iona Iverson boards the train to go to work. Every day, she sees the same people and makes assumptions about them, even giving them nicknames. But they never speak. Obviously. Then, one morning, Smart-but-Sexist-Surbiton chokes on a grape right in front of Iona. Suspiciously-Nice-New Malden steps up to help and saves his life, and this one event sparks a chain reaction. With nothing in common but their commute, an eclectic group of people learn that their assumptions about each other don't match reality. But when Iona's life begins to fall apart, will her new friends be there when she needs them most? Readers have fallen in love with The People on Platform 5: 'Incredible book, full of joy and warmth and love!' 'A great novel with some truly wonderful characters' 'The fantastic cast of eclectic characters will steal your heart & have you rooting for their happy endings' 'A feel-good, once-in-a-lifetime story' © Clare Pooley 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Clare Pooley (Author), Clare Corbett (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Si dijéramos la verdad

"Nuestra vida no siempre es lo que aparentamos... ¿Qué pasaría si dijéramos la verdad? Una cafetería. Un cuaderno. Y la oportunidad de decir la verdad. Esta maravillosa novela enlaza el destino de seis desconocidos a través de un cuaderno que les invita a contar su historia y la verdad que hay detrás de cada una de ellas. En esta libreta, que viajará de mano en mano, escribirán las confesiones que hasta ahora no se habían atrevido a compartir con nadie mientras a su alrededor va creándose un círculo de amistad, solidaridad y amor. Pero ser honestos también entraña algunos riesgos... Reseñas: «Esta historia llena de esperanza es la que todos necesitamos leer ahora mismo.» Woman & Home «Una maravillosa novela feelgood sobre el poder de la amistad y los lazos con los demás.» Cosmopolitan «Una historia entrañable y con mucho encanto sobre la recompensa de mostrarnos como somos, incluso con nuestras imperfecciones.» People"

Clare Pooley (Author), Nerea Alfonso Mercado (Narrator)

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The Authenticity Project: The bestselling uplifting, joyful and feel-good book of the year loved by

"Brought to you by Penguin. 'A joyous, funny read that leaves you all warm inside' Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy 'Feel-good...full of hope. A quirky cast of characters you can't help but root for'Woman & Home, Book of the Month Listen to the warm, poignant and uplifting New York Times bestseller and Radio 2 Book Club pick, loved by readers. Six strangers with one thing in common: their lives aren't always what they make them out to be. What would happen if they told the truth instead? Julian Jessop is tired of hiding the deep loneliness he feels. So he begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing the truth about his life. Leaving the notebook on a table in his friendly neighbourhood café, Julian never expects Monica, the owner, to track him down after finding it. Or that she'll be inspired to write down her own story. Little do they realize that such small acts of honesty hold the power to impact all those who discover the notebook and change their lives completely. Readers are falling in love with The Authenticity Project: ***** 'A charming, funny and uplifting story.' ***** 'Full of optimism . . . I defy anyone not to pick it up and be both transported and delighted.' ***** 'An absolute gem of a book . . . brings both honesty and the perfect level of escapism to give you a warm fuzzy glow inside.' © Clare Pooley 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020"

Clare Pooley (Author), Anna Cordell (Narrator)

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