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The State We’re In

The perfect read for fans of Ruth Jones, Jane Green and Sheila O'Flanagan, from the bestselling author of and …Sunday TimesJust My LuckBoth Of You

Jo is a hopeless romantic. Worried she let her soulmate slip away, she's chasing her past all the way to Chicago to break up her ex-fiancé's wedding.

Dean is a resolute cynic. After a brief (but not brief enough) trip to London, he's returning to Chicago, where he moved to escape his dysfunctional past.

In the time it takes to fly from London to Chicago, each finds something in the other that they didn't even realise they needed.

But it's only when they get off the plane that their true journey begins…

What Readers are Saying about :The State We're In

full of surprisestwists that keep you guessingdevastated to have finishe'This book is and until the end. It is one of those books that I was absolutely d'

extremely heart-warming'You will laugh, you may cry, but on the whole it is an tale that delivers a generous dose of optimism'

Praise for Adele Parks:

Richard Osman‘As always with Adele Parks this is an absolutely gripping read’

Marian Keyes'Gripping, moving and elegantly written'

Lucy Foley‘Brilliantly twisty… but is also so insightful about human nature. A triumph’

Lisa Jewell‘Chilling, gripping and entirely unputdownable’

Ian Rankin‘Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist’

Louise Candlish‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic – I tore through it in two sittings'

T.M. Logan‘Addictive, provocative and thoroughly relatable’

Jane Fallon‘An absolute joy: gripping, shocking and surprising’

What are the odds that the stranger sitting next to you on a plane is destined to change your life? Especially when they appear to be your opposite in every way…


Author:

  • Adele Parks

Narrators:

  • Ioanna Kimbook
  • Michael Fox

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 13 h 1 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Romance
  • Modern romance
  • Romance
  • Romantic suspense

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