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  • By: Ruth Jones
  • Narrated by: Sharon Small
  • Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

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Never Greener

By: Ruth Jones
Narrated by: Sharon Small
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In her unmissable debut, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones shows us the dangers of trying to recapture that which was once lost and failing to realise the beauty of what we already have.

We spend most of our lives wishing we were somewhere else or someone else, or looking forward or harping back. Always thinking the grass is greener on the other side. But it never is. It's still grass. Just a different patch of it, that's all. 

The past has a habit of tracking us down. And tripping us up. 

When Kate was 22, she had an intense and passionate affair with a married man, Callum, which ended in heartbreak. Kate thought she'd never get over it. 

Seventeen years later, life has moved on - Kate, now a successful actress, is living in London, married to Matt and mother to little Tallulah. Meanwhile Callum and his wife, Belinda, are happy together, living in Edinburgh and watching their kids grow up. The past, it would seem, is well and truly behind them all. 

But then Kate meets Callum again. 

And they are faced with a choice: to walk away from each other...or to risk finding out what might have been. 

Second chances are a rare gift in life. But that doesn’t mean they should always be taken.... 

©2018 Ruth Jones (P)2018 Penguin Audio

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Perfect for me

This review concerns Ruth Jones, the author. I warmed to you when I saw a television programme of behind the scenes at Gavin and Stacey and again on the Fortunately podcast during which you mentioned that you chose Sharon Small to narrate your debut novel as you couldn’t bear the thought of your mum listening to you narrate the intimate scenes.! You picked well...Sharon was fantastic throughout. However, those particular scenes made me smile...I could hear Nessa in my ears at that point as well! I really enjoyed this novel. Easy to listen to and gripping. The household chores got done: I couldn’t wait to plug my ears in for the next chapter. Off to buy your next novel now and to see what else Sharon has narrated. Thank you both.

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riveting

fabulous read. written in a down to earth way with very really characters. you could feel there pain.

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Awesome story

What a brilliant story. Well presented, narration was excellent. I was drawn in from the beginning I could not put the book down I look forward to the next one in the series thank you for brightening my day.

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Another great book!

absolutely really enjoyed this second novel I've listened to by Ruth Jones. Her books are so well written and the stories are very captivating. can't wait to listen to another!

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Intricate and Simple at the same time

Quintessentially British, story of sliding doors and the pains and rewards of relationships

What lies beneath the surface of relationships.

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Really enjoyed this novel

Loved this book. The narrator was excellent. So sad love,
so amazing and special and also so damaging and maddening.

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loved it!

Couldn't stop listening - well narrated and instantly transfixed with storyline. Can't wait to read more Ruth Jones.

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normal lives that just go wrong

the routine day to day of life, with one emotion just destroys everything. but does it? great story that everyone can relate to. great narrator.

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Great story

Loved the story with characters that you can relate to. Looking forward to more from the same.

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Great read

Storyline much better than I expected from the blurb. Two main characters were hard to sympathise with ( but that’s meant to happen, I think). It took a couple of chapters for me to get used to the narrator and then adapted to her style and then I liked it. Will definitely read more of Ruth Jones.

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