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2020 Audie Winner – Best Female Narrator
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“I can’t believe how good this book is.... It’s wholly original. It’s also perfect.... Wilson writes with such a light touch.... The brilliance of the novel [is] that it distracts you with these weirdo characters and mesmerizing and funny sentences and then hits you in a way you didn’t see coming. You’re laughing so hard you don’t even realize that you’ve suddenly caught fire.” —Taffy Brodesser-Akner, New York Times Book Review Kevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilities.
Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help.
Madison’s twin stepkids are moving in with her family and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there’s a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated, flames igniting from their skin in a startling but beautiful way. Lillian is convinced Madison is pulling her leg, but it’s the truth.
Thinking of her dead-end life at home, the life that has consistently disappointed her, Lillian figures she has nothing to lose. Over the course of one humid, demanding summer, Lillian and the twins learn to trust each other—and stay cool—while also staying out of the way of Madison’s buttoned-up politician husband. Surprised by her own ingenuity yet unused to the intense feelings of protectiveness she feels for them, Lillian ultimately begins to accept that she needs these strange children as much as they need her—urgently and fiercely. Couldn’t this be the start of the amazing life she’d always hoped for?
With white-hot wit and a big, tender heart, Kevin Wilson has written his best book yet—a most unusual story of parental love.
© 2019 HarperAudio (Lydbog): 9780062957863
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Lydbog: 29. oktober 2019
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I.
12. maj 2021
Absolutely brilliant! 🔥
Camilla
25. mar. 2022
En af de mærkeligste bøger jeg har hørt, men den fangede mig lynhurtigt. God oplæser.
Christina
25. aug. 2021
Skøn, men en anelse urealistisk histore. Det gør ikke noget for man kommer til at elske karaktererne. 😍Rigtig god oplæser. 👏🏼
Cecilie
10. nov. 2022
Jeg havde ellers hørt en masse godt om denne bog, at den skulle være sjov og rørende, men....jeg synes hverken den var sjov eller rørende. Den var...tja...lidt kedelig, men underholdende nok. Den er mærkelig. Jeg var i tvivl om den skulle have to eller tre stjerner, men...tjoo..underholdende nok
Sabine
24. okt. 2022
Me when i XRay my head: Nothing to see here? (I mean i have no Brain)
M
7. apr. 2022
A light and lovely read.
Mia
22. aug. 2023
Wonderful story. Great narrator
Jesper
9. jun. 2022
Sjov - super god oplæser, svært at stoppe med at lytte :-)
Christina
12. apr. 2023
Så snart bogen var slut, ønskede jeg at kunne starte forfra. Fantastisk oplæser og gennemført rørende bog.
Anita
6. jul. 2021
Bizar, befriende, fængslende, vidunderlig og bedste oplæser ever. En fortælling, man sent glemmer!
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