500 Miles from You

A Novel

By: Jenny Colgan

Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the beloved Scottish Highland town of Kirrinfief, which readers first met in The Bookshop on the Shore, and adds a dash of London’s bustling urban landscape.

Lissie, is a nurse in a gritty, hectic London neighborhood. Always terribly competent and good at keeping it all together, she’s been suffering quietly with PTSD after helping to save the victim of a shocking crime. Her supervisor quietly arranges for Lissie to spend a few months doing a much less demanding job in the little town of Kirrinfeif in Scottish Highlands, hoping that the change of scenery will help her heal. Lissie will be swapping places with Cormack, an Army veteran who’s Kirrinfeif’s easygoing nurse/paramedic/all-purpose medical man. Lissie’s never experienced small-town life, and Cormack’s never spent more than a day in a big city, but it seems like a swap that would do them both some good.

In London, the gentle Cormack is a fish out of the water; in Kirrinfief, the dynamic Lissie finds it hard to adjust to the quiet. But these two strangers are now in constant contact, taking over each other’s patients, endlessly emailing about anything and everything. Lissie and Cormack discover a new depth of feeling…for their profession and for each other.

But what will happen when Lissie and Cormack finally meet…?

One of my favorite authors.

I love this author. I was pleasantly surprised when the storyline tied into a previous book by the same author. Great subject, I really enjoy hearing about Scotland and the loch.

wonderful story

this is the second book i have listened to by this author and it did not disappoint! Such a great story

Absolutely

I always enjoy Colgan’s books. This one was equally entertaining. The one thing that I’ve never noticed before is her use of the word “absolutely”. I don’t think I’ve ever read anyone who used a word more frequently than she! While her recurring character Patrick, who uses the word often, is adorable, I started to become fixated on the number of times the word was used throughout the story. It’s “absolutely “excessive! Somewhat distracted me from the story sometimes. Other than that, the narrator is always excellent and the story sweet.

Great story

Loved the nurse perspective! Plus, has current themes of transgender character-added to the story. Book made me want to visit Scotland!

As picturesque as the story goes

Love to visit Scotland after listening to this. Never disappointed with her book. A bit struckle at first with narrator speed but afterward enjoy her voice till the end.