All That Life Can Afford: Reese's Book Club

By: Emily Everett

Narrated by: Alex Finke

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK

“An effervescent debut chock full of Austenian nods. Swoonworthy!” —Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island

“All That Life Can Afford is about love, ambition, and the cost of belonging, and I cannot stop thinking about it.” —Reese Witherspoon

A young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid London’s jet-set elite.

I would arrive, blank like a sheet of notebook paper, and write myself new.

Anna first fell in love with London at her hometown library—its Jane Austen balls a far cry from her life of food stamps and hand-me-downs. But when she finally arrives after college, the real London is a moldy flat and the same paycheck-to-paycheck grind—that fairy-tale life still out of reach.

Then Anna meets the Wilders, who fly her to Saint-Tropez to tutor their teenage daughter. Swept up by the sphinxlike elder sister, Anna soon finds herself plunged into a heady whirlpool of parties and excess, a place where confidence is a birthright. There she meets two handsome young men—one who wants to whisk her into his world in a chauffeured car, the other who sees through Anna’s struggle to outrun her past. It’s like she’s stepped into the pages of a glittering new novel, but what will it cost her to play the part?

Sparkling with intelligence and insight, All That Life Can Afford peels back the glossy layers of class and privilege, exploring what it means to create a new life for yourself that still honors the one you’ve left behind.

Enjoyable listen

I enjoyed the storyline and the characters. The narrator was easy to listen to and kept my attention.

Loved the storyline and setting in London

LOVED this book! A must read for anyone that lives Europe and a good romance no el..

Shades of subtlety

Wonderful book, Great Voice Actor, Awesome story.
You can tell the author actually knows what it’s like to grow up with so little.
Would absolutely recommend

ok, wow

At one point in this book, I almost returned it.
What a tragic mistake that would have been.
The book wasn't shallow, I was
I can assure you, if you stick with this book it could possibly be among your favorites. It is mine.

Narrator was hard to listen to

Story was good. The narrator was a rough listen as the voice and inflection was over done.