The Carer

By: Deborah Moggach

Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson

James is getting on a bit and needs full-time help. So Phoebe and Robert, his middle-aged offspring, employ Mandy, who seems willing to take him off their hands. But as James regales his family with tales of Mandy's virtues, their shopping trips and the shared pleasure of their journeys to garden centres, Phoebe and Robert sense something is amiss. Is this really their father, the distant figure who never once turned up for a sports day, now happily chortling over cuckoo clocks and television soaps? Then something happens that throws everything into new relief, and Phoebe and Robert discover that life most definitely does not stop for the elderly. It just moves onto a very different plane – changing all the stories they thought they knew so well.©2019 Deborah Moggach (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'Unputdownable, fun and tender with characters that jump off the page. Perfection.' (Marian Keyes, bestselling author of Again, Rachel)

'Beautifully written, oozing interesting characters that you genuinely care about.' (Adele Parks, bestselling author of Just My Luck)

Just a great story

A great story, lovely believable characters. Heard it in one go. Language always a pleasure to listen to.