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Five Winters: A Novel Audio CD – CD, Jan. 1 2023

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A bighearted novel about motherhood, friendship, moving on, and love of all kinds.

Ever since Beth Bailey was a girl, she’s been in love with her best friend’s older brother, Mark. She’s continued to hold out hope that maybe, someday, he’ll love her back. But now Beth is thirty-five years old, and on the day of Mark’s wedding to another woman, she finally accepts the wake-up call she needs to move on.

Beth’s dream of marrying her first love may be over, but her other biggest desire is still within reach: becoming a mother. Having lost her own parents very young, there’s nothing Beth wants more in life, and nothing she’ll stop at to make her wish come true.

Over the course of five years, and with unexpected twists along the way, Beth will come to startling realisations about family, friendship, the meaning of love, and most importantly, herself on the winding path to happiness and, she hopes, to motherhood.

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Brilliance Audio
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Jan. 1 2023
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16.51 x 2.87 x 13.97 cm
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1799790177
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978-1799790174
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“Kitty Johnson’s Five Winters features such a warm, relatable protagonist in Beth and is a wonderful story about finding yourself—and love, of course! I very much enjoyed this read.” —Emily Stone, author of Always in December

“This book is such a tonic. Entertaining characters, a heartwarming story line, and an ending guaranteed to make you smile.” —Imogen Clark, bestselling author of Impossible to Forget

“Told in a fresh and original voice, Five Winters is a moving and hopeful study of one woman’s quest for love and motherhood. Readers will adore Beth and cheer for her all the way. Kitty Johnson’s book follows the tradition of all the best Christmas books: it gives you that warm feeling that, if you try hard enough, you can make all your dreams come true.” —Anita Hughes, author of A Magical New York Christmas

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Kitty Johnson lives in Norwich, Norfolk, in the UK, with her partner and teenage son. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia and teaches creative writing part-time. A nature lover, Kitty enjoys walking in the local woods and by the sea in Norfolk with her dog. Also an artist, she paints and makes collages in her studio when she has time. Kitty enjoys a challenge and once performed stand-up comedy as research for a book—an experience she found very scary but hugely empowering.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (Jan. 1 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1799790177
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1799790174
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 234 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.51 x 2.87 x 13.97 cm

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Kitty Johnson lives in Norwich, Norfolk in the UK, with her partner and teenage son. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and teaches creative writing part-time. A nature lover, Kitty enjoys walking in the local woods and by the sea in Norfolk with her dog. Also an artist, she likes to spend time in her studio when she has time. Kitty loves a challenge and once performed stand-up comedy as research for a book - an experience she found very scary but hugely empowering.

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Summer Cashmore

So much more than just a romance.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 3, 2023

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Beth Bailey has been in love with her best friend’s brother, Mark, since she was a child. It isn’t until Mark’s wedding day, when she is 35 years old, that Beth finally accepts that they were not meant to be.

Following this realization, Beth turns her attention to her other dream - becoming a mother. Having lost her own parents very young, there’s nothing Beth wants more in life, and she’ll stop at nothing to make her wish come true.

The book spans the five years following Mark’s wedding and chronicles Beth’s efforts to find love and begin building her family. Although classed as a romance, this book is so much more than that. It deals with issues of love, loss, family and independence. It is a beautiful book and, although it is not my standard genre, I really enjoyed it and read it in one sitting. Definitely worth a read (and it’s currently included on Kindle Unlimited).

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 9, 2023

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This book had more depth and layers than I was expecting. The banter between characters was realistic and often funny. It was the perfect wintertime book to savour.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 7, 2023

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Loved tha5bit was set in modern day England. Loved the characters, lovely, touching, romantic novel. Would make a great movie.

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Lovely but choppy transitions

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 8, 2022

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Lovely moments but found some of the time transitions very choppy, and they didn’t feel cohesive. I even skipped some parts (which I never do!) just to finally get to the satisfying conclusion.

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Angela Arnott

Ups and downs in relationships

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 29, 2023

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Enjoyed the book, was sad at times. Heart warming, a good read.

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Lynda Kelly

A Lovely Little Tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 18, 2022

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This was going to be 4* because there are some mistakes that irritated me a bit but I was so happy with the ending and enjoyed the story so much, plus t'is the season and all that so 5 it is !! It was my Kindle First choice for this month. It is a cracking story though nothing earth-shatteringly new, I'd say. But we meet different characters doing things in their own ways so I enjoyed it a great deal.
I liked Beth, our heroine, a great deal, though I'm with Rosie and don't "do" kids so all the yearning for a baby sails over my head. Give me a puppy, though, and it would be a different story.....the family Groves were a lovely creation as well. They were all a delight, especially Richard.
I like the little Winter headings, which I only spotted on Winter 5 had snowflakes to match. A nice little touch.
However, one repeated error gave me conniptions !! She persistently writes roller coaster and not rollercoaster. It's one word. A lot of authors do this so she's far from alone but it's annoying nevertheless. She also went all American in writing draft and not draught, then the same with racking and not wracking. THEN she capitalises black which seems to be a new thing these days and not French !! That REALLY got my back up. She also wrote working and not work at one point and I didn't like Jaimie spelt this way as I kept reading it quickly as Janine and it kept throwing me ! Body popping and fuzzy headed needed hyphenating and it should be Conga'd, I would say, but could be wrong.
There are some funny lines in it and also I found myself decidedly snivelly a few times as well. I had no idea what a gong bath was so googled it and it's all a bit hocus-pocus for my liking !!
I'll definitely read another by her, though.

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KiKi - @kiki.reads.stuff

Proper little winter warmer - really enjoyed it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 8, 2022

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The story takes us on a journey through 5 winters of Beth’s life. Beth was a really well fleshed out character and you really felt like you were on the journey alongside her, for all the ‘don’t do that’ moments as well as the ones where you just wanted to give her a hug.

All the characters were so well written and interesting (even Jaimie and his naturist ways 🙃). It made for a compelling and addictive read. The plot and writing style were lovely and it had me devouring the whole book in no time at all.

The plot, characters and emotions they gave you all felt very raw and real, especially Beth’s struggles of knowing what she wants and not being able to/knowing how to get it. After reading the acknowledgements at the end, it’s easy to see why. Johnson has bravely used her own emotions and experiences in such a beautiful way and it came across so well.

For a deep and emotional read with lots of feel good vibes and laugh out loud bits - where you’re rooting for the character all the way through - this is the one for you. A proper little winter warmer which I’d definitely recommend!

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D. Tompkins

Not for me.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 9, 2022

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Poorly written and predictable. Spotted several errors. Harrods is not in Oxford Street and never has been. Middlesex is not a rural area miles from London.
Have read one chapter all the way through but half way into chapter two I have given up. Life is too short.

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vytta

unputdownable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 10, 2022

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I read it from cover to cover and was so pleased the author led us to the ending we’d been hoping for with just the right amount of tension - will they, won’t they. It was one of the Amazon monthly selections and set in England for a change. The first reads are usually American. So, well done for getting your book on the first reads list. My son got a dog when he got married for the same reasons Mark did in the book. Luckily with not the same consequences but it was touch and go. I loved the characters, they were very real and beautifully written. Thank you.

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Vala

Heartwarming, lovely winter tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 30, 2022

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The novel is about Beth, who is trying to forget the man she loved since she was in her early teens, is craving motherhood and how she is finding her way in life. The tale is told over a span of five years, each in December with Beth’s memories over what happened during the year but the main events occurring in the wintertime.

Even though I myself can absolutely not relate to the protagonist (especially the motherhood part) I did love the story! I liked her perspective of things and how she handles setbacks and hard times. It was a bit predictable but it is a novel, not a crime mystery - so totally ok from that point of view. And it was an easy read, perfect for the cold winter days!

I got the novel for free through prime first reads (normally not my type of topic) but it was worth the time and I would also have not regretted paying for it!

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