Close Relations

· Bolinda · Narrated by Sarah Cullum
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13 hr 54 min
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Gordon Hammond, 65, a builder who has built up his own, modestly successful business, has a heart attack. Whilst recovering in hospital he falls in love with April, a young black nurse, and leaves Dorothy, his wife of 45 years, to set up home with her. Dorothy is released like a loose cannon into the lives of her three daughters and chaos ensues. More relationships break up, passions run high and dramatic developments ensue that will change the Hammond family forever.
Gordon Hammond, 65, a builder who has built up his own, modestly successful business, has a heart attack. Whilst recovering in hospital he falls in love with April, a young black nurse, and leaves Dorothy, his wife of 45 years, to set up home with her. Dorothy is released like a loose cannon into...

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Deborah Moggach is an internationally bestselling and Sunday Times bestselling British author and screenwriter. She has written more than 20 novels, including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Ex-Wives, Tulip Fever, These Foolish Things, The Black Dress and The Heartbreak Hotel. She has adapted many of her novels as TV dramas and has also written several film scripts, including the BAFTA-nominated screenplay for Pride & Prejudice. She has also written two collections of short stories and a stage play. In February 2005, Moggach was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by her Alma Mater, the University of Bristol. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a former Chair of the Society of Authors and is on the executive committee of PEN.

British actor and narrator Sarah Cullum trained at The Oxford School of Drama, with credits that include performances at Shakespeare’s Globe, and with The RSC. As an audiobook narrator, Sarah was nominated for Best Performance in Audiobooks: Fiction at the 2024 UK One Voice Awards for Welcome To My World by Miranda Dickinson. Other notable titles include Anna O by Matthew Blake, recognised by Spotify as one the standout audiobooks for Best Narration in 2024, also Finding Hester by Erin Edwards, and Godstorm by Solitaire Townsend.

Deborah Moggach is an internationally bestselling and Sunday Times bestselling British author and screenwriter. She has written more than 20 novels, including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Ex-Wives, Tulip Fever, These Foolish Things, The Black Dress and The Heartbreak Hotel. She has adapted...

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