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Rescue Me
- Author
- Sarra Manning
- Narrator
- Helen Duff, Owen Findlay
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 21 January 2021
- Run Time
- 12 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Margot and Will cross paths at the local dog rescue centre where - after a series of misunderstandings and a lot of consternation - they agree to foster Blossom (a gentle Staffy with a giant head, soft, floppy ears and kohl-rimmed brown eyes) together: one week on, one week off.
Margot and Will don't get off to the best of starts: he thinks Margot is demanding and needy and Just So Much. And she thinks Will is emotionally unavailable, slightly brittle and very mistrustful. They're both right. But the more they bicker, the worse Blossom behaves, and they realise they have to form some sort of truce in order to "co-pawrent" her together.
It's almost as if Blossom has plans of her own . . .
(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Critics Review
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Praise for Rescue Me - -
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The LOVELIEST book, the complete antidote to these terrible times. Absolutely gorgeous with great characterisation. Yet another winner for Sarra
Marian Keyes
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The balm for our times: sexy, heartfelt, funny and fresh. If you loved Beach Read and The Flatshare, you'll adore this. Sarra has nailed it!
Laura Jane Williams
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Rescue Me will steal your heart. Uplifting, tender, and heartwarming, this is one of the loveliest books I've read all year
Louise O'Neill
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LOVED LOVED LOVED . . . the ABSOLUTE tonic I needed right now. The perfect feel good read, I fell in love with Margot, Will, and Blossom
Nina Pottell
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What a vivid, exuberant, joyful read - I felt my spirits lift with every page. Big-hearted, funny, wise and uplifting, this is the book everyone needs this year
Iona Grey
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A joyous, emotional, uplifting, beautiful book of utter pawfection! Such a treat for everyone who has a heart
Alex Brown
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Rescue Me will steal your heart - uplifting, joyful and full of hope. You won't want to miss this!
Penny Parkes
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Warm, witty, moving, tender, uplifting and everything the world needs right now
Tammy Cohen
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I absolutely adored everything about this book. No one writes such brilliantly original and flawed, many layered characters the way Sarra Manning does. I completely fell in love with Margot and Will and of course Madam Blossom. It was everything I hoped for and more
Jules Wake
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An uplifting and original love story, told with depth, humour and heart (and starring THE most adorable dog, of course)
Holly Miller
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I cannot remember the last time I was this emotionally invested in - or affected by - a book. Rescue Me will steal your heart if you let it - and you REALLY need to let it because it Just. Makes. Life. Better. A truly special, unforgettable book
Cressida McLaughlin
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A delightful tale of loneliness, love and connection all pulled together by a quite wonderful rescue Staffie
i News
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Guaranteed to brighten any gloomy day . . . warm and funny
Prima
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A completely gorgeous story
The Sun (Fabulous)
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A beautiful, beautiful book. It will make you feel warm and fuzzy and like you just got to pet a dog. It is exactly what you need right now, trust me
Lindsey Kelk
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As an extremely enthusiastic dog person and romcom fan, I felt like this wonderful book was written specifically for me! It was sweet, insightful, sensitive and completely lovely. It was delightfully accurate in its portrayal of love - both for rescue dogs and people. I absolutely loved it and was caught smiling to myself the whole way through reading it. As someone who's written about the relationship between dogs and humans (and who loves her Shih Tzu, Bert, more than anything), this book absolutely spoke to me. Gorgeous
Kate Leaver
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Packed with heart . . . Expertly handles tough topics of grief, trauma and fertility, all while creating characters you can't help but root for
Heat
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This wholesome novel left me feeling that the world is a good place to be and it will bring welcome cheer to a grey January
Daily Mirror
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In a cunning romantic fiction contrivance, two strangers co-rescue a dog . . . A pure dose of adorable
Cosmopolitan
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Warm, witty, sad, sharp and beautifully crafted. It makes me love London. It should be a film. It's honestly a total joy
Harriet Evans
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Romance and dogs - what's not to love? This uplifting love story is full of humour and the characters are wonderful
Good Housekeeping
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A charming, funny, and gorgeously feel-good tale . . . you'll fall head-over-heels for Blossom, the gentle Staffie at the heart of this story
Woman & Home
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Charming and funny, it's the perfect pick me up
Woman's Weekly
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Give me a love story about a rescue dog . . . and I will do nothing until I finish the book while sobbing into my dog's fur. Blossom's personality was captured so perfectly, in a way that only true dog people will understand.
i News
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A romantic treat of a novel about two singletons and the fabulous dog they 'co-pawrent'. If you don't want your own dog by the time you finish it, there's no hope for you . . .
Fanny Blake
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Charming and funny, it's the perfect pick-me-up
Woman
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If you love dogs, love laughs, and love LOVE with a capital L, Sarra Manning has the most perfect book for you. Rescue Me is simply paw-geous
Lucy Dillon
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An uplifting romantic comedy for dog-lovers
Red
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One man, one woman, one rescue dog. Uplifting, tender, and heart-warming, this is a delight.
Louise O'Neill
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A tender-hearted romp with terrific characters (including the canine)
Best
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Manning's winning story is the perfect piece of escapism with one eye on snappy dialogue and another on the things that make us whole again
Stylist
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A roaring rom com
Sunday Post
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A fun, romantic read
My Weekly
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I adored reading this beautifully written, funny and endearing rom com
Kate Eberlen
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PRAISE FOR SARRA MANNING - -
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Bright, funny, romantic - a total joy to read!
Mhairi McFarlane
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Fantastically addictive, beautifully written
Paige Toon
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Deeply satisfying and impossible to put down
Santa Montefiore
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Such a delight
Irish Examiner
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A charming, funny, and gorgeously feel-good tale
Woman & Home
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Details
- Author
- Sarra Manning
- Narrator
- Helen Duff, Owen Findlay
- Duration
- 12 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 January 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529336573
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Dogs as pets, Modern and Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
Even when you've given up on love, it will still rescue you...Margot and Will cross paths at the local dog rescue centre where - after a series of misunderstandings and a lot of consternation - they agree to foster Blossom (a gentle Staffy with a giant head, soft, floppy ears and kohl-rimmed brown eyes) together: one week on, one week off. Margot and Will don't get off to the best of starts: he thinks Margot is demanding and needy and Just So Much. And she thinks Will is emotionally unavailable, slightly brittle and very mistrustful. They're both right. But the more they bicker, the worse Blossom behaves, and they realise they have to form some sort of truce in order to "co-pawrent" her together. It's almost as if Blossom has plans of her own . . .(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
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