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The Very Last List of Vivian Walker
- Author
- Megan Albany
- Narrator
- Lisa Maza
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Publish Date
- 9 February 2022
- Run Time
- 8 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Vivian Walker is dying. This is not on her list of things to do. A darkly funny debut that proves even the most imperfect of lives is worth celebrating.
Now that I've got cancer, I know I should be letting go and just being in the moment with my child but, seriously, what mother has got time to spend with their kids?
Vivian Walker's life is exceptionally ordinary. Average husband, check. Darling son, check. Refrigerator in a state of permanent disarray, check. Everything is thoroughly and frustratingly routine, even being terminally ill.
After receiving her diagnosis, Viv's family won't let her lift a finger . . . for at least a week. But once the novelty wears off, she's lucky to get a cup of tea for her trouble. In preparation for D-day, self-professed control freak Viv has made a list of essential things to do, such as decluttering the playroom and preparing her taxes. She doesn't expect to become spiritually enlightened or have any outlandish last-minute successes. All she wants is to finish her unfinished business.
As her final days unfold, Viv realises her life has become a love letter to the mundane but she still manages to keep her wicked sense of humour and cynical take on life unapologetically intact.
The Very Last List of Vivian Walker will make you ugly cry, snort tea out your nose with laughter and want to embrace humanity in all its selfishness, beauty and awkwardness.
'Compelling. Beautifully relatable. [A] touching story that provides insight into how even the most ordinary person can leave a lot of love behind' Books + Publishing
Sink so Low and Forgot to Live
Written and recorded by: Megan Albany and Marc Mittag
www.meganalbany.com
©2022 Megan Albany (P)2022 Hachette Australia Pty Ltd
Music ©2022 Megan Albany and Marc Mittag
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Details
- Author
- Megan Albany
- Narrator
- Lisa Maza
- Duration
- 8 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 February 2022
- ISBN
- 9780733648908
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Humorous fiction, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
'This novel has humour and pathos in spades - I laughed and cried' CINDY MACDONALD, The Saturday PaperVivian Walker is dying. This is not on her list of things to do. A darkly funny debut that proves even the most imperfect of lives is worth celebrating.Now that I've got cancer, I know I should be letting go and just being in the moment with my child but, seriously, what mother has got time to spend with their kids?Vivian Walker's life is exceptionally ordinary. Average husband, check. Darling son, check. Refrigerator in a state of permanent disarray, check. Everything is thoroughly and frustratingly routine, even being terminally ill.After receiving her diagnosis, Viv's family won't let her lift a finger . . . for at least a week. But once the novelty wears off, she's lucky to get a cup of tea for her trouble. In preparation for D-day, self-professed control freak Viv has made a list of essential things to do, such as decluttering the playroom and preparing her taxes. She doesn't expect to become spiritually enlightened or have any outlandish last-minute successes. All she wants is to finish her unfinished business.As her final days unfold, Viv realises her life has become a love letter to the mundane but she still manages to keep her wicked sense of humour and cynical take on life unapologetically intact. The Very Last List of Vivian Walker will make you ugly cry, snort tea out your nose with laughter and want to embrace humanity in all its selfishness, beauty and awkwardness. 'Compelling. Beautifully relatable. [A] touching story that provides insight into how even the most ordinary person can leave a lot of love behind' Books + PublishingSink so Low and Forgot to Live Written and recorded by: Megan Albany and Marc Mittag www.meganalbany.com©2022 Megan Albany (P)2022 Hachette Australia Pty Ltd Music ©2022 Megan Albany and Marc Mittag
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