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Funny Story

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1
New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Emily Henry

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it...right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children's librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic-with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads -Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she's either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it's all just for show, of course, because there's no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex...right?

'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

'The master of witty repartee' Daily Mail

'Emily Henry never fails to deliver great banter and a romance to swoon over' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six

©2024 Emily Henry (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Best of 2024 Editors Select Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romantic Comedy Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good Romance Summer

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Editorial Review

Emily Henry’s best yet
April showers bring … another new novel from Emily Henry. For the fifth year in a row, Henry warms up the spring season with a heartfelt romance set in a dreamy locale featuring an unlikely pair. Daphne’s fiancé dumps her for his childhood best friend, Petra. Daphne decides to move in with Petra’s jilted ex, Miles, fake dating each other to make the new couple jealous—but it quickly turns into something more. Henry’s knack for writing relatable characters while balancing romantic love with relationships between friends and siblings adds even more joy to this beautiful story. Julia Whelan delivers another flawless performance, bringing the unforgettable cast of Funny Story to life. I think this one might be Henry’s best yet! —Margaret H., Audible Editor

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Yet another Emily Henry book that hit a little too close to home and made me feel all the emotions. Although this isn’t my favourite book of hers, definitely one of my favourite ways that the fake dating has been done in a book.

The audiobook narration deserves 5 stars. Single narrators have an extremely difficult job in portraying all the characters in a book, particularly the MMC in this case, and on this occasion, the narration was beautifully done.

An Emily Henry book never fails to make me emotional

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Emily henry to me is the queen of feel good / comfort reading.
Funny story was cute, beautiful, sexy at times and again a book about self discovery, friendship and chosen family as much as romantic love.
Well worth it!

Such a feel good book

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I came into this with no expectations at all, and was immediately blown away by the quality of the writing, the humour and the dialogues. Romcoms have a tendency to be very hit or miss for me, some authors just aren't good at writing comedy in a believable way, but this one was really good.
Voice actor was excellent as well.

Will probably listen to this many times.

Really well written romcom

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I love the style of writing, it’s what truly made the story. The characters are fleshed out with insightful backgrounds that are explained piece by piece. There’s fake dating, friendship building and personal growth. What I loved is that it was like a coming of age for people in their thirties, this is what hooked me. Finding yourself later in life, the notion that not all love is found instantly and at first.

A Cutesy Odds Attract Romance

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Great story, lots of humour but also touched on some childhood trauma and how it impacts adults

I laughed and I cried

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By far my best Emily Henry book!
As always, fantastic narrating by Julia Whelan ❤️

Best Emily Henry yet!

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The book was funny and wholesome. I laughed many times and the way how the author made me fall in love with the characters really amazed me.

The narrator tho, she really did a good job too. The voice sucked me into the story so easily that I didn't even notice how long I was listening to it and I was already halfway through the book.

Truly fun trope with a great execution and twists.

when good writing meets good narator

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Fabulous narrator, really brought the book to life! Great story kept me engaged to whole time.

Great book, fabulous narrator

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This is the perfect summer read. Miles melts my heart! 😍😍
Emily Henry’s books never disappoint!
Cannot wait for her next book!!

Perfect Book!

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Sweet, romantic story with great characters that are really likeable. Kept visualising it as a RomCom movie! Really well read.

Perfect holiday read (listen)

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