A Heartwarming Story

This is a beautifully written book full of wonderfully human characters, who are, for the most part, not good, or bad, but just people. They are people who have flaws and make mistakes and try to do their best. It's strikingly real, for a book who's main character is a ghost.
Peter Kenny does a great job with this book, and in particular his reading of Harry is absolutely spot on and had me laughing all the way through.
If you want something to make you feel all warm inside and to give you a break from heavier reading, this is definitely the book for you. I look forward to a reread later on.

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Wonderfully written & beautifully read

This is a delightful audio book, and a credit to the genre. I was familiar with The Posthumous Adventures of Harry Whittaker in paperback and loved it but confess I have found sometimes this leads to disappointment when listening to an audio version - not in this case, not at all!

I'm happy to report the Peter Kenny is the perfect choice of narrator - I see he's read Agatha Christie, Iain Banks and Jonas Jonasson so Bobbie Darbyshire is in illustrious company - and he delivers the mix of humour and insight this thoroughly entertaining story deserves. It follows the story of Britain's legendary actor, Harry Whittaker, not from birth to death, but after death, as the title implies. In some ways it reminds me of Dickens' A Christmas Carol in that the central conceit revolves around an old man reviewing his life and being shown the error of his self-centred, careless ways. But this is no mere copycat novel, not at all. It's very much a 21st century tale, packed with characters that feel very three dimensional and which I'm convinced could be walking the streets nearby me today. (That I live in Brighton, where much of the tale is set, makes this feel even more likely.)

If stories which combine comic dexterity, subtle character development and quietly compelling narrative are your bag, I strongly suggest you download this today.

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Fun, Unusual , Witty Story

Once you work out the characters this is a really clever story of the spirit of a famous prominent actor and what he has left behind after his death. Can he change anything , does he even want to ?
Read amazingly and written brilliant 👏
Really enjoyed it 😊

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I couldn’t turn it off!

I have really enjoyed listening to this book - it was very different and quite captivating! I ended up listening until 2 am this morning as I wanted to know how it finished and, most importantly for me, what happened to Henry. Can’t wait for the next one.

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