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This One Life

By: Amanda Prowse
Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
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From multimillion-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse, comes an emotionally compelling story that asks: what makes you happier–the life you’re given, or the one you choose?

She wants it all. But life has other plans…

After years of hard work, Madeleine’s life is very nearly perfect. She’s about to move to LA to pursue her dream job—and there’s a new man on the scene too. But when her mother falls ill, pulling her back to the world she’s tried so hard to leave behind, the repercussions of a life-changing decision Madeleine made seven years ago resurface, threatening to jeopardise everything she’s worked for.

Faced with the promise of her new life, and the pull of her old, she has to ask herself some tough questions: was what she did then right for her family? How do you know when it’s okay to put yourself first? And what’s the cost of happiness?

Heartfelt, provocative and emotional, this is a gripping look at the choices women have to make, and whether we really can have it all…

©2025 by Lionhead Media Ltd. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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The story was slow to start and I wasn't sure that I would finish it but with each chapter you are drawn into their lives and by the last few chapters I had tears rolling down my cheeck. The end gave me hope that everything would work out for them all over time.

Surprisingly Emotional

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Loved this book! Amanda writes stories with all the highs and lows of family, relationships and life!

Beautifully written & read

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The characters were well-drawn and some astute observations made about how life choices impact us.
I gave the story one less star because it felt a bit too neat and tidy at the end. on the one hand, that did add to the feelgood factor but on the other hand, it took away from the realism - very seldom (if ever) do all of life's loose ends get tied up in such a perfect way!

Feelgood family drama

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Another wonderful story from Amanda. The focus upon characters and relationships. Beautiful narration by the author. Recommended.

Loved it

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Typical Amanda Prowse, easy listen. Not a lot to the actual story this time and definitely not one of her best books,but still enjoyable and her narration is always good.

An easy listen

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I loved this. loved the story, the characters, the narrator was great too. a great story of the pressures of being a woman & the expectation of us being mums & being happy to be one. loved. thank you 💖

love this story

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It made me laugh, it made me cry and I couldn’t stop listening. I loved that the author was also the narrator and had a beautiful voice, which was perfect for her book. Thoroughly recommended.

The seamless flow of the past and present

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Absolutely stunning from start to finish

I don’t think I have ever enjoyed an author as much It never ceases to amaze me
How Amanda just gets it right every book. Every chapter. I’m in awe

Unbelievable as per

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Hooked by the first few lines which continued all the way though. Warm characters I fell in love with, it felt honest and so true to life. The only thing i disliked is when it came to an end. I can’t wait for the next book!

Amanda’s a genius for story telling

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I have listened to all her books and have never been disappointed; I love her narration it soothes me! The stories are always relatable and quite often I’m there in my head!! I’m always in mourning, when I’ve finished them. My one complaint, if you could call it that, is I have to wait too long for another great listen. I am definitely a huge fan x

Another fantastic listen xxx

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