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  • The Making of Us

  • A Novel
  • By: Lisa Jewell
  • Narrated by: Helen Duff
  • Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (4,982 ratings)

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The Making of Us

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Helen Duff
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Lydia, Dean, and Robyn don't know one another...yet. Each is facing difficult challenges: Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood. Wealthy and successful, she leads a lonely and disjointed existence. Dean is a young, unemployed, single dad whose life is going nowhere. Robyn is 18. Gorgeous, popular, and intelligent, she entered her first year of college confident about her dream to become a pediatrician. Now she's failing her classes. Now she's falling in love for the first time.

Lydia, Dean, and Robyn live very different lives, but each of them, independently, has always felt that something was missing. What they don't know is that a letter is about to arrive that will turn their lives upside down. It's a letter containing a secret - one that will bind them together and show them what love and family and friendship really mean.

A literary gem, The Making of Us will remind listeners of the miracles that happen when we bring life into the world and share our lives with those we love.

©2012 Lisa Jewell (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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not as exciting as her other books

really more of a Hallmark or Lifetime network kind of story. no real conflict, crisis or antagonist. she's a good dialogue writer for sure. I'm still a fan, just, this isnt my fave

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Good book

I enjoyed the book but the language is off putting and almost made me stop listening!

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Enjoyed the story and narrator

I enjoyed the relatable characters, interesting storyline, and the narrator's voices were great to listen to!

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Just OK

This wasn't a riveting page-turner, but it wasn't horrible by any means... it was just OK.

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Educational

Thanks for the educational info on the feelings of sperm donor and feelings of the children. The language of the boy was deplorable and vulgar. His character could have come across without being vulgar. The story was wonderful but the language was awful.

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I loved this book!

what a great story. I really enjoyed the stories of all the characters and how they all came together!

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Kept waiting for a big plot twist

Not what I expected from Lisa Jewell but I actually quite enjoyed this book. In particular, the character development.

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Loved

5th book of hers I listen too, this one was my favorite one!
Characters are so well developed, you feel as though you’ve met them.
And the story is intriguing.

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Lisa Jewell does it again!

Lisa Jewell is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I love how her stories focus on different characters that are intertwined somehow. I liked all the different perspectives of the characters in this book. Definetly recommend!

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I loved it!

I loved this book. Couldn’t put it down! I have not been a fan of some of Lisa Jewell’s other books, but I thought she hit it out of the park with this one. Loved the characters, story line, and the narrator. Definitely worth the credit!

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