All That Life Can Afford

De: Emily Everett

Narrado por: Alex Finke

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“An effervescent debut chock full of Austenian nods. Swoonworthy!”—Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island

“All That Life Can Afford is about love, ambition, and the cost of belonging, and I cannot stop thinking about it.”—Reese Witherspoon

A young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid London’s jet-set elite.

I would arrive, blank like a sheet of notebook paper, and write myself new.

Anna first fell in love with London at her hometown library—its Jane Austen balls a far cry from her life of food stamps and hand-me-downs. But when she finally arrives after college, the real London is a moldy flat and the same paycheck-to-paycheck grind—that fairy-tale life still out of reach.

Then Anna meets the Wilders, who fly her to Saint-Tropez to tutor their teenage daughter. Swept up by the sphinxlike elder sister, Anna soon finds herself plunged into a heady whirlpool of parties and excess, a place where confidence is a birthright. There she meets two handsome young men—one who wants to whisk her into his world in a chauffeured car, the other who sees through Anna’s struggle to outrun her past. It’s like she’s stepped into the pages of a glittering new novel, but what will it cost her to play the part?

Sparkling with intelligence and insight, All That Life Can Afford peels back the glossy layers of class and privilege, exploring what it means to create a new life for yourself that still honors the one you’ve left behind.

©2025 Emily Everett (P)2025 Penguin Audio

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An E! New Spring Book

A Harper’s Bazaar Best Book Coming Out This Spring

A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Spring

An Apple Books Must Listen Audiobook of April

“All That Life Can Afford absolutely sparkles. It's somehow completely romantic even as it plays with the conventions of romance; it's luminous while questioning luminousness; and it's a book with the tenderness of grief at its heart. Emily Everett is a massive talent. I can't wait to read more.”—Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich and We All Want Impossible Things

“Emily Everett’s All That Life Can Afford is a wildly entertaining fish-out-of-water story meets Cinderella fairy tale. Readers will eagerly swim along as her American heroine, Anna, navigates the tempestuous waves and powerful undercurrents of the British upper crust. An effervescent debut chock full of Austenian nods. Swoonworthy!”—Sarah McCoy, New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of Mustique Island

"This glittering debut novel could easily be seen as a love letter to London."—Harper’s Bazaar

Aimed at a younger audience maybe?

Cute story but nothing overly profound. Definitely geared toward a young 20’s audience (which I didn’t realize going in) so everything seemed immature. What was more interesting to me was the vivid details of London, St Tropez and Portugal and I enjoyed the details about fashion too. The narrator sounded very young and when she was excited she sounded more like a 10 year old than a young woman.

Loved it!

Amazing story, thoroughly enjoyed it from
Beginning to end. I hope this writer comes out with more! Great narrator too. I will listen to it again.

Easy Read but unfortunately listened to it

The narrator had a young voice that fit the character but sounded nasally most of the book and like she was always on the verge of tears which became annoying. The story was cute and fun but predictable.

Wonderful Performance!

This was such a great and easy listen! Love the wonderful performance from the narrator.

Trite and predictable

The title says it all. And sadly, the presentation on Audible was way too melodramatic.

Great story about the haves and have nots

The author did a really good job of Painting, a wide swath of characters on both sides showing that all halves are not evil and all have nuts are not perfect. Basically that we are all flawed and complicated. I gave it four stars because it was a bit predictable, but it was definitely one of those books. I look forward to listening to and was sad when it was finished.

The narrator had a cold around chapter 15 or needs adenoid surgery the first 10 chapters were lovely

Not experience
being on the edge of a knife financially
Interested in the literature and history and the challenge of Reaching out and achieving goals

Excellent debut!

Relatable material, and the narrator did a great job. London is one of my favorite cities to visit, and it was such a joy to listen to this story play out there, giving an insight into London’s elite

Could've wrapped up sooner

Why have a narrator with a head cold. Hard to listen to this all the way

The characters were well developed and relatable!

I enjoyed this book very much from beginning to end and all the way in between!