The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeyset..., Annie Lyons
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeyset..., Annie Lyons
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The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett
A Novel

Author: Annie Lyons

Narrator: Nicolette McKenzie

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/08/2020


Synopsis

USA TODAY BESTSELLER!""One adorably British odd couple . . . Charming."" — People“An exquisitely poignant tale of life, friendship and facing death . . . heart-breaking yet ultimately uplifting . . Everyone should read this book.” — Ruth Hogan, author of Queenie Malone’s Paradise HotelInfused with the emotional power of Me Before You and the irresistible charm of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Be Frank with Me, a moving and joyous novel about an elderly woman ready to embrace death and the little girl who reminds her what it means to live.It's never too late to start living.Eudora Honeysett is done with this noisy, moronic world—all of it. She has witnessed the indignities and suffering of old age and has lived a full life. At eighty-five, she isn’t going to leave things to chance. Her end will be on her terms. With one call to a clinic in Switzerland, a plan is set in motion. Then she meets ten-year-old Rose Trewidney, a whirling, pint-sized rainbow of sparkling cheer. All Eudora wants is to be left alone to set her affairs in order. Instead, she finds herself embarking on a series of adventures with the irrepressible Rose and their affable neighbor, the recently widowed Stanley—afternoon tea, shopping sprees, trips to the beach, birthday celebrations, pizza parties. While the trio of unlikely BFFs grow closer and anxiously await the arrival of Rose’s new baby sister, Eudora is reminded of her own childhood—of losing her father during World War II and the devastating impact it had on her entire family. In reflecting on her past, Eudora realizes she must come to terms with what lies ahead. But now that her joy for life has been rekindled, how can she possibly say goodbye? 

About Annie Lyons

After a career in bookselling and publishing, Annie Lyons published numerous books in the U.K. and The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett in the U.S. When not working on her novels, she teaches creative writing. She lives in south-east London with her husband and two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on September 24, 2020

If you have been needing a cathartic cry....for any reason..this is the book for you! 😭🤧 There are happy tears 👵🏻 and sad tears 😿 but, I don’t think you can read this without shedding some tears! First, let’s dispel with the comparisons. This is the same book as Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 02, 2020

All the stars for this book that states, “It’s never too late to start living.” Eudora Honeysett is an 85-year old who is alone in life, with the exception of her seemingly grumpy cat, Montgomery. 🐱 She wants to embrace death on her terms, and is looking into an assisted death via a clinic in Switzer......more

Goodreads review by Regina on March 12, 2021

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett is a lovely addition to what I like to call the “cozy coot canon,” which is the trending genre of fiction centered around an aging main character who’s had it with life until something (or more often, someone) shows there’s still beauty left in the world. A bro......more

Goodreads review by Katie on November 11, 2020

Every once in awhile I fall in love with a fictional character and that's definitely the case with Eudora Honeysett. She's at the twilight of her life and as the reader you get to see some of the events that shaped her as a person. If you liked Maurice Hannigan from When All Is Said by Anne Griffin,......more