Things Can Only Get Better, David M. Barnett
Things Can Only Get Better, David M. Barnett
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Things Can Only Get Better
An absolutely heartwarming and uplifting read

Author: David M. Barnett

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 12 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Trapeze

Published: 11/14/2019

Synopsis

*FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CALLING MAJOR TOM*

'I loved it. Nostalgic without being saccharine, hopeful, real characters with edge. A brilliant book.' - Hayley Webster

For elderly churchwarden Arthur Calderbank, there's no place like home. His home just so happens to be a graveyard.

He keeps himself to himself, gets on with his job, and visits his wife everyday for a chat. When one day he finds someone else has been to see his wife - and has left flowers on her grave - he is determined to solve the mystery of who and why. He receives unlikely help from a group of teenage girls determined to break out of the poverty trap by emulating their Britpop heroes and forming a band, and as Arthur and the girls try to find answers, he soon learns that there is more to life than being surrounded by death.

Set when we were all common people and things could only get better, this is an uplifting story about the power of a little kindness, friendship and community, for readers who enjoy Sue Townsend, Ruth Hogan and Joanna Cannon.

About David M. Barnett

David M Barnett is an writer and journalist based in West Yorkshire. He is the author of Calling Major Tom, The Handover and several other novels. He writes for the Guardian, Observer, Independent and other media, as well as writing comic books for publishers and titles including DC Comics and 2000AD. David was born in Wigan, Lancashire, and is married to Claire, also a journalist. They have two children, Charlie and Alice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise

Arthur Claderbank is a widower who lives in an old chapel in the middle of a cemetery. His deceased wife is buried in the graveyard and Arthur is counting down the days until he can join her. He learns that the council want to I've part of the graveyard and k rock down the chapel so that they can bu......more

Goodreads review by Umaymah

Is this a YA book? I don't know. If it is and was called YA I know I wouldn't have touched it with a barge pole, however the fact that it may be YA but I didn't know made me read it and get sucked in by the story of Arthur Calderbank who loved his wife so much that after 43 years of marriage upon he......more

Goodreads review by Joanna

I’m a big fan of this author’s books as they are always fantastic, unique reads that are hugely enjoyable. The things I most liked about this book was how realistic it seemed which made me get very engrossed and involved in the story. Set in the 90’s in an old miner town where jobs and opportunities......more

Goodreads review by Eisha

A feel-good book, light-hearted, and though it made me a little sad at some points, it was absolutely heartwarming. But definitely one of those books that you know will end well, and everything will be completely fine. Arthur Calderbank, a WW2 veteran, lives in an abandoned chapel in the cemetery whe......more

Goodreads review by G.J.

I didn't know anything about this book before I started reading it. I have read one other by this author and loved it , it was quirky, humorous and with very interesting characters. This one has the interesting characters, old Arthur who lives in a cemetery is one of them, he lives there to be near......more

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I loved it. Nostalgic without being saccharine, hopeful, real characters with edge. A brilliant book.

I adored it! Truly uplifting. Exactly what people want and need to read right now.

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