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  • The Girl I Was Before

  • By: Izzy Bayliss
  • Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
  • Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (42 ratings)

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The Girl I Was Before

By: Izzy Bayliss
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Publisher's summary

When Lily McDermott walks in to find her husband of just three months in bed with a famous actress, life as she knows it is over. Lily thinks things can't get any worse when she sees photos of her husband and his new lover splashed across the glossy magazine pages, but when she loses her job, too, she is at her lowest ebb and turns to baking to soothe her soul.

Wounded and broken, she has to try to pick herself up again with the help of her best friend, Frankie. With her encouragement, Lily decides to turn her hobby into a business and sets up Baked with Love. However, whatever Lily does, it seems disaster soon ensues....

When a handsome stranger comes to her rescue, Lily isn't quite ready to turn her back on her marriage. Can she risk opening her heart again, or is she destined to allow Marc to overshadow her life forever?

©2016 Izzy Bayliss (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd
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Loved the story

I really liked this story. I found it because I had listened to The Cormac Reilly Series by Dervla McTiernan which was narrated by Aoife McMahon as well. I really enjoyed her narration so I searched for other books she has narrated. I came across this one and gave it a try. Turned out to be a great story! At first I was getting frustrated with the main character but then grew to like her. You just feel for her so much! And of course, The narration was fantastic 👏

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The Girl I Was Before

I absolutely LOVED this book and I cannot wait to start the second one! This one DEFINITELY DID NOT DISAPPOINT!

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Engaging story of heartbreak and recovery

I loved this story of Lily McDermott’s journey to find herself and the will to love again after finding her husband of three months in bed with a famous actress. The other characters, including a great best friend, loving father and critical older sister, help to round out the tale. Lily’s healing begins with creating her own bakery business. Recommended! Off to buy Book 2, Baked with Love.

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Good read

It’s worth a listen it’s interesting. Has a slow start but when she gets started, you won’t want to put it down. It’s pretty good.

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I don't even know where to start....but I personally wouldn't waste your time!

This was such a difficult listen. The performance was good but the story was awful. The main character Lily was weak and had no backbone and I had a difficult time rooting for her because she was so pathetic and whiny at moments. I really don't even know if I would give this author another chance because even up to the next to the last chapter I found myself screaming for the main character to open her eyes and have some pride. The author could have done so much more with this storyline. Not one I recommend!

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I can’t finish it

This story is so boring and such a melodrama and has such losers that it’s impossible to finish. I hate the main character. I hate the side characters. It just simply sucks.

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