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Mix Tape

The nostalgic and uplifting second chance romance, now a series on BBC2!

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Mix Tape

By: Jane Sanderson
Narrated by: Candida Gubbins
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‘This grown-up love story is gorgeously written and romantic without being sentimental’ Good Housekeeping
'This tender tale of second chances... is a nostalgic delight' Sunday Mirror

You never forget the one that got away.

Daniel was the first boy to make Alison a mix tape.

But that was years ago and Ali hasn’t thought about him in a very long time. Even if she had, she might not have called him ‘the one that got away’; after all, she’d been the one to run.

Then Dan’s name pops up on her phone, with a link to a song from their shared past.

For two blissful minutes, Alison is no longer an adult in Adelaide with temperamental daughters; she is sixteen in Sheffield, dancing in her skin-tight jeans. She cannot help but respond in kind.

And so begins a new mix tape.

Ali and Dan exchange songs – some new, some old – across oceans and time zones, across a lifetime of different experiences, until one of them breaks the rules and sends a message that will change everything…
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Readers are falling in love with Mix Tape!
‘I laughed, I cried, I listened to the music. I wanted to know the characters in real life.’ *****
‘This book is beautiful. The writing is so emotive and evocative.’ *****
‘I LOVED this book - the music in it brought back so many memories from my teenage years.’ *****

© Jane Sanderson 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

City Life Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Urban

Critic reviews

Gorgeous novel. . . guaranteed to make you think of your first love – and perhaps what might have been.
A lovely novel, delicately drawn, with characters that really linger in the mind and memory.
A deftly written romantic novel.
Touching, peppily nostalgic love story.
Funny, moving, relatable and with a great playlist, this is one mix tape well worth investing in.
Fantastic, moving, beautiful.
Nostalgic and poignant, prepare for all the feels.
A nostalgic tale of devastating but enduring love.
Beautifully written and a joy to read.
Carefully formed, well-rounded and likeable, by the final pages I cared about Alison and Daniel as if they were my friends.
All stars
Most relevant
My musical youth and mix tapes I a book❤
LOVED the narrator. Great accents 👍

Great listen

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I loved this book and it was made enjoyable and engaging by the excellent narrator who brought the characters and plot to life

Excellent Narration

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really good story and main characters but all the background characters were poor and mostly annoying and this book was about 4 hours too long

Great story.. just too long

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Bought this because of my love of making mix tapes decades ago. I was not let down, this is an absolute belter of a book it made me go through so many memories, emotions and also it pushed me to listen to new artists Five plus stars.

Love and love of music

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Really enjoyed the characters and the music intertwined in this story. Candida really brought them to life. I was pulled through all kinds of emotion and was caught between the urge to pause to listen to the songs mentioned, and to find out what happened next.
Highly recommended for music fans, romance fans - a heart warming listen.

Hooked from start to finish

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