The Flatshare
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4.2 • 182 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
"Carrie Hope Fletcher and Kwaku Fortune bring genuine emotion to this London rom-com with their impeccable narration about an unlikely friendship." — AudioFile Magazine
"Boasting Carrie Hope Fletcher’s no-nonsense British accent and Kwaku Fortune’s mild Irish brogue...the audio version brings this butterfly-inducing romantic read to life." — Paste
This program includes a bonus interview with the author.
What if your roommate is your soul mate? A joyful, quirky romantic comedy, Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare is a feel-good audiobook about finding love in the most unexpected of ways.
Tiffy and Leon share an apartment. Tiffy and Leon have never met.
After a bad breakup, Tiffy Moore needs a place to live. Fast. And cheap. But the apartments in her budget have her wondering if astonishingly colored mold on the walls counts as art.
Desperation makes her open minded, so she answers an ad for a flatshare. Leon, a night shift worker, will take the apartment during the day, and Tiffy can have it nights and weekends. He’ll only ever be there when she’s at the office. In fact, they’ll never even have to meet.
Tiffy and Leon start writing each other notes – first about what day is garbage day, and politely establishing what leftovers are up for grabs, and the evergreen question of whether the toilet seat should stay up or down. Even though they are opposites, they soon become friends. And then maybe more.
But falling in love with your roommate is probably a terrible idea…especially if you've never met.
Praise for The Flatshare:
"With likable main characters, spot-on dialogue, a fun premise, and plenty of drama, there's a lot to like in this sweet story. A warm, enchanting love story perfect for fans of classic rom-coms." — Kirkus Reviews
“The Flatshare is a huge, heartwarming triumph.” — Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Falling for your roommate can be very awkward, especially when you’ve never met. After a bad breakup, Tiffy needs a cheap place to live ASAP, so she begins sharing a one-bedroom London apartment with a guy named Leon. It seems like the perfect arrangement: She works days, and he works nights and spends weekends with his girlfriend, which means that they each get an affordable place to stay with a roommate they never see. But the longer the two strangers exchange notes and emails, the more connected they become to the person who sleeps in their bed when they’re not around. We were completely taken with the two charming characters at the heart of this unconventional romance—and narrators Carrie Hope Fletcher and Kwaku Fortune portray them beautifully. The Flatshare is a wonderfully quirky romantic comedy, but it also surfaces real and relatable emotions, especially around Tiffy’s toxic past relationship. It strikes the perfect balance of fantasy and reality.
Customer Reviews
Nice casual read along - audio issues
I’m really enjoying this story, the way the book is read by different voices from the two perspectives adds a great dynamic style. Around chapter 18 the audio begins to have a strange echo to it. My phone is brand new and I restarted and all, but the echo still exists.
Really happy listening along to this story overall though!
Love Leon
I haven't read a novel in many years, and this one has reignited my love of reading. I am a sucker for a romance, but this one also had such an interesting group of characters, it was amazing!
One of my New Favorites!
Listened to it in one day! Absolutely loved it! Never wanted it to end!