Gigi, Listening
A Witty and Heartfelt Love Story
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4.7 • 10 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
“Completely charming!” —Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After
Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren will adore this touching and witty novel about a woman who takes an impulsive trip to England to meet the man behind the audiobook narrator she’s fallen for.
Gigi Rutherford loves love stories. She reads them, she sells them at her romance bookstore, and she could spend hours imagining the meet-cutes of every couple she encounters. But when it comes to her own love interests, Gigi is out of stock. Instead of enduring bad date after bad date, these days she’d rather curl up with her favorite audiobook and the only man who makes her heart skip a beat: Zane Wilkenson, the smooth-voiced narrator Gigi is convinced is her soulmate.
Then, she’s presented with the chance of a lifetime: a ten-day bus tour through the English countryside, an ocean away from her bookstore—all in the presence of Zane, in person, as he leads the tour.
But when Gigi arrives at the bus terminal in London, Zane is nowhere to be found. Until he shows up, she’s stuck with an eclectic group of fellow travelers: recently widowed and chatty Charlotte;
trivia-obsessed Francis; Jenny, a true-crime-makeup YouTuber documenting every detail for her subscribers; and Sindhi and Roshi, a long-married couple who can’t stop bickering. Then there’s the brooding bus driver, Taj, who Gigi finds infuriating yet also incredibly alluring . . .
With heart and charm, warmth and humor, Chantel Guertin explores the meaning of love and family—and how, sometimes, the journey to yourself is where you’ll find everything you’ve been searching for.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The owner of a romance bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., yearns for her own Prince Charming in this humorous and poignant contemporary from Guertin (Instamom). Gigi's late parents had a real-life meet-cute when they bonded over their favorite novel, and recently Gigi has been obsessing over an audio version of the same book, specifically the narrator's sexy voice. After learning that the narrator, Zane, works as a tour guide in England, Gigi's friends pitch in to send her on a 10-day bus tour led by Zane as a 30th birthday present. Zane doesn't show up for his shift, however, leaving a devastated Gigi stuck on a bus full of wacky misfits, though the sardonic bus driver, Taj, teases her out of her ill humor. He's a remarkably good listener, and the pair grow close as the tour goes on. When Zane finally does meet up with the group and proves just as handsome and responsive to Gigi's interest as she dreamed, Gigi must determine which man truly has her heart. Guertin balances sweet and spicy with plenty of sizzle between Gigi and the men, vivid scenery, and a quirky cast. The result is sure to charm book-loving Anglophiles—as well as fans of Emily Henry and Amy Reichert.
Customer Reviews
“His voice is like poured chocolate, the kind you buy at a fancy shop.”
Can you really fall in love with someone from the sound of their voice? I am not so sure, but Gigi was determined to meet the man behind the dreamy and seductive voice of a book that is very special to her. Romance books are Gigi’s life and she was cautiously hoping for her own happily ever after. Would she find it across the pond on her bus tour of the oldest churches in England? Gigi’s bus mates were a cast of characters guaranteed to entertain her, listen, and offer advice as they joined her on her journey to happiness. But what happens when she finds herself with two men who are vying for her attention? Would the man of her dreams turn out to be not so dreamy after all? What part would her new friends play in her decision and what would they ultimately teach her about life and love? I wanted to join Gigi on her romantic adventure so I could take in the scenery, visit quaint bookstores and watch her fall in love. I may never get a chance to travel but Ms. Guertin’s sweet story invited me into Gigi’s life and I definitely enjoyed my time at her side.