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    Mr Doubler Begins Again
    Mr Doubler Begins Again
    Mr Doubler Begins Again
    Audiobook13 hours

    Mr Doubler Begins Again

    Written by Seni Glaister

    Narrated by Anna Bentinck

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    ‘Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ Hello!

    ‘Extremely charming’ Marian Keyes

    Not every journey takes you far from home…

    Mr Doubler is an expert in many things. He can bake the fluffiest lemon drizzle cake, distil divine gin, and grow perfect potatoes. But when it comes to company, he’s not so confident. Since he lost his wife, he’s been living on his own on top of a hill, with just one regular visitor: his housekeeper, Mrs Millwood, who visits every day.

    Until the day she doesn’t.

    With Mrs Millwood missing, Doubler’s routine is thrown into chaos – and he begins to worry that he might have lost his way. But could the kindness of strangers bring him down from the hill?

    Mr Doubler Begins Again is a nostalgic celebration of food, friendship, kindness, and second chances, perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce and Joanna Cannon.

    Readers love Mr Doubler Begins Again:

    ‘Poignant and thought-provoking’ Bee

    ‘Wise, clever and beautifully written’ MoziDogReads

    ‘An adorable, heart-warming and amusing story… A breath of fresh air’ Cheryl

    ‘Seni Glaister’s writing is beautiful, so lyrical, so thoughtful and so deep…  I feel like every single word matters in this book’ Nicola

    ‘Uplifting, amusing and engaging… A treat to read’ Jenny H

    ‘A brilliant read. Did not wish it to end’ Biren

    ‘This book was a sheer delight to read’ Whispering Stories Blog

    ‘A wonderfully touching, funny and inspiring book’ Karen

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJan 24, 2019
    ISBN9780008285067
    Author

    Seni Glaister

    Seni Glaister worked as a bookseller for much of her career before founding WeFiFo, the social dining platform, in 2016. Her first novel, The Museum of Things Left Behind, was published in 2015. She lives on a farm in West Sussex with her husband and children.

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    • 5/5
      Mr Doubler Begins Again is one of those delightfully quirky stories, one that made me smile a lot.Doubler, of the title, is a potato farmer and proud of it. Living at Mirth Farm, the land around him is being bought up by another potato farmer, Peele, and he wants Doubler’s land. But Doubler is happy in his solitude and his museum piece home. Ok, he doesn’t leave the place, not ever, and his only companion is Mrs Millwood, his cleaner, but he’s happy enough.One of the greatest pleasures in this book are the conversations and ruminations between Doubler and Mrs Millwood. Whilst he looks down on her inferior lunch, he tries to educate her as to why her apple is the wrong variety, why her sandwich isn’t right. But don’t start thinking Doubler is one of those irritating people who just like to be superior, he genuinely believes he is correct and simply wants to pass on that knowledge to others to make them appreciate their food (or gin, or whatever else it might be) more. He knows his limitations and only holds forth on those subjects he knows about. You can’t really say fairer than that, can you?The characters in this book are what make it special for me. I loved Doubler, a kinder and fairer man you couldn’t find. Mrs Millwood and her daughter are just fabulous and the other people that Doubler meets as he begins again are quite the cast of characters. For Mrs Millwood falls ill and is unable to make the trip to the farm and for the first time in many years Doubler has to venture out, talk to others, realise that there is a world beyond his farm.Just as I loved these characters, I loathed his son, Julian, and didn’t care much for his daughter, Camilla. As with most families, there’s background but they’re blinkered as to Doubler’s abilities as a father.Plot-wise it really is all about Doubler’s second chance in life. I found myself thinking of Harold Fry when I was reading this book and the whole idea of getting to that point in your life where you look back and wonder if this was really how you wanted it to turn out. In changing his own life he also brings changes to others and that was really so heartwarming to read.Seni Glaister’s writing is beautiful, so lyrical, so thoughtful and so deep sometimes. I could highlight any number of passages ranging from the ripeness of bananas to the likening of marriage to a hand-knitted blanket. I feel like every single word matters in this book.I thought Mr Doubler Begins Again was an absolutely lovely story of friendship, of new beginnings and potatoes!