With memorable characters brought to life by superb narrators, and a well-paced mix of comedy, tragedy, and romance, this is an audiobook that listeners will thoroughly enjoy. Nicola Stanton perfectly captures the innocent young voice of Tanzie: her voice fills with pure joy and enthusiasm as Tanzie does math problems. Ben Elliot is equally excellent as befuddled Ed, wondering how he got into this crazy situation and gradually realizing his feelings for Jess. Elizabeth Bower’s marvelous performance makes Jess a deeply relatable, lovable, flawed character that listeners will root for. The characters, each voiced by a different reader, take turns narrating the chapters. The road trip that follows is full of comic mishaps, poignant moments, and a slowly developing romance between Ed and Jess. Their unlikely savior is Ed, a geeky software millionaire. One Plus One is a contemporary novel of romance and family by JoJo Moyes, in which potential criminal millionaire Ed Nicholls agrees to drive the kind and financially-strapped Jess Thomas and her children to a math competition in Scotland.
Is in Scotland, and the car breaks down before they even get out of town. In order to afford the remaining tuition, the family sets its hopes on Tanzie winning a math tournament with a hefty first-prize award-but the competition Tanzie, a math genius, gets a partial scholarship to a prestigious private school. You'll laugh, you'll weep, and when you flip the last page, you'll want to start all over again.In a small English town, Jess struggles to support Tanzie, her young daughter, and Nicky, the teenage son of her estranged husband. One Plus One is Jojo Moyes at her astounding best. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages. Only Jess's knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. That's Jess's life in a nutshell until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them.
Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to pay for. Now, with One Plus One, she's written another contemporary opposites-attract love story. Ever since she debuted Stateside she has captivated readers and reviewers alike, and hit the New York Times bestseller list with the word-of-mouth sensation Me Before You. American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes.
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