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Narrated by BAFTA winning actress Joanna Scanlan.

From the prize-winning author of Reasons to be Cheerful comes a story about the ebb and flow of female friendship over half a lifetime

Susan and Norma have been best friends for years, at first thrust together by force of circumstance (a job at The Pin Cushion, a haberdashery shop in 1990s Leicestershire) and then by force of character (neither being particularly inclined to make friends with anyone else). But now, thirty years later, faced with a husband seeking immortality and Norma out of reach on a wave of professional glory, Susan begins to wonder whether she has made the right choices about life, love, work, and, most importantly, friendship.

Nina Stibbes new novel is the story of the wonderful and sometimes surprising path of friendship: from its conspiratorial beginnings, along its irritating wrong turns, to its final gratifying destination.

Nina Stibbes writing is as brilliant as a cut diamond. One Day I Shall Astonish the World is a fantastic novel about friendship and love that resonates with everyone; its gut wrenchingly funny and beautifully poignant. It was an honour to be telling Susan and Normas story and I hope listeners enjoy the audiobook as much Joanna Scanlan

A true gift of a novel, I utterly adored it. For as long as I could make it last, the world just felt a bit nicer. Meg Mason

Stibbe turns out more perfect, sharp, unique sentences than anyone else Caitlin Moran

Stibbe has an extraordinary gift Marian Keyes

Nina Stibbe makes being funny look easy, but thats just because shes very, very good at it Clare Chambers

Nina Stibbes very funny novels are full of charm, and her latest brilliantly captures the mordant humour of British suburban life Evening Standard

Im not surprised to see that Stibbes writing has been compared to Jane Austens Emma Healey

I am already longing for Nina Stibbes next book Observer

Stibbe is one of the all-time greats Daisy Buchanan

Clever and funny, it takes a sharp look at the intricacies of marriage, friendship, work and driving. As with all Stibbes writing there is a pleasingly perfect balance of wisdom with jokes Cathy Rentzenbrink

Nina Stibbe is not just very funny but absolutely life-affirming Jenny Colgan

For beautifully funny and well-observed comic writing, Nina Stibbe is your go-to author. In her latest release, a tale of lifelong friendship between Susan and Norma, she explores the mistakes, rivalries and love we all experience in life Stylist

One of the great comic writers of our timeIrish Times

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One Day I Shall Astonish the World

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