Riverside by Glenda Young and Ian Skillcorn

By Emma Fitzgerald -
Thank you @ian_skillicorn, @flaming_nora and @rararandom for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I really liked all the different charactors and voices in the audio of Riverside. The story was very engaging and kept you hooked. The audio is 3 hours 51 mins which is not long and you do feel part of the family while your listening to it. This romantic comedy thst made me chuckle in places The story is all about family but has romance , community life and frienship running through the audio. The story is heartwarming and very well written. If you like romance, comdy and soap opera you will love this 4 stars. Blurb Riverside: The feel-good, life-affirming story of love, friendship, family and new beginnings The feel-good, life-affirming story of love, friendship, family, and new beginnings! Changes are coming to the riverside town of Ryemouth, and while some of the community are excited by new beginnings, others are finding it hard to let go of the past. A new 14-episode audio soap with a cast of loveable characters you'll want to laugh and cry along with. Susan and her boyfriend Dave can't wait to open their new cafĂ© and deli, The Old Engine Room. But Susan's dad, George, is not so thrilled. He's never approved of Dave, who used to hang out with the wrong crowd. Can the happy young couple win George round? Mary and Ruby have been friends since the first day of infant school, even though their lives have turned out very differently. Mary has a contented family life with husband George and daughter Susan. Poor Ruby has never been so lucky in love. Then she meets her teenage crush in surprising circumstances. Mary has her doubts about the charming Paul. Will Ruby finally get her own happy ever after? Dave wants to put his past behind him. His dream is to make a success of the business, and one day be a good husband and father, like his own dad, Mike. Yet, he's forced to keep a secret from everyone he loves. Who should he turn to for help out of a tricky situation? When the community comes under threat from developers, can everyone put their differences to one side to defend the town they love? Riverside is full of romance, heartbreak and secrets, as well as gentle wit and humour. Author Bio – Ian Skillicorn is a publisher, producer and writer. He has written the script for the Riverside audiobook drama based on Glenda’s stories and characters. He also directed and produced the audiobook. Ian’s publishing imprint, Wyndham Books, publishes best-selling fiction by some of the best-loved novelists in the UK and Australia. He was a podcasting trailblazer, producing streaming audio programmes in the early 2000s well before the podcast revolution. Glenda Young is a best-selling author and award-winning writer. She’s written Riverside, a weekly soap opera published in The People’s Friend magazine since 2016. Meanwhile, she is the author of two successful book series – gritty sagas set in a northeast mining village in 1919, and cosy crimes set in modern-day Scarborough. She has also written official TV tie-in books for ITV’s Coronation Street.

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