Did You Miss Me?

By: Sophia Money-Coutts

Narrated by: Sophia Money-Coutts

You never forget the one that got away, do you?

Nell Mason is extremely happy with her life – or at least, that’s what she tells herself. She’s lucky to have a high-powered job as a lawyer, even if it does come with an eccentric set of billionaire divorce clients. And she’s absolutely fine living with her sweet, if slightly dull, boyfriend Gus in their London flat where they have very sensible sex once (OK, sometimes twice) a week. She’s definitely not stuck in a rut.

But when Nell bumps into childhood friend and first love Arthur Drummond who broke her heart fifteen years ago, she’s more than a little shaken. The seemingly perfect life she’s worked so hard for starts to feel, well, less perfect. Maybe Nell’s been kidding herself all these years. Can she ever get over her first love?

Everyone is talking about Did You Miss Me?

‘Enjoyable and endearing’ Katie Fforde

‘With laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this romcom’ Prima

‘Hilariously relatable’ Sophie Cousens

‘For fans of Jilly Cooper…warm-hearted, hilarious and romantic’ Best

‘I laughed out loud throughout this’ Laura Jane Williams

‘The perfect poolside page-turner!’ Woman & Home

‘Super funny, super witty and so warm’ Lia Louis

‘It wouldn’t be summer without a new romcom from Sophia Money-Coutts to deliver a hit of bookish serotonin’ Red

‘Funny, joyful, life-affirming’ Cressida McLaughlin

©2021 Sophia Money-Coutts (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Heartwarming and hilarious." (Sarah Morgan)

"A fun and fabulous read from the queen of the rom-com." (Woman & Home)

"A laugh-out-loud book...the perfect summer escape." (Lindsey Kelk)

Everything I’ve been looking for

I really love British romantic comedies with relatable characters that don’t do anything to cringy. This is everything I could’ve hoped for. I saw one review that didn’t like the narration, but I think it’s great! I’ve heard some terrible narration in my 12+ years of listening to audiobooks, and this is definitely not one of them. I love the voice of the narrator. (Who also happens to be the author, which I think is extremely impressive.) and the storyline is paced excellently.
I am so pleased that I have come across this author, and excited to listen to the rest of her books.

So great!

Wonderful author! I absolutely loved this book. It was also beautifully narrated by Sophia. Bravo ! ❤️

Loved it!

A nice easy listen when I walk the dog or drive to work - great storyline! Can’t wait for the next one…

Great Fun

Big fan of the author. This book is a favorite. The characters are interesting and their situations are relatable. I always turn the narration speed down to 90 for this author/narrator - her emotion shines through at a slower speed. Added treat - one of my favorite paragraphs from Jane Eyre (something Rochester says to Jane as he's leading up to his ill-fated and illegal proposal to her) crept into this book, paraphrased only slightly, as the heroine muses about her love from long ago. 😀

No redeeming qualities - give it a pass

This novel is a joke. First of all, Money-Coutts is a terrible narrator - her voice is so off-putting, and she literally 'narrates' the book. She reads it. There's no change in inflection, no nuance, No matter what the scene, the emotion, the interaction - it's read in the same flat, sing-song cadence better-suited to, oh say, a tour guide.

Then there are the gratuitous sex scenes that Money-Coutts is so fond of injecting into her novels. Her fantasies are pedantic and, beyond this, it's very odd to listen to the author of these fantasies read them aloud. The narration alone is simply unbearable. She always reads her own books - always annoying - but this one is the worst. I couldn't finish it.

But that's no loss, because the story lines are ridiculous and the characters one-dimensional and the plot turns cringe-worthy. This book feels thrown-together and phoned in on deadline.

Give it a pass.