Roar: A Story for Every Woman
Paperback Published on: 02/05/2019
Price: £10.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Simply enjoy it....
“ Roar “ is written for every women , young, old, married, single, mother ; for every mood, happy, sad, frustrated, angry, joyful; for almost every stage a... READ MORE
Hear us roar....
This is a collection of stories about women in all kinds of situations which seem familiar. They are mothers, daughters, wives and workers – they are us. A... READ MORE
Hear me roar!
A brilliant collection of really unusual and thought provoking short stories.
I really loved some of the women, they were extremely relatable and almost fa... READ MORE
Synopsis
A story for every woman.
A story for every moment.
Whether you want to laugh
To be moved
To love
To feel less guilt
To cry
To be comforted
To ROAR
There is a story for you.
From Sunday Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern comes a collection of witty, original and moving stories for women everywhere.
A Radio 2 Bookclub Choice.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008283537
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
- Weight: 250g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA gem of a book!
Sometimes a book just comes along that is so good you can not stop talking about it. This is one of those. I will guarantee you will find at least one char... READ MORE
Tremendous!
I was sent a copy of Roar by Cecelia Ahern to read and review by NetGalley.
What a tremendous book – I loved it! A collection of short stories about women... READ MORE
An interesting short story collection
This feels like a very different direction for Cecilia Ahern whose oeuvre is invariably described as Chick lit / romance / contemporary. At the same time i... READ MORE
An Important read!
This is a beautiful selection of short stories about women.
I often struggle with short stories, but i felt that i could pick up and later come back to thi... READ MORE
Interesting clever collection of stories
I don't often read short stories but I thought these looked interesting. The first couple of stories really didn't do it for me. I thought they were a bit ... READ MORE
Pithy, thought-provoking, laugh-out-loud funny
I have never read Cecelia Ahern before. I do not like short stories! I am not a feminist! BUT I loved this book - so different from anything I normally rea... READ MORE
Short stories
I have read a couple of the authors books before, and in contrast this book seems to be very different from the romances I had read so I was a little retic... READ MORE
Bonkers but brilliant
Roar is a bonkers but brilliant collection of short stories for women. 100% relatable, whimsical, laugh out loud funny at times but also left me with plent... READ MORE
thought-provoking tales
This a collection of short stories about 30 women each one at a different point in their lives each one experiencing some kind of dilemma for example 'the ... READ MORE
A lovely read
I have read a couple of Cecelia’s books and really enjoyed them. When I was asked if I would like to review Cecelia’s new book ‘Roar’, I grabbed the oppor... READ MORE
Roar is a wonderful collection of cleverly written short stories...
Short story collections always make for interesting read - with some stories liked and others not so much - but hopefully something for everyone found with... READ MORE
Well written rants
A collection of well written femininist rants, reminding women of the importance of looking after ourselves and our sisters
Highly Recommended for Women of All Shapes and Sizes!
What a superb collection! I knew I would enjoy this collection as I always love the author's books, but these stories are something else!
The first thing ... READ MORE
Entertaining collection of stories
A collection of short, unrelated stories about women; some funny, some moving and more serious, but all of them relatable. It’s a book you can dip in and... READ MORE
a good read
I was sent a copy of Roar to read and reviewby the publishers. This review was contributed by my wife Sue.
I found the stories very interesting, and some ... READ MORE
Modern Fables Every Woman Will Identify With!
Fifty years ago Helen Reddy sang the number one hit ‘I am Woman’, the first two lines of which are, ‘I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore... READ MORE
A collection of silly stories
This was a book I read through my Book Club. I haven’t read any of Cecilia Ahern’s previous books so didn’t know what to expect.
I have read the first few... READ MORE