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    A Better Man
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    A Better Man

    Written by Leah McLaren

    Narrated by Andy Cresswell

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    Maya wants Nick to be less of a workaholic. Nick wants a divorce. But divorce is expensive. Then an unlikely solution presents itself: Nick needs to act like a better man. Then Maya will become happier and Nick's pay-out to her will be far cheaper. But as Nick pretends to be a better man he becomes one and remembers why he fell in love with Maya. Everything seems to be back on track. Until Maya finds out exactly what Nick had been planning...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateAug 4, 2016
    ISBN9781510038868
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    A Better Man
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    Leah McLaren

    Leah McLaren is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and novelist. Her two novels, The Continuity Girl and A Better Man, have been published in half a dozen countries and translated into several languages. She has also written for film and television. She began her career as a columnist for the Globe and Mail, where she spent a decade on staff and was posted to the London bureau. For many years she was Europe correspondent for Maclean’s magazine, for whom she now serves as a contributing editor. She is a frequent contributor to many respected publications, including the Guardian, the Observer Magazine, the Spectator, and Toronto Life. In 2013, she won a gold National Magazine Award in the long-features category. She was born in rural Ontario, and grew up in Cobourg and Toronto, Ontario. Today she lives in London, England with her husband and two sons.

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