Bitter Batter Better
A Coming Of Age Family DramaBy Paul Richard
Length11h 51m
About this audiobook
In a Yorkshire seaside town where secrets simmer beneath the grease and glitter, one teenager’s world is about to change forever.
Alex Briggs thinks he’s nearly free—school’s ending, a new chapter is waiting. But when his manipulative aunt lays down an ultimatum, he finds himself facing homelessness, betrayal, and the painful discovery that love doesn’t always come from where you expect.
As his cousins spiral—one into crime, one into a pregnancy that could change everything—Alex must navigate three harrowing weeks that will shatter his childhood and forge a new future.
If you’re drawn to the raw humanity of Jojo Moyes, the family drama of Maeve Binchy, or the emotional truths of Nicholas Sparks, you’ll find something powerful in Bitter Batter Better.
This is working-class drama with heart, humour, and hard-earned hope.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (15)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Romance
Length11 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 29, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Bitter Batter Better
11Frying
2Pauline and Raymond
12Bingo
3June
13Just Desserts
4The Message
14Confronted
5Alex
15Catching Crabs
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6Kate
16The Dinner Party
7Eviction
17Bitter Sweet
8Mandy
18Persepolis
9June Continued
19Intervention
10The Beach
20End
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