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The Business [Audiobook] [MP3 Audio] (Audio CD)

by Martina Cole (Author), Annie Aldington (Reader)
1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: ISIS Audio Books (1 Feb 2009)
  • ISBN-10: 0753141485
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753141489
  • Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)

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`Hard hitting and uncompromising, this is quite literally The Business. ****.' --NEWS OF THE WORLD --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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'An eye-opening account of what life is really like on the wrong side of the tracks...immensely readable.'

'...all the favourite Cole hallmarks - gritty dialogue, shocking violence and a gripping storyline...Cole at her finest.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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85 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Drivel, 30 Oct 2008
This review is from: The Business (Hardcover)
I have read all of Martina Cole's books and, up until her last, Faces, I have always found them an excellent read, with clever, well thought out plots. Faces was gratuitously violent, with irritating text and loathsome characters. I hoped it was just a blip in her writing, but sadly 'The Business' is actually worse.

The whole plot could have been written in the synopsis on the back of the book, and just how many times did I need to be told that Imelda was not a nice person? Whole storylines were skimmed over, events happened that had me going back over pages to find out what I must have missed (not difficult: I missed huge chunks of repetitive dialogue, where the reader was told, for the hundredth time, that Imelda was not very nice); characters started to become interesting and then just disappeared (Jimmy Bailey, Michael Hanlon); Jordanna's dialogue was written as if by an adult yet she was only supposed to be two years old; Kenny had all the 'Faces' living in fear of him at the tender age of 14... come on - give the reader some credit! It was absolute drivel. And was anyone else as irritated as me with Kenny 'Boy'? This was as annoying as 'Danny Boy' in the last book!

I fear Martina Cole is heading the same way as Patricia Cornwell, her sucess makes her feel she doesn't need to try. However, if the author doesn't care about the book, why on earth should her avid fans? Thank goodness this book was only £9 in Tesco. I'll never buy another Martina Cole!
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars martina cole's the business, 28 Oct 2008
By Mrs. R. Ware - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Business (Hardcover)
She done it again! ( Do not waste you money on martina cole's the business) thought she could only get better after the absolute rubbish FACES was. but no you've turned from very good to the greatest crap writer ever.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing read, 8 Nov 2008
By Julie Robins (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Business (Hardcover)
eagerly awaited and sadly disappointed! repetitive, not captivating as her previous books and struggled to finish this one. the story was neither compelling nor believable. what a shame...


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1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth buying
I was very disappointed in this book, it was repetitive and seemed as if it had been written by a ghost writer or someone under the influence of alcohol that had forgotten what... Read more
Published 21 days ago by kentishmagic

1.0 out of 5 stars An insult to the intelligence
I love reading and can enjoy a book that stretches incredulity by allowing for a little literary licence. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mrs. P. M. Harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars My review
Well i knew the book would be used but there was 4 pages missing in the middle and the middle pages where lose and hanging out, but other that that it was a brillant book, one of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. J. Goff

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor writing- does no one edit her work anymore- Don't waste your money
Has Martina Cole become so big that her editor dare not proof read her books anymore before they go on sale, or like another reviewer has pointed out does she think she push any... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gilly

1.0 out of 5 stars A sick joke?
An illiterate writing for the illiterate/semi-illiterate market -- though, judging by the comments, illiterates are turning against Miss Cole too.
Published 2 months ago by Dominic Swayne

1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish!!
I really used to rate Martina Cole but this books was absolute rubbish. The same phrases were used over and over again almost as if they were infill to make the book up to the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mme Lucinda Hannant

5.0 out of 5 stars What a load of rubbish
I used to be an avid fan of Marina's but her story lines are going downhill - don't think I will bother to read her books any more. This book was so boring.
Published 2 months ago by D. Canary

2.0 out of 5 stars OK A TAD REPETITIVE BUT.......
I agree with most of the other reviewers that this book is repetitive and could have been a lot shorter BUT contained therein is an excellent tale. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Judith Lugg

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good

Im a big Fan of Martina Coles so will buy and read anything she brings out, this was a good book but I felt it was rather predictable and a bit too much of the same, I felt... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. T. A. Carden

5.0 out of 5 stars An Addictive Talking Book
This was one of the best talking books I've had in a long time, another great Martina Cole book I listened to it
all in one evening as i was hooked to it. A great buy.
Published 4 months ago by J. Higgins

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