
The One True Thing
Linda Newbery
When the ground shifts, where is one true thing to be found?
Jane, in her twenties, is left parentless when her father dies suddenly; a second shock follows when his Will reveals the existence of a son no-one knew of. Now Wildings, the family home, must be sold. Spanning two generations, the novel tells the story of Bridget, Jane’s mother, trapped in an unhappy marriage on which her career depends, and of stone-carver Meg, who wants only independence but is enmeshed in conflicting loyalties and desires when Adam, a young artist, enters their lives, to devastating effect.
Now far from Wildings, Meg is bound by a promise to support Jane in her loss. Having thought of herself as an observer who saw everything, she’s forced to realise how much she failed to see – and the cost to those she loves.
‘A beautifully complex tapestry of lives and relationships … a novel to immerse yourself in.’ Jane Rogers, author of Mr Wroe’s Virgins
‘Newbery writes wonderfully.’ Financial Times
Duration - 12h 17m.
Author - Linda Newbery.
Narrator - Katie Villa.
Published Date - Friday, 24 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Linda Newbery ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
When the ground shifts, where is one true thing to be found? Jane, in her twenties, is left parentless when her father dies suddenly; a second shock follows when his Will reveals the existence of a son no-one knew of. Now Wildings, the family home, must be sold. Spanning two generations, the novel tells the story of Bridget, Jane’s mother, trapped in an unhappy marriage on which her career depends, and of stone-carver Meg, who wants only independence but is enmeshed in conflicting loyalties and desires when Adam, a young artist, enters their lives, to devastating effect. Now far from Wildings, Meg is bound by a promise to support Jane in her loss. Having thought of herself as an observer who saw everything, she’s forced to realise how much she failed to see – and the cost to those she loves. ‘A beautifully complex tapestry of lives and relationships … a novel to immerse yourself in.’ Jane Rogers, author of Mr Wroe’s Virgins ‘Newbery writes wonderfully.’ Financial Times Duration - 12h 17m. Author - Linda Newbery. Narrator - Katie Villa. Published Date - Friday, 24 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Linda Newbery ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Bridget, May 2012
Duration:00:04:04
Meg, November 2018
Duration:00:08:11
Jane, November 2018
Duration:00:43:22
Bridget, November 1973
Duration:00:08:31
Bridget, July 1985
Duration:00:12:18
Jane, December
Duration:00:29:54
Bridget, May 1988
Duration:00:09:27
Bridget, February 1989
Duration:00:10:56
Meg, March 1989
Duration:00:07:54
Meg, April 1989
Duration:00:08:58
Bridget, April 1989
Duration:00:03:23
Bridget, April - July 1989
Duration:00:15:37
Meg, February 1990
Duration:00:09:49
Bridget, February 1990
Duration:00:06:14
Jane, New Year's Day 2019
Duration:00:17:48
Bridget, May 1990
Duration:00:12:26
Meg, May 1990
Duration:00:06:40
Jane, January
Duration:00:08:01
Bridget, May - June 1990
Duration:00:16:36
Meg, June 1990
Duration:00:05:48
Jane, February
Duration:00:14:36
Bridget, July - August 1990
Duration:00:26:10
Meg, August 1990
Duration:00:06:50
Bridget, October 1990
Duration:00:06:28
Meg, October 1990
Duration:00:13:06
Bridget, May 1991
Duration:00:02:53
Meg, October 1990 - May 1991
Duration:00:07:15
Meg, June 1991
Duration:00:19:03
Bridget, 1991 - 1996
Duration:00:17:48
Bridget, September 2000
Duration:00:05:12
Meg, January 2001
Duration:00:05:06
Bridget, 2010 - 2011
Duration:00:08:01
Jane, March
Duration:00:05:25
Meg, 2012 - 2013
Duration:00:16:29
Bridget, February 2013
Duration:00:05:25
Meg, 2013 - 2016
Duration:00:29:04
Jane, April
Duration:00:22:28
Meg, May 2019
Duration:00:11:48
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:00:58
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:28