Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    The Atlas of Us
    Unavailable
    The Atlas of Us
    Unavailable
    The Atlas of Us
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Atlas of Us

    Written by Tracy Buchanan

    Narrated by Melody Grove and Maggie Mash

    3/5

    ()

    Unavailable in your country

    Unavailable in your country

    About this audiobook

    How far would you go for the one you love the most?

    A stormy love affair. A secret. A discovery that changes everything …

    Louise Fenton flies to a devastated Thailand to search for her mother, missing following the Boxing Day tsunami. The only trace she can find is her mother’s distinctive bag. Inside it is a beautifully crafted atlas belonging to a writer named Claire Shreve. But what is the connection between Claire and Louise’s missing mum, and can the atlas help Louise find her?

    As Louise explores the notes and mementoes slipped between the pages of the atlas she learns the story of a life-changing revelation, a tragedy and a passionate love affair. And she uncovers a secret that nearly destroyed Claire and the man she loved – the same secret her mother has been guarding all these years …

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 31, 2014
    ISBN9780007594979
    Unavailable
    The Atlas of Us
    Author

    Tracy Buchanan

    Tracy Buchanan lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, their little girl and their puppy, Bronte. Tracy travelled extensively while working as a travel magazine editor, and has always been drawn to the sea after spending her childhood holidays on the south coast visiting family, a fascination that inspires her writing. She now dedicates her time to writing and procrastinating on Facebook.

    More audiobooks from Tracy Buchanan

    Related to The Atlas of Us

    Related audiobooks

    Contemporary Women's For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      HOW I WRITE Lucinda Riley

      Jun 17, 2019

      Irish-born Lucinda Riley is the bestselling author of over 20 novels. Her Seven Sisters series has topped the charts the world over, and has been optioned for a TV show. I have to write my first draft in total solitude. As we have four kids and our

      1 min read

    • Article

      Our Unconventional Love Affair

      Mar 16, 2020

      Our Unconventional Love Affair
      6 min read

    • Article

      About Ed

      Jun 14, 2022

      I walk into the orchid show with Ed. As soon as I see the tumultuous hall I know he won’t last long. Ed walks like an old man though he is forty. After ten minutes on his feet, he vomits on some purple phalaenopsis. I get him outside through a fire e

      18 min read

    • Article

      Has Fern Got A New Man?

      Apr 27, 2021

      Has Fern Got A New Man?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Abandoned

      Jun 3, 2021

      Abandoned
      5 min read

    • Article

      From Queenie To The Mating Season, 15 Books To Help You Beat The January Blues

      Jan 18, 2021

      Two years ago, I published a list of comfort reading to beat the drab January blues. Little did I know that winter 2019 was a golden nirvana, a halcyon period when you could meet a friend for a drink, blast out your problems in the gym, soothe your s

      6 min read

    • Article

      ‘To Tell The Truth...’

      Apr 22, 2020

      ‘To Tell The Truth...’
      10 min read

    • Article

      Grave Warning

      Sep 3, 2020

      Grave Warning
      5 min read

    • Article

      Victoria Mas On The Mad Women’s Ball: ‘My Book Is A Fiction... But Terrible Things Really Happened To Women In Paris 200 Years Ago’

      Jun 18, 2021

      In the opening pages of Victoria Mas’s debut novel, The Mad Women’s Ball, a 16-year-old girl is hypnotised by a 65-year-old man. “Shoulders back, bosom forward, head held high,” the girl walks proudly into a lecture theatre at the Pitié-Salpêtrière h

      7 min read

    • Article

      Evidence Of Evil

      Oct 1, 2020

      Evidence Of Evil
      4 min read

    • Article

      The White Fox

      Oct 13, 2017

      The White Fox
      10 min read

    • Article

      Red Kite Grey Shadow

      Nov 3, 2022

      Red Kite Grey Shadow
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Silence of Witches

      Dec 10, 2019

      The Silence of Witches
      6 min read

    • Article

      Into Our World

      Jan 21, 2019

      Into Our World
      7 min read

    • Article

      Summer Reads

      Dec 30, 2019

      Summer Reads
      7 min read

    • Article

      O Fortuna, Velut Luna

      Sep 15, 2018

      What is Miss Treece’s trouble, according to a popular notion? The man A has failed to show up. Arousing herself at the restaurant, she fixes her lipstick when her solo supper concludes and takes herself down the stairs situated behind the bar. There,

      3 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems

      Jan 1, 2020

      In class, I stared because of the blood going blue.The chalk that coated our fingerly teeth.The way we lapped each other (on the shorewhere the flowering). I gave away our location. Smacked my lips in the coat closet.Sucked at her teeth. We, on all e

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Sound Of Bongo

      Oct 2, 2019

      The Sound Of Bongo
      4 min read

    • Article

      Braving the STORM

      Aug 17, 2021

      Braving the STORM
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Needle

      May 30, 2023

      The Needle
      4 min read

    • Article

      Summer Beach Reads

      Jan 10, 2021

      Summer Beach Reads
      7 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Atlas of Us

    3/5

    1 rating1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 3/5
      I liked this but found it a mixed bag. It starts slowly, partly due to how it is structured with sections of the book set in Thailand in 2004 during the Boxing Day tsunami and sections filling in the narrative backstory contained with the titular atlas. It is ultimately well structured with both these narrative threads weaving together as the book goes on and the pacing it spot on adding depth as layers of intrigue are unravelled.Unfortunately the characters and dialogue don't quite reach the same level. Much of the dialogue is exposition or feels unreal and many of the characters are too one-dimensional. Too much of the time characters and dialogue seem to be merely serving the plot rather than being fully fleshed out. Jay and Felipe, ever the diplomats, are particularly poorly served in this regard. The themes of fertility and family are too starkly drawn and become a bit repetitive and forced.If Tracy Buchanan can add a bit more shading to her characters, dialogue and themes to go with her intricate plotting and lush description of landscapes then her future books will be even more enjoyable to read.