His 'n' Hers [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Mike Gayle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2004

Jim and Alison have been together on-and-off for a decade. Having successfully navigated their relationship through student gigs to candle-lit dinner parties, they have finally split up. And divided their 22 shared items (including a double-bed, a microwave, a ring, a toaster, an Oasis album, a car and a 5ft tall rubber plant) into his 'n' hers. Now with the help of a relationship counsellor, they embark on a journey through the past to the present leading them to the biggest decision of their adult lives. Previously an Agony Uncle, Mike Gayle is a freelance journalist and the acclaimed author of My Legendary Girlfriend, Mr Commitment, Turning Thirty and Dinner for Two.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Something near to mid-period Woody Allen... a delicate blend of realism and whimsy...funny and clever...refreshing to find a male writer working in this genre' -- Guardian on MR COMMITMENT Full of belly-laughs and painfully acute observations' -- Independent on Sunday on MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND 'A warm, funny romantic comedy' -- Daily Mail on TURNING THIRTY

About the Author

Previously an Agony Uncle, Mike Gayle is a freelance journalist who has contributed to a variety of magazines including FHM, Sunday Times Style and Cosmopolitan. He is the author of four previous novels, the bestselling MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND, MR COMMITMENT, TURNING THIRTY and DINNER FOR TWO.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Hodder Audio (April 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840327065
• ISBN-13: 978-1840327069
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,490,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply 'flu' by..., February 7, 2005

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mr spillsy (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His 'n' Hers (Hardcover)

I had flu this weekend and decided to go to Tesco's for some medicine. Aswell as filling up the trolley will lemons, various flu tablets and pain killers, I threw in Mike Gayle's His n' Hers for £3.45.

Having read all of Mike Gayle's novels so far, I was ready for what he delivered. Its another classic Mike Gayle and you get what you expect, which is nice.

The story flies by and within 6 hours (in between blowing my nose and sneezing) I had finished the book. It was excellent. The story, though predictable, is nice to follow. I did feel, however that Jim's sudden change of heart towards the middle-end was very abrupt, turning the story sideways all-too-sudden. Obviously, I dont want to give too much away.

For all residents of the UK, there is one MAJOR error that all should spot. The day is Tuesday and he's 'watching Coronation Street'!!! Errrrmmm... Coronation St is a soap opera institution in the UK and has never run on a Tuesday! (Monday and Wednesday originally, then including Friday and now including Saturday (omnibus) and Sunday). Thats the kind of error that should be spotted straight away.

Aside from that, a very good read, especially if you have flu. You dont have to think too much, just follow the story and it projects itself on the page like a movie.

EXCELLENT!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Written Book About Relationships, Although a Bit Confusing, an Inconsistent Character and Predictable Ending, April 26, 2011

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: His 'n' Hers (Hardcover)

His N Hers is the third book by Mike Gayle I've come across. It's a lot better written than his debut novel My Legendary Girlfriend, simply due to the fact that the two main characters Jim and Alison are much more likeable and interesting characters than Will Kelly the main character in that one. I like the written through the eyes of both Jim and Alison style, however at times I had no idea which character was narrating until someone else they interacted with referred to him or her. Maybe it would have worked if each had an alternate chapters rather than paragraphs which sometimes kept the same character for the subsequent one.

Overall His N' Hers is an enjoyable novel albeit it with a very predictable ending. I also didn't really believe Jim's right hand turns in personality that happened twice in the novel, neither fit his personality up to then, but I guess they were needed to for the simple plot to work. There's not really a plot, we're just along for the ride as two people meet each other at university, eventually get together, have their relationship tested when one gets a career breaking job down in London, years later split up, then on the death of the cat who spent most of its life with the two of them decide to meet up before going to the vets to decide on how to dispose of the cat. The book doesn't occur in chronological order either, we know at the start the cat's dead, and they've been split for quite some time. I would have enjoyed the novel more if this had all come as a surprise, but that's not how it's written and it's still a good read anyway finding out why.

If you don't want to take a gamble on a full length novel by Mike Gayle check out his short story from the Quick Reads series Men at Work. That's the excellent book I first discovered this author's work with and decided to give a few of his full length novels a try.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing, quick read!, November 29, 2006

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BMAR (Northern USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His 'n' Hers (Paperback)

This was my first read of a Mike Gayle novel and I was impressed. Author Mike Gayle has a crafty gift for character development and story telling. The book drew me in so much that I finished it in a few hours on a cross-country flight! It is a shame that it sat on my shelf for so many months before I got to it.

In this novel that is set in the U.K., we follow two love birds Jim and Alison through a friendship, romance and break-up as they each tell their own side of the story. Jim and Allison first meet at a party for freshers (beginning university students). Mike Gayle captures both the male and female voices perfectly and fashions a tale that has you vacillating between feeling for Alison, while still wishing Jim well. Brought back together by the death of a jointly shared cat, Jim and Alison have both gone on with their lives, but are driven to reflect on their relationship and its demise.

"His `n Hers" is an intriguing read that will be enjoyed by men and women alike.