Now a little about the story; Lou is visiting her best friend Sammy (a musician) and in the course of her weekend, bumps into the grumpy, grouchy Edgar Allsopp, who is clearly in need of help but of course there is no way he’s going to admit it…and before the weekend is done, Edgar has offered Lou a job, which initially she refuses as she is perfectly happy with her job and life. Het was lang geleden dat ik een feelgood had gelezen en wat heb ik ervan genoten om het wel te doen! Through all the ups and downs, the supportive close-knit community, where nothing stays secret for long, is just what she needs to get back on her feet and help to distract her from risking what is sure to be another disastrous romance. Edgar isn’t the easiest man to get on with, but he seems to take a begrudging shine to Lou and makes her an offer she can’t refuse.

De heerlijke, soepele schrijfstijl van Mansell neemt je vanaf de eerste bladzijde mee naar het dorp Foxwell. I’ve worked as a carer and have come across many grumpy old men like Edgar in my time and knew right from their first meeting that they would end up being friends.Jill Mansell's books have sold over ten million copies and her titles include: Making your Mind up, Fast Friends, Good at Games, Sheer Mischief and Solo, among many others. We lezen het verhaal vooral vanuit Lou, maar we krijgen ook de hersenspinsels van andere personages mee. I suspect that I simply went into this book expecting way too much and maybe being misled by the synopsis. Er gebeurt van alles en over het algemeen sluit je de meeste personages ook zonder enige moeite in je hart. Plenty of charming laughs, plenty of clever twists, plenty of romantic touches and the special bonds we make throughout life, that while this isn't my usual cup of tea, I was happy to sip alongside this delightful and heartwarming story.

Deze zijn realistisch en geloofwaardig en als professional in het vakgebied kan ik zeggen dat dat vaak anders is.

I was championing the outcome of this book and I was so pleased that the author chose to end the book the way she did, I do love a dose of Karma! It's addictive, this story, you can't stop reading it, full of little surprises and it will bring a smile to your face. I immediately fall in love with Lou, you simply can't not like her and all the other characters are written just the way they should have been written, even the bad ones are not too overdone. De verschillende perspectieven, de verschillende levens en dus de verschillende verhaallijnen, maken ook dit verhaal weer intrigerend en vlot leesbaar.