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for me this time, I will definitely read more by Jojo Moyes, I have read most of them already and look forward to her next. As it is, it passes to his niece and children, Isabel, Kitty, and Thierry, struggling with the death of her husband and their new financial issues they move to the country and learn a new way of life. If there was one character I didn’t really connect with it was Byron Firth (despite the wet shirt scene) who didn’t seem as “fleshed out,” as her other characters and I felt he had real potential to be more interesting.
I love Jojo Moyes, her books are always really different from each other and her style is so easy to follow, it is like getting into your comfy slippers. This might have been enjoyable if the main characters hadn't been so thoroughly unlikeable, they were either thick-self-pitying-doormats or weird entitled maniacs. I have been promising myself that I would finally get around to reading older books from some of my favourite authors, and Jojo Moyes was top of my list. I normally take to one or more of her characters, especially the main players, however, I didn't find this the case in this story.All Isabel ever wanted to do was devote her life to her music, but now with her husband gone, she has to try to provide for her children. Two men who each like her - one is wealthy, sleeps around and doesnt care about his family, the other is the strong silent type who obviously has a past. Es ist bestimmt nicht ihr bestes Buch, denn die Geschichte ist schon recht durchschaubar und recht Klischee behaftet.
This novel follows the lives of the people in the little village where 'The Spanish House' is located. Way over the top, with the side-plot tied up so dumb, I get cramps thinking it was conjured in a female head. If you enjoy books about the messiness of life with a light at the end of the tunnel, this one's for you. Matt and his wife Laura are obsessed with the idea of owning Spanish House when its cantankerous and demanding owner Mr Pottisworth dies.The fmaily is forced to leave their expensive lifestyle behind and move to the country, where the drama around the Spanish house takes place. First of all, the house is a complete mess, almost as if it is falling apart from the inside outwards and as I’m sure you can imagine, Isabel is no Miss DIY!