Book Synopsis:
One minute Lou is happily employed, with a perfect flat. The next, her home and job have gone. Suddenly she has to start over.
The last thing Lou wants is to move to a tiny Cotswolds village. She certainly doesn’t intend to work for curmudgeonly eighty-year-old Edgar Allsopp. But Edgar is about to make her the kind of promise nobody could ignore. In return, she secretly vows to help him fall in love with life again.
Foxwell is also home to Remy, whose charm and charisma are proving hard to ignore. But Lou hasn’t recovered from the last time she fell for a charmer. She needs a distraction – and luckily one’s about to turn up.
Secrets never stay hidden for long in Foxwell, nor are promises always kept. And no one could guess what lies ahead…
My Review:
Firstly I’m a huge fan of this author so you can imagine how excited I was to be invited onto the blog tour for this her latest book. There’s something lovely about a new Jill Mansell book. You already know you’re going to love it so it means you can just relax and enjoy the story.
Firstly I absolutely loved the characters and enjoyed following them throughout the book. Lou was a very kind, caring lady and I loved watching her settle into her new village. Her relationship with the grumpy Edgar was hilarious to follow and it was great fun watching it develop.
The village setting in the book was lovely, especially the great community vibe it had. Everyone seemed to look out for each other and it was nice to see how quickly they included Lou into their community. There were a few moments in the book where everyone seemed to know each others business which made me laugh out loud.
Overall, as you can probably tell, I absolutely loved this book. The plot seemed to have a bit of everything in it, some drama, romance, emotional moments and some dodgy characters who I loved to hate. There were a surprising amount of twists that kept me guessing and meant I was unable to guess which way the story was going next.
The ending was great and, although I was sad to say goodbye to the characters, I loved the way it ended. I’m really hoping this isn’t the last we see of Lou and the lovely brothers.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publisher for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Jill Mansell’s books are full of love, life and friendship and have been bringing joy to readers for twenty-five years. She started writing fiction while working in the NHS, after joining a local creative writing class. She has since written over twenty Sunday Times bestsellers, including MAYBE THIS TIME, THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING and YOU AND ME, ALWAYS, and her books have sold over 11 million copies around the world.
Jill’s hobbies include buying stationery, particularly magical new colours of ink for the fountain pen she uses to write all her books – Jill is one of the few authors who still write their books by hand. Jill also loves people-watching and finding new characters to put in her novels. So when you’re out, make sure to always be on your best behaviour. And beware of beady-eyed authors carrying notebooks . . .
Jill keeps in touch with her readers on Twitter – @JillMansell – and Facebook – /OfficialJillMansell.
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Thanks for the blog tour support x
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My pleasure thanks for the invite x
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