2025-06-16
Charming!
Funny, sad, relatable! A great story told from character perspectives. Did take me a while to get into it but once the characters became familiar it was hard to put down. Enjoyable read.
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The beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling No. 1 bestseller from the author of ME BEFORE YOU, STILL ME and SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES.
'An uplifting, charming, life-affirming tale that you won't want to put down' HEAT
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Jess always wears flip-flops in the hope of spring . . .
Jess Thomas has two jobs and two kids and never enough money.
And when life knocks her down, she does her best to bounce right back.
But sometimes you can't do it all on your own . . .
Ed is the good guy gone bad . . .
Ed Nichols had it all, then one stupid mistake cost him everything.
Now he'll do anything to make it right.
One chance encounter . . .
Ed doesn't want to save anyone.
And Jess certainly doesn't want saving.
But together they might just be more than they could ever be apart . . .
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'A laugh-out-loud, rollicking good read and a very touching love story' Sunday Independent
'A beautifully written love story I relished' Daily Mail
'A heartbreaking, laugh-out-loud, roller coaster' Sunday Express
'Raw, funny, real and sad, this is storytelling at its best' Marie Claire
Apple Books: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (357 Ratings)
Apple Books: Customer Reviews
2017-03-05
A lovely read
The truly likeable yet flawed characters really drive this book, making it hard to put down. Once engaged by the struggling sole mother family and endearing but naive rich software developer it is impossible to put down. Saved from sugary sweetness by the brutal realities of recalcitrant noncustodial parents and of living in a difficult neighbourhood, this book is satisfying on all counts and is nicely written, from the main characters' perspectives.
2016-07-05
Loved it!!
Oh I feel sad to have finished this book. I couldn't put it down. Really a fantastic read. Loved all the characters.
2016-06-20
Fantastic story
A story of a family that doesn't meet the standard 2.4 and is all the better for it. Jess is really down on her luck but is always optimistic, she has to be for her children. When she meets Ed she doesn't think much of him at all, but a mad road trip to Scotland for a Math Olympics just may change all their lives.
This is a wonderful story, it made me laugh and it made me cry. It was full of desperation, love, disaster, hope and joy. Would highly recommend.
2015-01-06
Brilliant
I loved this book and all the characters very different to anything I've read before. Jojo Moyes has a unique style that I love. One of my new favourite authors for sure. Looking forward to her new books.