Night Music: The Sunday Times bestseller full of warmth and heart

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But we just realize Isabel is like fish out of water at country side. She doesn’t know how to repair things at a derelict place when only thing she was focused on her music for years. Her husband handled everything for the family including finances! But, did you know that some of her earlier work includes some historical fiction books as well? I enjoyed those just as much as her newer contemporary fiction books. On the other hand: Matt was truly vindictive, devious, obsessive character who does anything in his power to take control of the house! A tragic accident forces her to drastically change from an ineffectual mother into a grown up and take charge of hers and her childrens' lives. She inherits a dilapidated old mansion in the middle of nowhere and uprooting her family moves in. The local builder and close neighbour has coveted the mansion for years and pretending to be their friend in reality does all he can to make them leave, with disastrous consequences. Even though the incompetencies of Isabel frustrated me a lot, I can resonate with her because her music is her only power and sometimes those artsy minds dedicated their souls to create new compositions and they slowly separate from the responsibilities and obligations of real life. Isabel’s unique talent helps her endure her pain but it also drift her apart from her burdens needed to be handled immediately.

Before attending university, Moyes held several jobs: she was a typist at NatWest typing statements in braille for blind people, a brochure writer for Club 18-30, and a minicab controller for a brief time. While an undergraduate at Royal Holloway, University of London, Moyes worked for the Egham and Staines News. [10] Audiobook Narration: Clare Corbett did a fantastic job with Night Music. I thought she captured each character perfectly, and she really understood their motivations. I would listen to more books that she has narrated, and I’d definitely recommend her! I’m looking forward to read brand new books of the author! I’m a true fan of her amazing, tear jerker, heartbreaking stories!

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Her neighbours, Laura and Matt, do nothing in the slightest to make her feel welcome to the village; on the contrary Matt is out for revenge and Laura is lost in her ever crumbling world.

Welcome – The Romantic Novelists' Association". rna-uk.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017 . Retrieved 5 November 2015. This is a novel about obsessions. Matt and his wife Laura are obsessed with the idea of owning Spanish House when its cantankerous and demanding owner Mr Pottisworth dies. For this reason, Laura has pandered to Mr Pottisworth for many years. She takes meals to him and endures a barrage of criticism and complaint. However, despite hinting, he has never actually promised that they will inherit his house. So it's no surprise when we learn that he has a distant relative who is in fact his heir.I liked the gay shopkeers! That's that. The story takes nearly half of the book to get going. Everything leading up to "the action parts" just drags and drags, the house demolition and Isabels inner misery. We get so many POVs that I stopped caring right after the first chapters. Some of her earliest novels were historical fiction books, and her later work including her most recently published titles are contemporary women’s fiction, usually with a romantic element to them. Mike, a reserved Englishman with his polished appearance and captivating gaze, unwittingly becomes a catalyst for change. His presence threatens not only the family business and the preservation of the bay’s treasured whales but also Liza’s guarded heart, which she believes is incapable of love and unworthy of being loved again. Jojo Moyes". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 . Retrieved 5 November 2015.

Moyes won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper which allowed her to attend the postgraduate newspaper journalism course at City University in 1992. [13] She subsequently worked for The Independent for the next 10 years (except for one year, when she worked in Hong Kong for the Sunday Morning Post) in various roles, becoming Assistant News Editor in 1998. [13] In 2002 she became the newspaper's Arts and Media Correspondent. [14] Writing career [ edit ] What I really like about Jojo Moyes' books are that they are all so different, she certainly does not write to a formula, each book is very unique. When Isabel chooses to move her family into the Spanish House, she is reeling from grief and fearful of going bankrupt. She believes she has no other choice, despite her friend Fionnuala’s advice to take her time and consider her options. What did you make of Isabel’s decision to quit her job and leave the city for an unknown town? Was it the right call for her and her children? I didn't have any idea what the ending would be and was racing along to finish it so I could actually sleep tonight (being up until the wee small hours this morning and only putting my kindle down when I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer).This is an early JoJo Moyes novel that features the Delancy family living in London, but the accidental death of Isabel's husband leaves her devastated, grieving and in dire financial straits. The exclusive lifestyle she had become accustomed to is now well beyond her reach, and what is more she is ill prepared to adapt to her new circumstances. She is a violinist whose entire world had consisted of music, she is a mother of two children, Kitty and Thierry, but is a hopeless mother who had left the childcare to others. Out of the blue, she inherits a rundown property in the countryside, the Spanish House, from a distant relative and uproots her family to live there. Kitty has to grow up fast as she tries to pitch in and help, but Thierry has had serious issues ever since the death of his father. Though her financial situation is dire, Isabel can’t bring herself to sell her violin. The instrument brings her a great deal of comfort, and music is a part of her soul–but the money she could make from the sale would improve her family’s situation considerably. Was it selfish of Isabel to hold onto the violin for so long, or was she justified in keeping something so meaningful? What would you do in Isabel’s position? It's a story of new beginnings and friendship; a novel about relationships and the importance of family life. Isabel matures as she learns new things about herself and her family, and eventually is able to prioritise, while Matt becomes more and more obsessed, not just with the house but with Isabel herself. I found I could easily picture the main characters, and although I found Isabel somewhat frustrating in her naivety at times, I wanted everything to work out for her. I particularly wanted her to see Matt as the philandering scoundrel he was! Not that I am faulting her for having a career. (I certainly had one. But I was also very engaged with my children’s lives, too.) Amidst the strict regulations enforced by the naval officers on board, including the formidable captain, unexpected connections and relationships bloom between the brides and the men serving on the ship. Despite the Navy’s strict control, their lives become intertwined, and bonds are formed that defy the constraints imposed upon them.