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Promise Me

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Each of them has their own story to tell, and there is so much to it, but they come together so well. Edgar gets in touch with a lost love and hopes for happy endings all round seem on the horizon and Lou’s own romantic life may also be set to change or will history repeat itself…?

The storyline moves along at the perfect pace, building up not only Edgar and Lou’s relationship, but also Lou’s relationship with childhood friend, Remy. Lou was such a lovely character and her relationship with cantankerous Edgar was heartwarming and took me back to my days as a care worker. Hierdoor blijft het verhaal afwisselend, wordt het geen moment saai en worden de verschillende perspectieven mooi met elkaar verbonden, al had ik over enkele elementen en achtergronden graag nog uitgebreider willen lezen. Jill Mansell has done it again, "Promise Me" was another brilliant and heart - warming story with so many curveballs in the second half that I couldn't stop reading, and well, I didn't stop until I've finished it, deep into the night.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. De personages waren heerlijk, hadden allen een geheel eigen karakter en de verhaallijnen waren interessant. Lou's relationship with her best friend, Sammy, and his older brother, Remy (who she's been harboring feelings for since their younger days) was one of the highlights of the story. The story moves just at the right pace and the author knows when to add something to laugh or to build a tension. Promise Me is a story of friendships, finding love and realising some people aren't worth wasting time, love or money on.

Lou is een personage om wie je meteen gaat geven: ze heeft een groot hart, tomeloze energie en een positieve instelling, ze is zorgzaam en altijd op zoek naar manieren om andere mensen gelukkig te maken, al laat ze daardoor ook wel eens over zich heen lopen en is ze redelijk naïef, ondanks alles wat ze heeft meegemaakt. This was a lovely heart-warming story that sang with all the delights of a typical cozy Hallmark film, complete with the cozy British feel-good warm fuzzy feelings of a large and loud colorful cast of characters that charm their way into your heart with their frantic antics and lovable moments. He is not available so another distraction is on the way, is the object of her desire doing the same thing? Her hobbies include exploring the Cotswolds and the southwest of England, scouting for locations for future books, and discovering brilliant new restaurants along the way.We are taken on a wonderfully heart-warming journey of love and friendships with the main character Lou.

Taking the job means she's living close to old school friends, including the gorgeous Remy, in the tiny, picturesque Cotswolds village of Foxwell. What I love about Joll Mansell'S books is that they are always a real rollercoaster ride of friendship, loyalty and lovely romance. Lou had a good job, and a flat in Birmingham, but every changes overnight and she’s homeless and unemployed. Wel had het boek een stuk dunner gekund, waardoor het nog net wat vlotter had gelezen, door niet zoveel bijpersonages aan het woord te laten (maar hen bijvoorbeeld gewoon hun eigen boek te geven).Alle personages waren wat mij betreft voldoende uitgewerkt voor dit verhaal en ook hun belang voor het geheel was meer dan duidelijk. I suspect that I simply went into this book expecting way too much and maybe being misled by the synopsis. 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.

There are many different characters and storylines to get accustomed to that I am not actually sure who the main character was supposed to be even though the story is apparently about Lou. Lou is a good person at heart and is determined that she will make Edgar begin to enjoy life, and slowly, she does begin to make changes, although Edgar is still rude, still grumpy and still hard to please. Naast deze hoofdpersonages volg je ook Lou’s jeugdvriend Sammy, die graag een beroemde zanger wil worden, zijn aantrekkelijke broer Remy en een oude bekende van Edgar, een bont en boeiend gezelschap, de één sympathieker dan de ander.

A witty, heartwarming story of love, life and second chances set in the idyllic Cotswolds, from the glorious Jill Mansell. Jill Mansell heeft weer een succesformule op het papier weten te vangen die het begin van de lente inluidt. De verschillende perspectieven, de verschillende levens en dus de verschillende verhaallijnen, maken ook dit verhaal weer intrigerend en vlot leesbaar. Een prachtige balans tussen feelgood en af en toe wat tragiek of dingen die niet lopen hoe je verwacht en/of gehoopt had, maken het boek realistisch en wel optimistisch. We lezen het verhaal vooral vanuit Lou, maar we krijgen ook de hersenspinsels van andere personages mee.

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