This is a must for fans of Jewell's other books(at least the ones I've read) as well as fans of Marian Keyes, Isabel Wolff, Madeline Wickham (a.k.a. I think this is a story that will resonate with many readers, because let's be honest, we've probably all been there at some point or another, wanting to make a change, but either not knowing how or lacking courage to try. It's so easy to slip into a rut, or keep putting things off, and changing is hard. What I think I like most about this book, is the message that it's not silly or pointless at any point in life to try something new. Toby and Leah are people I want to know, friendly and funny and kind of odd. This is a lovely book! The characters feel so real and mostly likeable, much more so than in "The House We Grew Up In", in my opinion. In any case, I'm very glad I finally got round to it. I really enjoyed "The House We Grew up In" and "The making of Us" by Jewell, so I don't really know why I wasn't initially as interested in this book(maybe I was guilty of 'judging a book by its cover'-oops). But after reading a rather awful, unpredictable book, I felt in the mood for something cozier. I thought, oh this will be so predictable, typical chick-lit, and kept passing on it for other stuff. I'll be honest,I had this book sitting around for some time before picking it up to read.
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