Promise Me

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I immediately fall in love with Lou, you simply can't not like her and all the other characters are written just the way they should have been written, even the bad ones are not too overdone. De heerlijke, soepele schrijfstijl van Mansell neemt je vanaf de eerste bladzijde mee naar het dorp Foxwell. I’ve worked as a carer and have come across many grumpy old men like Edgar in my time and knew right from their first meeting that they would end up being friends.

Edgar, the old man set upon living life to the fullest before he passes away, does push her to her limits; but, she knows that despite the pay-off she believes she'll receive after, she just wants him to find a bit of happiness, no matter how late in life it comes. Not forgetting an equally grumpy chihuahua to give Edgar a run for his money, and her best friend who may finally be about to get a break from an unlikely source. Samen was het een compleet en goed uitgewerkt geheel en was het oprecht weer een heerlijke Jill Mansell! Sometimes you just need to sit back and relax and travel to a small rural Foxwell Town and take care of a grumpy old man and move into his lavish home, with the promise that once he passes away, he'd leave his entire inheritance to you.Simply an endearing and light read that makes you want to move to the countryside when all else fails, much like, Lou, our heroine did. It was the special relationship that develops between Edgar and Lou that made this book such an enjoyable read. Jill has always been one of my favourite authors and I personally think Promise Me is her best book to date! She leans on the members of the small community that she’s become part of more than ever and Edgar is going to learn a stark lesson about human nature too.

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. 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. The new year can now officially begin, because we have a brand spanking new read from Jill Mansell to devour.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. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher, but the thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own. Dit betekent echter voor mij niet dat het een slecht boek is, het voldoet namelijk wel aan mijn verwachtingen: lekker in het zonnetje weg kunnen dromen met een ‘licht’ boek. As always though, a story may have the JM stamp upon it, but it still stands tall as a unique, warm, touching, witty and captivating story. 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.