Blurb:
“It’s
eighteen years since Lara Carson vanished into the night, leaving first love
Flynn Erskine with lots of questions – and no answers. He’s stunned by her
return to Bath and can’t deny the spark between them. But is there something she
isn’t telling him?
Lara’s
childhood best friend, Evie Beresford, is thrilled to welcome her back –
especially as she’s about to walk down the aisle with her dream man, Joel. But
life’s never that simple, is it? Things are about to change drastically for
everyone involved. And it all starts on the morning of Evie’s wedding…”
My thoughts:
This is the
second book I’ve read by Jill and it’s just as great, if not better, than the
first. The way she captivates your attention throughout the entirety of the
novel is incredible. It’s the kind of
book that you find yourself convincing that you’ll just read one more chapter
before bed, and then another… Until eventually you admit you’re struggling to
keep your eyes open.
The
characters explored in this book are so enchanting, as are the relationships
that are pursued throughout. You find yourself willing particular characters to
stop being so silly, wishing you could sit them down and shake some sense into
them. However, the way it’s written means that you’ll be delighted with the
ending. I must admit, I shed a tear or two.
I read this
to and from work on the tube and I had to stifle laughter on more than one
occasion but, equally, there were moments where I found myself being touched by
a book and having to hold it together on the crowed tube journey. I was utterly
absorbed into this book.
The relationship
between Lara and Evie, as well as Lara and her daughter are relationships that
everybody should experience at least once in their laugh. It also provides
optimism for people that feel they’ve lost the one person they’ve ever truly
loved and connected with – but it does it in a way that proves love is no walk
in the park, hence the name.
I can’t wait
to get my teeth into another Jill Mansell novel.