Blurb:
‘June the first, a bright summer’s evening, a Monday…’
And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips,
unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons
at No. 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and
simply try to live, no one suspects the caller patiently waiting in the wings.
For soon, really very soon, everything is going to change…
My thoughts:
This is the first book I’ve read by Marian Keyes and, based
on this book, it will most certainly not be the last. There’s something about
the way she tells the story that leaves you unable to put the book down and
stop reading.
The story is set in Dublin and is based on the lives of
everybody living at 66 Star Street. The way Keyes makes the lives intertwine is
engaging and captivating. There are points where you think you know what’s
going to happen and then you find out you’re wrong.
Throughout the story, there’s a small narrative from the
mysterious visitor and it isn’t until you’re about halfway into the book that
you work out just who that visitor may be. If you think then that you know how
the book will end, you might just find you’re wrong.
The story touches upon love, pain, loss, and success, in
such a way that you can’t help but keep turning the pages. This book is
guaranteed to put a smile on your face and tug at your heartstrings at the same
time. It’s brilliantly written and is one of the best books I’ve read this
year.
The story counts down the days until the absolute revelation
of the mysterious visitor and it’s that eagerness to find out just who it is that
makes it slightly impossible to stop reading.
This book is incredibly heart-warming, funny, and just
genuinely amazing. Give it a read, should you get the chance.
5/5