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Ten Years On
Rebecca is happily married to Olly and content with her job at a glamorous London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes, she decides to move back to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her to heal. Joe, born in the same country town as Rebecca, had a falling out with her a decade earlier. Now he's the successful owner of a wine bar, Maison Joe, and is...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
May 10th 2012
by Quercus
(first published April 1st 2012)
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I bought this book when it was on-sale for Kindle for only 20p. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much, just a quick easy read that wouldn't require a lot of attention.
I couldn't have been more wrong... This book is simply wonderful!
The story is beautiful and so full of emotion. I spent the majority of time reading it crying my eyes out, and that doesn't happen often!
The author really took us on a journey with her heroine. The glimpses into the past, as well as the passage of time through the pre...more
I couldn't have been more wrong... This book is simply wonderful!
The story is beautiful and so full of emotion. I spent the majority of time reading it crying my eyes out, and that doesn't happen often!
The author really took us on a journey with her heroine. The glimpses into the past, as well as the passage of time through the pre...more
First things first: this one isn’t a romantic comedy! It’s romantic, it’s emotional, but it’s going to make you cry rather than laugh, so if your Chick Lit tastes swing more to Bridget Jones than The Notebook, this one might not be for you. Having said that, it’s still an absorbing read with some interesting stuff. The look into the new family dynamics of an adult moving back in with their parents was very well done, and Rebecca and her sister Pippa’s clashes over settling into a different way o...more
The prologue shows Becca with her student friends at a New Year's Eve party. Afterwards, she and her boyfriend Ollie and their flatmate Joe hang out for a while, wondering what they might be doing in ten years' time...
We're then taken ten years ahead, to a funeral. A tragic accident has shattered Becca's life and she has no idea how to deal with it. She goes to live with her parents for a while, meets some old school-friends, and then attempts to resume communication with Joe. They lost touch a...more
We're then taken ten years ahead, to a funeral. A tragic accident has shattered Becca's life and she has no idea how to deal with it. She goes to live with her parents for a while, meets some old school-friends, and then attempts to resume communication with Joe. They lost touch a...more
What a beautiful, beautiful story.
This book was brilliant, an incredibly soppy love story, based around the life of Rebecca. After losing her husband Olly in a motorbike crash, her life comes tumbling down around her. Unsure of where to go or what to do, she decides that it's best to go back to her family home, with her mother and father. Once there, Rebecca finds out that she is pregnant with Olly's baby, and as well as that, after speaking to an old, homeless man out in the street, she is sud...more
This book was brilliant, an incredibly soppy love story, based around the life of Rebecca. After losing her husband Olly in a motorbike crash, her life comes tumbling down around her. Unsure of where to go or what to do, she decides that it's best to go back to her family home, with her mother and father. Once there, Rebecca finds out that she is pregnant with Olly's baby, and as well as that, after speaking to an old, homeless man out in the street, she is sud...more
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Ten Years On centres around the two characters Rebecca and Joe. Rebecca is an instantly loveable and warm character who you just feel the need to wrap her up in bubble wrap and look after her!
When we first meet Joe he is definitely a ladies man but as the book progresses I found that each time Joe is around I was getting a little hot under the collar (as were most of the characters in the book!) It has been ten years since they last had contact but now Rebecca’s circumstances change and she fin...more
I thought this was going to be your average chick lit novel but was pleasantly surprised - this is more about grief than romance and it;s an intelligent, emotional read. Rebecca and Ollie have been together since university and have a perfect life - until Ollie dies in a motorbike accident and Rebecca discovers she's pregnant. Grieving for her husband she returns to her childhood home and encounters Joe, another university friend who disappeared suddenly ten years ago. As the story unfolds we fi...more
Ten Years On by Alice Peterson
I picked this book up because of a Twitter conversation I had with@Alicepeterson1. (Does Twitter sell books? Yes, but not in any direct way). I read the sample chapter and it looked interesting, so I downloaded it.
This book is more about bereavement and grief than romance. Becca’s husband Olly dies suddenly, leaving her alone and pregnant with their first child. Becca must learn to cope with her loss while adjusting to the fact that she’s going to be a mother. For m...more
I picked this book up because of a Twitter conversation I had with@Alicepeterson1. (Does Twitter sell books? Yes, but not in any direct way). I read the sample chapter and it looked interesting, so I downloaded it.
This book is more about bereavement and grief than romance. Becca’s husband Olly dies suddenly, leaving her alone and pregnant with their first child. Becca must learn to cope with her loss while adjusting to the fact that she’s going to be a mother. For m...more
I am with mixed feeling about this book. I bought it for my kindle on amazon as I wanted a light read without caring about reviews and build my own opinion, but I am not quite impressed with it. Rebecca is married to Olly for years and when he suddenly dies in an accident it comes out, she cheated on him with his best friend back in uni. In the end she moves back to her parents home and she meets the best friend again and ends up with him.The plot is deeper than that and Rebecca has her doubts,...more
Having read and enjoyed Alice Peterson's previous book 'Monday to Friday Man', I was looking forward to reading this one. I was not disappointed, this was such a great book, dealing with the very sensitive and very well-known subject to me - grief.
It was a lovely story, with ultimately an uplifting message, and it had characters that I really cared for from the start. I have read this in just over a day - exceptionally quick for me at the minute!
I would highly recommend this, and look forward...more
It was a lovely story, with ultimately an uplifting message, and it had characters that I really cared for from the start. I have read this in just over a day - exceptionally quick for me at the minute!
I would highly recommend this, and look forward...more
Sad, heart-wrenching and optimistic.
I had previously read Alice's Monday to Friday Man and really enjoyed it and I had been wanting to read this one for a while. I raced through this book. Although the subject matter is different, it tugged at the heartstrings in the same way that Jojo Moyes' Me Before You did. I felt the relationships between Olly and Rebecca, Rebecca and Joe and Joe and Olly were very well dealt with indeed. But always there was an undertone of why did they fall out? Why didn'...more
I had previously read Alice's Monday to Friday Man and really enjoyed it and I had been wanting to read this one for a while. I raced through this book. Although the subject matter is different, it tugged at the heartstrings in the same way that Jojo Moyes' Me Before You did. I felt the relationships between Olly and Rebecca, Rebecca and Joe and Joe and Olly were very well dealt with indeed. But always there was an undertone of why did they fall out? Why didn'...more
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Last year I read, and quite enjoyed, Alice Peterson’s novel Monday To Friday Man. So much so that I was really looking forward to her next book Ten Years On. When it landed on my doormat, I was thrilled and it accompanied me to the Doctor’s one day (I’m fine if you’re wondering, just a pesky cold). In fact, as soon as I started the novel I was glued. I had a half day at work and I spent the three hours before I started work reading the novel. At the moment that just doesn’t happen for me. I have...more
Rebecca moves from London back to he rparents house in Winchester hopefully she can come to terms with what has happened and decide her future.
Joe runs a local wine bar called Maison Joe he meets Rebecca again he hasn't seen her for 10 years since he dissapeared but why did he dissapear all those years ago? Can Rebecca and Joe ever be Friends again?
I loved this book I found it easy to read and follow I couldn't put it down it was funny and sad, it brought a tear to my eye at times, I would defin...more
Joe runs a local wine bar called Maison Joe he meets Rebecca again he hasn't seen her for 10 years since he dissapeared but why did he dissapear all those years ago? Can Rebecca and Joe ever be Friends again?
I loved this book I found it easy to read and follow I couldn't put it down it was funny and sad, it brought a tear to my eye at times, I would defin...more
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Just finished reading Ten Years On. Loved how Alice Peterson writes about Rebecca's grief and the conflicting emotions one feels about being the one left behind. I also liked how she handled Becca's reunions with her old friends, Annie and Kitty. The reunion with Joe was almost too smooth but I liked how they had to relearn one another.
Would definitely recommend this book!
Would definitely recommend this book!
Smarter than your average chick lit. Likeable characters, neatly unfolding mysteries and a very sensitive exploration of the grief over losing a loved one.
A very quick read, I enjoyed this book, even if it was a little on the predictable side. Good for a bit of escapism, but I wouldn't recommend reading it if you're feeling premenstrual - it might tip you over the edge!!
A very quick read, I enjoyed this book, even if it was a little on the predictable side. Good for a bit of escapism, but I wouldn't recommend reading it if you're feeling premenstrual - it might tip you over the edge!!
Cleverly written, this novel is extremely powerful and deals with the subject of losing a close one very well. I couldn't put the book down, I was sucked in to Rebecca's life and really felt like I was on her journey with her.
Grief is a very difficult subject to breach but Alice Peterson did it in such a gentle and clever way, and that's what makes this novel brilliant.
Definitely recommended! However, not recommended for reading on the tube as I almost started blubbing in front of all the commut...more
Grief is a very difficult subject to breach but Alice Peterson did it in such a gentle and clever way, and that's what makes this novel brilliant.
Definitely recommended! However, not recommended for reading on the tube as I almost started blubbing in front of all the commut...more
A good holiday read. Raced through it.
A little sad, as the main character loses her husband and the story revolves around how she copes with it and rekindling friendships with uni mates.
Wasn't amazing but equally a good holiday read.
Would give 3 1/2 stars compared to other books.but 4 1/2 for chick lit/beach read..
A little sad, as the main character loses her husband and the story revolves around how she copes with it and rekindling friendships with uni mates.
Wasn't amazing but equally a good holiday read.
Would give 3 1/2 stars compared to other books.but 4 1/2 for chick lit/beach read..
I found it difficult to put this book down. Really got into the main characters and had a few tears in my eyes as I read. A touching book. My only negativity about the book was there was a lot of characters of whom I would forget and when mentioned I had to think back to who they were And there relation to Rebecca.
I loved this book and I couldn’t put it down so much so I had read it in a day. I really liked how it went from past to present, it is a little predictable but a great read. This book had me laughing and crying. Can't wait to read more books from this author.
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This book was basically about three characters two males and a female that have been friends since university,two of them made their way together and one of them made his way out on them,ten years later they get a hold of each other,surprising changes has happened before the ten years separation and after they've met up,now what I really liked about this book is that it predicts that you will always find your way to the people that you love and no matter what happens people should move on from t...more
What a beautiful book about love and loss.
Alice Peterson really hits the nail on the head with this story - I had to stop myself from crying at certain points in the story.
Go read it!!!!
Alice Peterson really hits the nail on the head with this story - I had to stop myself from crying at certain points in the story.
Go read it!!!!
I was fully expecting a chic-lit book when this was recommended to me, but was told that it went deeper than that. And it did. Lovely and likeable characters, a storyline that jumped from present to past, a quick, sometimes predictable read that explores the emotional feelings and journey of losing a loved one and having to keep on moving with your life - whether you are ready or not!
Easy to read, but found myself skim reading it as it didn't really go anywhere particularly fast. A reasonable holiday read but not my favourite.
This wasn't what I expected but this wasn't badly disappointed. Nice story but it just didn't satisfy my chick lit needs. Too many funerals maybe?
A lovely, easy read. The ending was more or less predictable but enjoyable none-the-less.
Absolutely loved this book!! Had me in tears, and put a smile on my face
Read this in a day, light even given the subject matter, but a good read.
A very quick and satisfying read dealing with love and loss.
This book had me laughing and crying. Could not put it down.
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At the age of eighteen Alice had been awarded a tennis scholarship to America when she experienced pain in her right hand. It was rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and she hasn’t picked up a tennis racket since, a sadness that shall always be with her. The theme of disability features in her fiction, but there is nothing gloomy about Alice or her work. Rather this gives her fiction the added dimension of...more
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