The 2nd novel is always difficult, and can sometime succumb to being the difficult middle child, unwilling to live up to the hype.
This boo...moreThe 2nd novel is always difficult, and can sometime succumb to being the difficult middle child, unwilling to live up to the hype.
This book isn't as good as Elegance, but is a perfect 'holiday' book, read it on the beach with a cocktail or 3 and it will make you laugh and enjoy your holiday all the better for it.
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I have read this book at least 50 times, it the perfect mix of dry humour and bittersweet sentiment. It never fails to make me cry, but then right at ...moreI have read this book at least 50 times, it the perfect mix of dry humour and bittersweet sentiment. It never fails to make me cry, but then right at the end makes me remember why I love it so much.
Based on what is perhaps the original 'sef-help' book itself entitled Elegance, by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux, Amazon describes it as an Audrey Hepburn film in the present day, and I think that sums it up perfectly.