To the Moon and Back (by Jill Mansell)

I had read three of Jill Mansell’s novels, initially recommended by a friend, and was surprised to like them all better than I had expected to, despite unappealing covers. But not enough that I added more of her books to my wishlist, or went out of my way to look for them. However when I saw ‘To the Moon and Back’ at a church book sale, with a very appealing cover, it was not a difficult decision to spend fifty cents to buy it.

I’ve just finished it, rather more quickly than I intended to,...