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Our Summer Together
OUR SUMMER TOGETHER is an uplifting story about family, friendship and the happy surprise of finding love later in life.
Caro knows how to be a mother - advising her grown-up daughters on career and relationship worries. She knows how to be a grandmother - enjoying the hectic energy of her three-year-old grandson. She knows how to be a daughter - helping her aging mother retain her independence.
She thought she knew everything about being a wife, but when her husband suddenly leaves her for another woman, everything is thrown in the air. So, when a chance meeting introduces her to Damir - younger, intriguing and attentive - she realises that opening up to a man so different from everyone else in her life, might also mean getting to know who she really is...
Your favourite authors love Fanny Blake:
'Fanny Blake has the gift of creating wonderful page turners from very domestic situations; and then making them warm and funny as well' Penny Vincenzi
'I love the way Fanny Blake proves that women just become more and more fascinating' Adele Parks
'I love that she writes about women our age, and the painful and wise truths we know' Marian Keyes
Caro knows how to be a mother - advising her grown-up daughters on career and relationship worries. She knows how to be a grandmother - enjoying the hectic energy of her three-year-old grandson. She knows how to be a daughter - helping her aging mother retain her independence.
She thought she knew everything about being a wife, but when her husband suddenly leaves her for another woman, everything is thrown in the air. So, when a chance meeting introduces her to Damir - younger, intriguing and attentive - she realises that opening up to a man so different from everyone else in her life, might also mean getting to know who she really is...
Your favourite authors love Fanny Blake:
'Fanny Blake has the gift of creating wonderful page turners from very domestic situations; and then making them warm and funny as well' Penny Vincenzi
'I love the way Fanny Blake proves that women just become more and more fascinating' Adele Parks
'I love that she writes about women our age, and the painful and wise truths we know' Marian Keyes
320 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2017
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Fanny Blake
38 books115 followers Fanny Blake was a publisher for many years, editing fiction and general non-fiction before becoming a freelance journalist and writer. She has written several bestsellers and acted as ghost writer for a number of celebrities. She is also Books Editor of womanandhome magazine. Her novels include The Secrets Women Keep (Orion) and With a Friend Like You (Orion).
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October 1, 2017
Our Summer Together is a beautifully written book; a book that's wise and uplifting, a book that celebrates life and love, a book about being yourself and making the most of life.
I loved the main character, Caro. She's warm and kind, devoted to her daughters and mother, but she's also full of insecurities, struggling to find her place in life after many years of putting everyone else's needs before hers. Abandoned by her husband she's having to rediscover who she is and what she wants from life. In Caro Blake gave us a character that we can all relate to, a woman who faced with difficult times learns to embrace life and make the most of every minute of it.
Heart-warming and touching Our Summer Together is a delight to read and I highly recommend it.
I loved the main character, Caro. She's warm and kind, devoted to her daughters and mother, but she's also full of insecurities, struggling to find her place in life after many years of putting everyone else's needs before hers. Abandoned by her husband she's having to rediscover who she is and what she wants from life. In Caro Blake gave us a character that we can all relate to, a woman who faced with difficult times learns to embrace life and make the most of every minute of it.
Heart-warming and touching Our Summer Together is a delight to read and I highly recommend it.
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June 9, 2017Loved it...a beautiful story of coming back to life in middle age, full of love, joy and hope (I read an early review copy)
September 24, 2017
This is an enjoyable and uplifting book with a cast of plausible characters and a well-woven tale which follows Caro through a summer in which she must deal with lots of traumatic events. Along the way she grows as a person and it was Caro's journey that appealed to me most about this very readable book.
Caro is over 60 and facing divorce from Chris when we meet her. She devotes one day each week to each of her daughters, working for one and looking after the 3-year old son of the other. She is faced with having to sell the marital home and dealing with her soon to be ex-husband when she meets Damir.
Damir is younger and has experienced the horrors of war in his native Croatia. Damir and Caro begin a relationship that helps both of them grow and come to terms with the past.
This is a book about love, moving on, being yourself and living life. 5 stars from me - a really lovely read.
Caro is over 60 and facing divorce from Chris when we meet her. She devotes one day each week to each of her daughters, working for one and looking after the 3-year old son of the other. She is faced with having to sell the marital home and dealing with her soon to be ex-husband when she meets Damir.
Damir is younger and has experienced the horrors of war in his native Croatia. Damir and Caro begin a relationship that helps both of them grow and come to terms with the past.
This is a book about love, moving on, being yourself and living life. 5 stars from me - a really lovely read.
September 21, 2017
I enjoyed this book. I especially like the way the various characters emotions were covered. Cara in her early sixties is having relationship problems her husband having left her for a younger woman. Her mother is living independently but still relies on Cara for things. Her two daughters Lauren and Amy no longer live at home but still have emotional problems and need their mothers support Caras husband Chris is living with new girlfriend Georgia who seems to be very needy. Throw all these people together and you have an interesting "melting pot". Then into it comes Damir who is from Bosnia and more emotions and problems turn up. If you like books that cover family issues you will love this. I took this book on holiday and it was perfect "me time" reading. This is the first book I have read by Fanny Blake and she is one I shall be looking out for in the future as I would like to read more of her books.
August 1, 2017
Caro is at crossroads in her life as her husband leaves her for a much younger woman, but a chance encounter on a train could impact more than she imagines.
Our Summer Together is a glorious celebration of womanhood in middle life. I don’t know whether it’s because I’m not far off the age Caro is at in her early sixties, but I absolutely adored this read. I thought Caro’s strengths and insecurities, her sense of self and identity, were those any woman would encounter at some point in their lives. It was so wonderful to have a female protagonist who retains her sensuality beyond the age of sixty without being a vamp. She is such a realistic character so that I felt every one of her emotions as if I were her. Indeed, all Fanny Blake’s characters felt like real people to me to the extent that I could quite cheerfully have slapped Lauren because I despised her so much at one point. It says something too about the quality of Fanny Blake’s writing, that she made me change my views later.
I loved the overall style. Dialogue is natural and descriptions so finely balanced that they add to the settings without a single extraneous word. This is beautiful writing that manages at once to be both charming and realistic, making for a hugely satisfying read.
I loved the plot of Our Summer Together too and the essential message that we should live in the moment and make the most of every precious day. There is intense passion, fear, loneliness and contentment woven into the narrative so that I felt totally immersed in an experience rather than just a read. The concept of identity is so well explored and it made such a change to have a realistic middle aged woman at the centre of the action. I thought Our Summer Together was a grown up, realistic story and I absolutely devoured it in less than 24 hours because once I’d started I HAD to know what happened to them all, even Chris and Lauren whom I didn’t much like. Added depth comes from the background to Damir’s story too so that I felt I had understood the impact of recent history on the individual, taking me beyond the vague memories of news stories in the past.
Our Summer Together celebrates the pain and joy of living, of being a woman, of making the most of life, including when it challenges us. I loved it.
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Our Summer Together is a glorious celebration of womanhood in middle life. I don’t know whether it’s because I’m not far off the age Caro is at in her early sixties, but I absolutely adored this read. I thought Caro’s strengths and insecurities, her sense of self and identity, were those any woman would encounter at some point in their lives. It was so wonderful to have a female protagonist who retains her sensuality beyond the age of sixty without being a vamp. She is such a realistic character so that I felt every one of her emotions as if I were her. Indeed, all Fanny Blake’s characters felt like real people to me to the extent that I could quite cheerfully have slapped Lauren because I despised her so much at one point. It says something too about the quality of Fanny Blake’s writing, that she made me change my views later.
I loved the overall style. Dialogue is natural and descriptions so finely balanced that they add to the settings without a single extraneous word. This is beautiful writing that manages at once to be both charming and realistic, making for a hugely satisfying read.
I loved the plot of Our Summer Together too and the essential message that we should live in the moment and make the most of every precious day. There is intense passion, fear, loneliness and contentment woven into the narrative so that I felt totally immersed in an experience rather than just a read. The concept of identity is so well explored and it made such a change to have a realistic middle aged woman at the centre of the action. I thought Our Summer Together was a grown up, realistic story and I absolutely devoured it in less than 24 hours because once I’d started I HAD to know what happened to them all, even Chris and Lauren whom I didn’t much like. Added depth comes from the background to Damir’s story too so that I felt I had understood the impact of recent history on the individual, taking me beyond the vague memories of news stories in the past.
Our Summer Together celebrates the pain and joy of living, of being a woman, of making the most of life, including when it challenges us. I loved it.
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July 19, 2017
"Our Summer Together" is Fanny Blake's next emotional, subtle and believable romance that I've been longing to read. This author is known to write compelling, atmospheric and very down - to - earth novels that are full of love and hope and when this newest release has arrived, I started to read it immediately.
What I find really great is that more and more authors start to write stories about mature heroines, women who have lived and experienced a lot and truly have something to tell. And Caro is one of such heroines. The story picks up shortly after the sixty - years - old Caro and her husband had a divorce, after he left her for a younger woman, but to be honest, from what I've read I've deduced that it's better like this, that her husband undermined her. However - of course - Caro's life needs adjusting right now. But then she surprisingly meets a stranger on a train - Damir, who has his own story as well, but it is a very different kind of story, and Fanny Blake has done an excellent job with his character. He's not too sugary, he's not too wishy - washy, even if his background is a very particular one. He's the man who knows how it is to loose everything: family, home, country.
Caro was also portrayed in a great, very down - to - earth and realistic way. She was trying very hard to be there for her two daughters, at the same time trying to come to terms with her new single life. It was truly adorable to see how she was starting to blossom again, to see there is much more to life and to proverbially grow up, and I think she was a character that was very easy to relate to and to sympathise with. Well, at least my sympathy was on her side, she has deserved to enjoy life after divorce.
However, I am sure I'd have enjoyed this book much better if I haven't had the feeling that I've read such story a few times already. It was too clichéd, with the ex - husband finding new love and having a new family, with the daughters using their mother without a thank you and then not supporting her, the whole family finding it difficult to accept that she may have a life that doesn't include them, and with the here and there with the romance. It was - in my opinion of course - this kind of book that needed one or two really great twists, to make the readers gasp, and I missed this in this novel.
"Our Summer Together" is a story that has some layers to it, even though there are not many life - changing situations and sudden twists and turns. It is written in a very peaceful, relaxing and easy to follow way, with just the right number of characters, and characters that were believable and likeable. A story about self - realisation, self - discovery, showing us that it's never too late to let your dreams come true. Perfect read for one balmy evening with a glass of chilled wine.
Copy provided by the publisher in return for an honest review.
September 10, 2017
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Loved the authors style of writing and she really brought all the characters to life. The main character is Caro a middle aged woman facing life on her own after her husband left her for a younger woman. Unexpected she meets Damir, a Bosnian national and she falls in love. But as with all love stories everything is not plain sailing and there are hurdles to overcome. Will definately be reading more by this author. Thank you to the author and to TBC for the chance to read this title.
June 5, 2017
Thank you to Orion for my advance copy of this book. I loved it.
Our Summer Together picks up sixty-year-old Caro’s life shortly after her husband has left her for a younger woman, and begins with an encounter with a stranger, Damir.
One of the reasons it worked so well for me is that forty-six year old Damir is no more a toy boy than Caro is a Cougar. He is a 21st century hero, on the surface capable and confident, but underneath vulnerable. He is all too aware of the prejudices of Caro’s friends and family and behaves with admirable (and very attractive!) grace.
Without labouring the point, Fanny Blake brilliantly hints at the reality of having no parents, no wife or child to root you in the world; of losing everyone who knew who you were and where you came from, and the social, romantic and emotional difficulties that brings.
I found the story incredibly touching and loved Caro. She is trying so hard to do right by everyone and not to over-react to provocation, at same time as going through her own wonderful second coming-of-age. I completely empathised with her. This is such a good book, multi-layered and complex, and yet perfectly uncomplicated.
Our Summer Together picks up sixty-year-old Caro’s life shortly after her husband has left her for a younger woman, and begins with an encounter with a stranger, Damir.
One of the reasons it worked so well for me is that forty-six year old Damir is no more a toy boy than Caro is a Cougar. He is a 21st century hero, on the surface capable and confident, but underneath vulnerable. He is all too aware of the prejudices of Caro’s friends and family and behaves with admirable (and very attractive!) grace.
Without labouring the point, Fanny Blake brilliantly hints at the reality of having no parents, no wife or child to root you in the world; of losing everyone who knew who you were and where you came from, and the social, romantic and emotional difficulties that brings.
I found the story incredibly touching and loved Caro. She is trying so hard to do right by everyone and not to over-react to provocation, at same time as going through her own wonderful second coming-of-age. I completely empathised with her. This is such a good book, multi-layered and complex, and yet perfectly uncomplicated.
April 30, 2019
A ‘life begins again at 60’ novel. Grandmother Caro, divorced a couple of years before by her ex-husband, is drifting along nicely with her family commitments and her art. She is being pursued in a lukewarm way by man friend (divorcee) when she meets a stranger on a train. He turns out to be the perfect decorator, lodger and lover and the story goes from there.
Yes, pulled in by the plot that turned out to be more complex and interesting than at first seemed likely. Touching on the war in Bosnia, refuges, starting again in Britain, prejudice and family assumptions. And the process of ageing.
My favourite character was May, the great grandmother, dispersing wisdom and planning her time-share escape to Tenerife, while reminiscing about her ‘love episode’, during her marriage. Full of hidden insights. His book is steady but enough pace to keep interest and uncertainty about the ending – Paul pops up again (the lukewarm divorcee) but is never really in with a chance! Yes the book did end the way I expected, although I did think Paul might clinch it if Damir didn’t return.
Yes, pulled in by the plot that turned out to be more complex and interesting than at first seemed likely. Touching on the war in Bosnia, refuges, starting again in Britain, prejudice and family assumptions. And the process of ageing.
My favourite character was May, the great grandmother, dispersing wisdom and planning her time-share escape to Tenerife, while reminiscing about her ‘love episode’, during her marriage. Full of hidden insights. His book is steady but enough pace to keep interest and uncertainty about the ending – Paul pops up again (the lukewarm divorcee) but is never really in with a chance! Yes the book did end the way I expected, although I did think Paul might clinch it if Damir didn’t return.
September 9, 2017
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
This latest book by women’s fiction author Fanny Blake is an uplifting story about family and finding love later in life. Our Summer Together begins with Caro, a portrait painter, and part-time art teacher, running around after her two adult daughters, Lauren and Amy. With barely a moment to herself, Caro flits between looking after her three-year-old grandson and helping out at Amy’s florist shop. However, one day, a brief encounter on the train home sparks excitement back into her life.
From the train to decorating her house and, finally, becoming her lodger, Caro gets to know the mysterious Damir as he gradually opens up about his past. Despite being fifteen years younger than her, Caro falls in love with the Bosnian and he with her, but can this elation last?
Despite her new chance at love, Caro has so many other things to worry about. Her ex-husband Chris is filing for divorce so that he can marry his new, much younger woman. However, this involves selling the house that Caro lives in and where her children grew up. On top of that, her eldest daughter, Lauren, is sceptical about Damir and is not afraid of saying so. With life as she knew it crashing down around her, Caro must decide whether Damir is worth it, but, most importantly, does he really want her in his life?
The title of the book, Our Summer Together, creates a sense of foreboding from the very beginning. Implying that Caro and Damir will only have one season together puts the reader on tenterhooks: what will go wrong? Desperate for a happy ending, we plough through the chapters wishing that their happiness could last forever.
It is refreshing to read about a romance developing between older characters rather than the typical twenty or thirty-something. A second chance at love feels much more satisfying than a will-they-won’t-they, playing hard-to-get attempt at a first serious relationship.
Alongside the love and joyfulness is a darker history that opens the readers’ eyes to events occurring during their lifetime that they may not have been very aware of. Growing up in Bosnia, Damir was subjected to war and violence, losing all his family and having a disastrous start at adulthood. For Damir, his relationship with Caro is not only a second-chance at love, but a second-chance at life, too.
Our Summer Together is a relaxing book to read that can either be devoured quickly or eked out over a period of time. With humour, reality and a range of emotions, it is impossible to find the story boring. Whatever your usual genre of choice, this book will be a refreshing change.
This latest book by women’s fiction author Fanny Blake is an uplifting story about family and finding love later in life. Our Summer Together begins with Caro, a portrait painter, and part-time art teacher, running around after her two adult daughters, Lauren and Amy. With barely a moment to herself, Caro flits between looking after her three-year-old grandson and helping out at Amy’s florist shop. However, one day, a brief encounter on the train home sparks excitement back into her life.
From the train to decorating her house and, finally, becoming her lodger, Caro gets to know the mysterious Damir as he gradually opens up about his past. Despite being fifteen years younger than her, Caro falls in love with the Bosnian and he with her, but can this elation last?
Despite her new chance at love, Caro has so many other things to worry about. Her ex-husband Chris is filing for divorce so that he can marry his new, much younger woman. However, this involves selling the house that Caro lives in and where her children grew up. On top of that, her eldest daughter, Lauren, is sceptical about Damir and is not afraid of saying so. With life as she knew it crashing down around her, Caro must decide whether Damir is worth it, but, most importantly, does he really want her in his life?
The title of the book, Our Summer Together, creates a sense of foreboding from the very beginning. Implying that Caro and Damir will only have one season together puts the reader on tenterhooks: what will go wrong? Desperate for a happy ending, we plough through the chapters wishing that their happiness could last forever.
It is refreshing to read about a romance developing between older characters rather than the typical twenty or thirty-something. A second chance at love feels much more satisfying than a will-they-won’t-they, playing hard-to-get attempt at a first serious relationship.
Alongside the love and joyfulness is a darker history that opens the readers’ eyes to events occurring during their lifetime that they may not have been very aware of. Growing up in Bosnia, Damir was subjected to war and violence, losing all his family and having a disastrous start at adulthood. For Damir, his relationship with Caro is not only a second-chance at love, but a second-chance at life, too.
Our Summer Together is a relaxing book to read that can either be devoured quickly or eked out over a period of time. With humour, reality and a range of emotions, it is impossible to find the story boring. Whatever your usual genre of choice, this book will be a refreshing change.
September 16, 2017
What a beautifully written book! The story is about a wonderful woman Caro and the trials and tribulations of her life after her husband left. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about a woman who literally "wakes up" to those around her, takes control and as for Damir - just lovely!
I can highly recommend this lovely read!
I can highly recommend this lovely read!
August 28, 2018
A new author for me. I loved this book and will look for more by Fanny Blake.
March 15, 2019
This book started off quite well, and I was prepared to be interested in Caro and her younger man, Damir. It was an interesting set-up. However, it soon started to go downhill when Caro's family got involved. The poor woman has two of the most selfish and self-obsessed daughters I can imagine and they both needed a good clip round the ear. They were also very dull indeed, and this sadly rubbed off on Caro too. Her story soon became very repetitive, and there was far too much telling and not enough showing, which only alienates the reader. To cap it all, at the end, even the interesting Damir becomes dull and behaves with astonishing selfishness to Caro. If I were her, I would have chucked him out and told him to jolly well get over himself. But she doesn't and they all live happily ever after, yawn. Not a great read.
September 15, 2017
Oh my giddy Aunt, how much did I love this book!!! As a woman also of a certain age (although a little younger than Caro), I could relate to so much of what her life was like. It isn't easy being the middle generation - you have grown-up children who, even though they have left home, seem to still need you for all sorts of random things, you also have an elderly parent (or parents) that you worry about. As well as this, your body is changing and not always in a good way. You are constantly exhausted from taking care of everyone else and you find yourself at a bit of a crossroads - where DID the young, energetic, enthusiastic woman go who had so many plans for her life?
Fanny Blake is clearly an author who understands human nature and emotions incredibly well, not to mention women, and is skilled at spinning a wonderful, completely believable tale. I loved Caro and Demir and my heart was in my mouth many times. I also enjoyed the characters of Caro's daughters, I could see mine in both of them. I laughed, I cried, I sighed. It is because this book provoked so many emotions in me, that I gave it a well-deserved 5 stars.
Brilliant! Obviously, highly recommended :)
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book. Thank you to THE Book Club.
Fanny Blake is clearly an author who understands human nature and emotions incredibly well, not to mention women, and is skilled at spinning a wonderful, completely believable tale. I loved Caro and Demir and my heart was in my mouth many times. I also enjoyed the characters of Caro's daughters, I could see mine in both of them. I laughed, I cried, I sighed. It is because this book provoked so many emotions in me, that I gave it a well-deserved 5 stars.
Brilliant! Obviously, highly recommended :)
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book. Thank you to THE Book Club.
October 5, 2017
A wonderful 'real' story with believable characters at the heart. Having three boys myself I could relate to the relationship Caro had with her daughters even though they are older than mine.
I enjoyed Caro's journey through adversity. Life often throws a curve ball at you but it was heartwarming to see her relationship develop with Damir and in turn teach her so much about herself.
We often do what society expects of us, this book was a reminder to me to live the life you love and take nothing for granted as things can always change.
I enjoyed Caro's journey through adversity. Life often throws a curve ball at you but it was heartwarming to see her relationship develop with Damir and in turn teach her so much about herself.
We often do what society expects of us, this book was a reminder to me to live the life you love and take nothing for granted as things can always change.
August 31, 2017
This is a heart-warming story about a woman in her sixties who finds love with a younger man from Bosnia, after her husband leaves her for another much younger woman.
I thought this was a lovely, uplifting tale of hope with some very realistic characters. I really liked Caro and was glad that she found herself after years of self-doubt and feelings of insignificance. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, having to fend for herself after so many years of marriage and devoting herself to looking after her family. The selfishness of her daughter, Lauren, and her husband, Chris, were well portrayed. Caro was well rid of him in my opinion! Damir was also a great character, and his own personal survival story during the war in Bosnia and its aftermath was very moving. Such a gentle and heroic man! I loved the writing style and thought it was beautifully and vividly written.
An inspiring, gladdening and very enjoyable read about living for the moment. You're never too old to tango! 😁
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I thought this was a lovely, uplifting tale of hope with some very realistic characters. I really liked Caro and was glad that she found herself after years of self-doubt and feelings of insignificance. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, having to fend for herself after so many years of marriage and devoting herself to looking after her family. The selfishness of her daughter, Lauren, and her husband, Chris, were well portrayed. Caro was well rid of him in my opinion! Damir was also a great character, and his own personal survival story during the war in Bosnia and its aftermath was very moving. Such a gentle and heroic man! I loved the writing style and thought it was beautifully and vividly written.
An inspiring, gladdening and very enjoyable read about living for the moment. You're never too old to tango! 😁
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July 8, 2017A real, refreshing romantic story between two sympathetic characters. I liked the character of Damir so much: a scarred man, decent and kind. But mostly this is Caro's journey of self-realisation and I thought it was beautiful.
August 7, 2017
Caro has not really got over her husband Chris leaving after their daughters have grown up and although it is now two years she doesn't think that she is interested in romance. Her best friend has tried to set her up with a man who has been widowed but it is going nowhere fast.
On the way home from looking after her grandson though she meets a man on the train, he buys her a gin and tonic when she realises that her grandson has removed the money from her purse and replaced it with lego! When she sees him the next week she returns the favour and they get talking - his name is Damir and he is from Bosnia, a lot younger than her....... surely he cannot be interested!
Suddenly there is new interest in her life she is not just a mother, grandmother and daughter at everyone's beck and call she has got a life of her own........but how will her family feel about this younger man!
A lovely book - especially interesting to hear Damir's back story about the conflict in Bosnia - chick lit with a bit extra
On the way home from looking after her grandson though she meets a man on the train, he buys her a gin and tonic when she realises that her grandson has removed the money from her purse and replaced it with lego! When she sees him the next week she returns the favour and they get talking - his name is Damir and he is from Bosnia, a lot younger than her....... surely he cannot be interested!
Suddenly there is new interest in her life she is not just a mother, grandmother and daughter at everyone's beck and call she has got a life of her own........but how will her family feel about this younger man!
A lovely book - especially interesting to hear Damir's back story about the conflict in Bosnia - chick lit with a bit extra
September 7, 2017
Caro is over 50 years old, a wife and mother, with grown up children. Life is good, but her husband finds a new partner, and Caro has to decide what is next for her. A chance meeting with a stranger on a train, her best friend playing match maker, her husband wanting to sell the family home, and her daughters busy lives are just a few things that keep Caro busy, and lead her to be bold and decide what future she wants.This was a beautiful, tender story of relationships changing, beginning and ending and showed life can be full of surprises. I would love to know what happens next, that is how attached I was to these characters. Loved it.
September 12, 2017
Caro is a mother and grandmother in her sixties whose husband has left her for a younger woman. She meets and falls in love with Damir, a man is also younger. Her daughters are used to having her at their beck and call and are not one bit happy about the relationship. We go through the trials and tribulations of the relationship with caro and how it affects those around her.
It's now often that we read a book about a middle aged woman finding love again and trying to balance family etc with it. It was refreshing to have a different take on it.
Enjoyable book. Would recommend.
It's now often that we read a book about a middle aged woman finding love again and trying to balance family etc with it. It was refreshing to have a different take on it.
Enjoyable book. Would recommend.
December 31, 2017
Great story about finding love in your later years of your life, whether it will last forever or just one summer.
Really enjoyed this story, which was well written, and evidently really well researched given the background for Damir.
I wasn't too keen on the rather selfish grown up daughters, but could understand why they were behaving like they were,
This is just a really sweet story that I wish I had read when I wasn't feeling very ill, and thus may have enjoyed even more.
Thank you to Orion and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Really enjoyed this story, which was well written, and evidently really well researched given the background for Damir.
I wasn't too keen on the rather selfish grown up daughters, but could understand why they were behaving like they were,
This is just a really sweet story that I wish I had read when I wasn't feeling very ill, and thus may have enjoyed even more.
Thank you to Orion and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
October 17, 2017
I guess the fact that I read it in just a couple of days is a good sign.
This is happy story about an 'older' woman, telling the world is never too late to start from scratch and be happy.
I loved Caro and I could relate to her in many ways. Chris was an ass, as was Lauren and I'm glad Caro found her voice and start saying 'no' more often.
There is still hope...
This is happy story about an 'older' woman, telling the world is never too late to start from scratch and be happy.
I loved Caro and I could relate to her in many ways. Chris was an ass, as was Lauren and I'm glad Caro found her voice and start saying 'no' more often.
There is still hope...
May 22, 2025
Personally I’m not a fan of these typical romance cliches, I find them boring and lack story. I can go to any book shop, buy a book with a catchy and overdone cover and it would be the most boring and uninspired read.
If you like a simple and cheesy story, go ahead. But for me this was just difficult to push through.
If you like a simple and cheesy story, go ahead. But for me this was just difficult to push through.
August 5, 2019
This was such a wonderful read I didn't want it to end. It explored the older woman/younger man scenario. There were many parts that were quite moving and powerful paragraphs that actually made me cry. Well written and flowed nicely. I loved it.
August 18, 2017
Ah, I knew I'd love this one... review to follow soon.
November 10, 2017
really enjoyed
February 10, 2018
Started very well but maybe lost its way a bit. Chick lit for the older generation? Would read another by this author though.
April 8, 2018
Much better than the blurb would indicate.
April 22, 2019
Compelling but a bit depressing. Having lived through something similar found it very realistic but it all came right in the end!
May 12, 2019
First book i have read from this author and really really enjoyed it
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