Sweet Dreams, Miss England by Iris Blobel
ISBN 978-0-646-51737-7
At the request of the author, a PB copy was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (from back of book): She could still hear Daniel’s grandmother saying, “Sometimes we meet people but not to share the rest of our lives with them, but merely for them to guide us onto a different path”.
Set in London and Dublin we follow the life of Nicky, a young mother of two who is married to Shane, an actor whose work requires him to be in Los Angeles. When Nicky meets Daniel, a fun-loving, spontaneous man from Ireland, she realizes how much joy and passion are missing from her marriage, and consequently her life. Nicky is torn between her marriage to Shane and her love for this Irish charmer.
My Thoughts and Opinion: After finishing and digesting this book, I sit here very torn. I will try to write this review solely on the book and not the interjection of my beliefs. I will, however, say that I do not condone the main character, Nicky’s, actions. I found it very hard to relate with the character Nicky because of the story line but once I took a step back and analyzed just “the book”, I could see that she did have some good qualities. The author’s writing style quite surprised me as a debut author. She wrote this story with a fluid, flowing and detailed account of the plot. The narrative, characters, emotions and descriptions of the settings were written in such a seasoned style that her words were conveyed with the ability to form vivid imagery. The relationships between characters profound and meaningful on many levels . I thought that this would be another typical love story and would know the ending, but, the author delivered an unexpected twist which left me with thought provoking questions. (I will not include spoilers in this review). Overall, a very well written novel from a very talented writer.
Which fictional character (or group of characters) would you like to spend a day at the beach with? Why would he/she/they make good beach buddies?
Great question!!! I recently read and reviewed (06/16/10) Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer. For those who haven’t read the book or the reviews, it is about 3 sisters who go home, to Nantucket, one summer to deal with past and present issues in their lives. The “sisters” came to life on the pages to the point that I felt I knew them. Even though each one had their quirks and problems, they were also fun loving. And the descriptions of Nantucket, beautiful, whereas I could picture the island that I have always wanted to visit. So my beach buddies would be the Fox sisters, Abbie, Emma and Lily and it would have to be on the quaint island of Nantucket!
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Sweet Dreams, Miss England by Iris Blobel
ISBN 978-0-646-51737-7
At the request of the author, a PB copy was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (from back of book): She could still hear Daniel’s grandmother saying, “Sometimes we meet people but not to share the rest of our lives with them, but merely for them to guide us onto a different path”.
Set in London and Dublin we follow the life of Nicky, a young mother of two who is married to Shane, an actor whose work requires him to be in Los Angeles. When Nicky meets Daniel, a fun-loving, spontaneous man from Ireland, she realizes how much joy and passion are missing from her marriage, and consequently her life. Nicky is torn between her marriage to Shane and her love for this Irish charmer.
My Thoughts and Opinion: After finishing and digesting this book, I sit here very torn. I will try to write this review solely on the book and not the interjection of my beliefs. I will, however, say that I do not condone the main character, Nicky’s, actions. I found it very hard to relate with the character Nicky because of the story line but once I took a step back and analyzed just “the book”, I could see that she did have some good qualities. The author’s writing style quite surprised me as a debut author. She wrote this story with a fluid, flowing and detailed account of the plot. The narrative, characters, emotions and descriptions of the settings were written in such a seasoned style that her words were conveyed with the ability to form vivid imagery. The relationships between characters profound and meaningful on many levels . I thought that this would be another typical love story and would know the ending, but, the author delivered an unexpected twist which left me with thought provoking questions. (I will not include spoilers in this review). Overall, a very well written novel from a very talented writer.
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Which fictional character (or group of characters) would you like to spend a day at the beach with? Why would he/she/they make good beach buddies?
Great question!!! I recently read and reviewed (06/16/10) Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer. For those who haven’t read the book or the reviews, it is about 3 sisters who go home, to Nantucket, one summer to deal with past and present issues in their lives. The “sisters” came to life on the pages to the point that I felt I knew them. Even though each one had their quirks and problems, they were also fun loving. And the descriptions of Nantucket, beautiful, whereas I could picture the island that I have always wanted to visit. So my beach buddies would be the Fox sisters, Abbie, Emma and Lily and it would have to be on the quaint island of Nantucket!
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