Promise Me

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Not forgetting an equally grumpy chihuahua to give Edgar a run for his money, and her best friend who may finally be about to get a break from an unlikely source. Hoe voorspelbaar ze ook zijn, het is steeds weer een feestje om haar boeken te lezen en zo dus ook ‘Het zonnetje in huis’. When she’d put her phone away, Lou fished the tea bag out of her own mug and carried it over to the bin. As she reached it, her foot skidded and she almost went flying into the wall.

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Ik heb onwijs genoten van dit verhaal en met name om het karakter van Edgar en zijn hondje. Zij zorgen regelmatig voor hilarische situaties en ondanks dat ze beide grumpy zijn, sluit je ze in je hart. Het liefdesverhaal in Het zonnetje in huis is ook zeer vermakelijk. Vriendschap is ook een belangrijk en goed uitgewerkt thema in dit boek. I love this author, and this book certainly didn’t disappoint. We are taken on a wonderfully heart-warming journey of love and friendships with the main character Lou. Lou is visiting her childhood friend, Sammy when she bumps into grumpy 80-year-old, Edgar Allsopp. Edgar isn’t the easiest man to get on with, but he seems to take a begrudging shine to Lou and makes her an offer she can’t refuse. I loved Lou’s character and connected with her straight away. I’ve worked as a carer and have come across many grumpy old men like Edgar in my time and knew right from their first meeting that they would end up being friends. The absolute definition of reading for pleasure, it will bring hours of happiness * Veronica Henry *

He sighed as loudly as if she’d asked him to run a marathon. ‘I’d need them here more often than that.’ I didn't have much to complain about Jill Mansell's prose - the pacing was fluid, the shift between character POV's was very well-handled - the cast themselves, were such a whimsical and playful and colorful lot, that as you bounced from each of their lives - it is how they inevitably were connected with one another is what made it such a delightful read. 💞💞

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Lou is surprised to see the size of the estate that Edgar is living alone on. It is evident that he needs help to maintain his home and she soon learns that he has gone through a series of caregivers. When he offers Lou the job she explains that she already is caring for a woman in the town she lives in. He continues to pursue her and shortly thereafter her circumstances change. To sweeten the deal, Edgar offers to leave his estate to her upon his death. I must have landed on them when I fell.’ He looked at Lou as if it were all her fault. ‘How am I going to get home if I can’t see where I’m going?’ Naast deze hoofdpersonages volg je ook Lou’s jeugdvriend Sammy, die graag een beroemde zanger wil worden, zijn aantrekkelijke broer Remy en een oude bekende van Edgar, een bont en boeiend gezelschap, de één sympathieker dan de ander. De leuk neergezette personages brengen leven in de brouwerij, creëren opschudding en drama maar zijn er ook voor elkaar, ze zorgen voor verrassingen en schuwen grote gebaren niet. Hierdoor blijft het verhaal afwisselend, wordt het geen moment saai en worden de verschillende perspectieven mooi met elkaar verbonden, al had ik over enkele elementen en achtergronden graag nog uitgebreider willen lezen.It’s in Birmingham.’ She put the last few items away in the fridge, which was crammed with out-of-date food. De personages waren heerlijk, hadden allen een geheel eigen karakter en de verhaallijnen waren interessant.

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You can put the kettle on now. Tea bags are in the blue tin. So what are you doing in Foxwell, then?’ His tone was accusing. A real ray of sunshine and - exactly what's needed right now - Jill's books should be on prescription! * Phillipa Ashley * Edgar decides to make her an offer. His offer means that she would leave the area she knows to be closer to someone who she has her eye on. He is not available so another distraction is on the way, is the object of her desire doing the same thing?He located a tube of Superglue in a drawer, then sat down at the scrubbed oak table to fix his broken spectacles. There are many different characters and storylines to get accustomed to that I am not actually sure who the main character was supposed to be even though the story is apparently about Lou.

Promise Me by Jill Mansell | Hachette UK

He was making conversation because he was lonely, she realised, though of course he’d rather die than admit it.This charming story proves just why Jill Mansell is often hailed as the 'queen of feelgood fiction . . . You'll struggle to leave this enchanting little village in the Cotswolds * Woman's Weekly *