Author: Agnes Martin-Lugand
Type: Paperback
Read: 2nd July - 4th July 2017
Rating: 5/5
Published: 25th May 2016 by Allen & Unwin
Diane has a charmed life as a wife, a mother and the owner of a literary cafe in Paris called Happy People Read and Drink Coffee. But when Diane suddenly loses her beloved husband and daughter in a car accident her perfect world is shattered. Trapped and haunted by her memories, Diane withdraws from friends and family, unable and unwilling to move forward.
One year on, Diane shocks her loved ones by leaving Paris to move to a small town on the Irish coast to rebuild her life alone. There she meets Edward, a brooding, handsome photographer who lives next door. Initially Edward resents Diane's intrusion into his solitary life, but before long they find themselves drawn to each other . . .
Never judge a book by its reviews. Alot of them were saying that the story got lost in translation (originally being published in french). But I read it and was like what the... this book is blimmin' awesome.
I got sent a copy ages ago by the publisher and I read the title and just adored it. The cover too is very striking and I figured it be a good read. I put off because I read peoples reviews. But this story is really good. After Diane looses her husband and daughter in a tragic accidentl life isn't the same ever again. Unable to get through and do anything Diane stays at home and keeps in her little routine of keeping their things close and everyone else out. It's hard but she has one true friend who Felix. Her best friend and co-worker together they own the coffee shop slash book shop. Ecept for the past year Felix has attempted this on his own.
Nearing the one year anniversary Felix tries to get Diane to go on a trip to escape the memories and the tourture she is putting herself through. Adment that unles she does something herself she dreads to think what Felix will book. So deciding to go to Ireland for a few months to figure things out, Diane packs up and leaves. Her house is sold and her things are to be disposed of.
Ireland is worlds away from France. The people and way of life are nothing to what Diane is used to but she's not here to make friends. Queue meeting her new neighbour the mighty Edward. He's typically irish and rough around the edges, they annoy one another to the core.
I loved the build up of tension between Diane and Edward. I liked he's gruff exterior and he's moodiness. I also adored Felix and Edwards sister. Together they were so much fun and at times you think it was good for the others to have them around.
The book is a tale of how you can't always escape your problems, that sometimes you must face them and that moving on isn't always as easy as everyone else believes. It's hard and heartbreaking and sometimes you have to break your own heart again to survive.
I would love to read the sequal to this book. I really did adore the writing and nothing got lost in translation. If i could read in french, it would probably be so much more.
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