I like a book where most of the characters are likable and all of them are interesting.
Scott and Josie are a loving son and mother who have faced the trauma of dangerous illness in the past and it has had a major impact on the shape of their relationship. The novel gives us a real understanding of both their perspectives as they confront the situation again now Scott is no longer a child.
Love is the main theme as Scott enters a new relationship and tries to manoeuvre his mother into finding a new man in her life. There are several grimly humorous dates with unsuitable men before Josie begins to let down her defences and 'give love a chance'.
Scott is so clearly a lovely chap who really cares about other people, without any soppiness or pathos creeping in. Madeleine Reiss has created quite a little masterpiece of exploration of him and her other characters, wrapping us in her love story, whilst not shying away from some inescapably heartbreaking situations.
Scott and Josie are a loving son and mother who have faced the trauma of dangerous illness in the past and it has had a major impact on the shape of their relationship. The novel gives us a real understanding of both their perspectives as they confront the situation again now Scott is no longer a child.
Love is the main theme as Scott enters a new relationship and tries to manoeuvre his mother into finding a new man in her life. There are several grimly humorous dates with unsuitable men before Josie begins to let down her defences and 'give love a chance'.
Scott is so clearly a lovely chap who really cares about other people, without any soppiness or pathos creeping in. Madeleine Reiss has created quite a little masterpiece of exploration of him and her other characters, wrapping us in her love story, whilst not shying away from some inescapably heartbreaking situations.