When penny’s life gets turned upside down by the death of her father and she splits up from her fiancé Bruce she hopped on a plane to Corfu to live the dream that her and her father had to visit the homes of the Durrells. I had never heard of the book neither the tv series (I may be living under a rock, or constantly have my nose in a book) I think if I had, read the book she repeatedly talks about or at least knew anything about it I would have enjoyed this book more.
Penny had read the book to her father in the hospice leading up to the day he died. Penny visited the houses that the durrells had lived in, although all now privately owned and different to how they would have been many years prior to her trip.
This book is quite an easy read, it’s the typical book you’d pick up if you wanted something for the beach or a holiday read. It took me a while to get into the story, there’s multiple points of views from characters who develop as the book goes on. At the beginning I found it a bit complex but as the story progressed it became easier to remember the backstories to the characters. The characters are very relatable and likeable I wish there was one character that wasn’t so nice, they all just seemed very nice, there’s no annoying character or character that you dislike. Each characters has their own reason for escaping to Corfu.
The cover is very inviting, it’s bright and looks like the perfect beach book, which of course it is... even better if you’re heading to Corfu this summer.
I did enjoy the journey I went on through Corfu but it’s not a book I would read again, I don’t think I would read any more books by Melanie Hewitt if they are based on a book or series I know nothing about, it didn’t help the journey. This book took my longer than usual to read, it didn’t seem to flow as well as other books in this genre but it was enjoyable.