This is a story of life’s lingering disappointments and redeeming exhilarations. Of both reminiscence and new beginnings.
Jules Beckham volunteers one day a week at Covington House, a nursing home for the elderly. Believing her childhood dreams have long since passed her by, she devotes herself to the people who live there — often delighting in their humorous quirkiness and eccentricities. After the loss of her mother, she assumes she has moved beyond the angst and anger that had dominated her youth …
… That is, until a new resident arrives at Covington House.
Love Notes is often funny, but mainly written with great compassion for the principal characters. It is a tale of people with many flaws and just as many virtues; in short, of characters so real that the reader will truly care about what happens to them.
Free on 8th Dec 16
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"While this is written well, with a believable story and distinctive characters, it actually caused arguments in the club."
Reviewer: Reader for Bookangel.
Jules, a teacher, spends her spare time running a popular reading group at the local old folks home. The arrival of a new resident upsets her quiet routine, since she is sure he is an estranged relative she hasn't seen since she was a child. Picking her way to a relationship will be difficult, especially since she isn't sure she wants too...
While this is written well, with a believable story and distinctive characters, it actually caused arguments in the club.
It definitely provoked an emotional reaction from the club while reading, but while all agreed it was a good story, there were two very different interpretations, one positive, one negative. From one view it was a heartwarming story of mending fences in family. From another it was a tragedy of a woman unable to say no and trapped living out someone else's wishes for her for the rest of her life. The truth may lie somewhere in between. The same interpretation switched Annie from wise, experienced, friend to a naive and sheltered accomplice to abuse.
What I will say is that it left no member unmoved and provoked some strong opinions, which is a sign of extremely good writing.
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