This book had two massive twists, the first, really threw me, I was SO not expecting the plot to unfold that way. The biggest twist however, in the final page or two of the book, left me completely and utterly gobsmacked! My feelings were all over the place. My emotions towards the characters I'd just lived with all the way through the book were up in the air and I didn't know if I now hated someone that I really liked! It was an incredible shake-up for me. Such a clever piece of writing by this fabulous author.
From the way that Elaine described Antigua, I could tell that it is a country that she holds close to her heart and I know that she spends time each year there herself. However, I do feel now, that I know what it looks like, how it smells, the colours, the people, the food, the weather. I'm not sure I've ever wanted to visit a place more! Her vivid descriptions really brought the people and places to life for me and I found myself completely immersed in the story as if I were one of the characters. I couldn't put it down.
There was one part of the book which made me cry, and I mean proper cry. Chapter 9 picked out every one of my emotions and wrung them out to dry!
I can't wait to read Singles' Holiday. With these two books being so different, I have absolutely no idea of what to expect but what I do know is that I'll get it a top quality read that Elaine should be extremely proud of if these two books are anything to go by!
Elaine Spires is an author, playwright and an actress. She spends her time between her homes in Essex and in Antigua (I am sooooo not jealous!). She has used her background in education and tourism to capture the quirky characteristics of people and humorous observations which she shares in her novels.
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