Thank you to Anne Cater, Random Things Tours, for my gifted copy and for having me on the blog tour for this book. Edgar gets in touch with a lost love and hopes for happy endings all round seem on the horizon and Lou’s own romantic life may also be set to change or will history repeat itself…? Lou's relationship with her best friend, Sammy, and his older brother, Remy (who she's been harboring feelings for since their younger days) was one of the highlights of the story. Een heerlijke plek, waar toevallig ook nog Remy woont, de aantrekkelijke oudere broer van Lou’s vriend Sammy.

De leuk neergezette personages brengen leven in de brouwerij, creëren opschudding en drama maar zijn er ook voor elkaar, ze zorgen voor verrassingen en schuwen grote gebaren niet. Promise Me is a story of friendships, finding love and realising some people aren't worth wasting time, love or money on. Er gebeurt van alles en over het algemeen sluit je de meeste personages ook zonder enige moeite in je hart. Samen was het een compleet en goed uitgewerkt geheel en was het oprecht weer een heerlijke Jill Mansell! Lou sets out to turn things around for Edgar and herself and wants to change his life and make him enjoy it again (which is very hard when he is so hard to please).Truly man's best friend, in this case, Edgar - their relationship was so wholesome, so very sweet, so very sad at Edgar's final moments, that had me tearing up. Deze excentrieke tachtiger woont helemaal alleen in een groot landhuis en heeft een inwonende hulp nodig, en Lou lijkt hem de perfecte kandidaat voor die baan – of de enige, omdat hij al veel werknemers heeft verjaagd.

It's addictive, this story, you can't stop reading it, full of little surprises and it will bring a smile to your face.Lou was such a lovely character and her relationship with cantankerous Edgar was heartwarming and took me back to my days as a care worker. However, needs must and when he makes an offer that she can’t refuse, she decides to give it a go and becomes Edgar’s live-in carer. From Lou’s lovely personality to the grumpiness of Edgar, the charm of Remy through to the absolutely adorable four legged Captain Oates. Jill weet als geen ander personages met elkaar te verbinden middels verschillende verhaallijnen en dat vind ik persoonlijk echt een grote kracht in haar verhalen. De hoofdstukken starten namelijk direct waar het vorige hoofdstuk eindigt: niet mijn favoriete vormgeving.

We also see how Lou changes how Edgar views the world and there is a beautiful moment towards the end of the book that had me in tears. Dit betekent echter voor mij niet dat het een slecht boek is, het voldoet namelijk wel aan mijn verwachtingen: lekker in het zonnetje weg kunnen dromen met een ‘licht’ boek. Sometimes you just need to sit back and relax and travel to a small rural Foxwell Town and take care of a grumpy old man and move into his lavish home, with the promise that once he passes away, he'd leave his entire inheritance to you. The characters are all so well developed and they are not all perfect either they each have their flaws, may that be with our grumpy old Edgar who many find rude or the lovable Lou who although hardworking and caring only took Edgar up on his offer for her own gain but she was not the only one. My favourite had to be our four-legged friend, Captain Oates and I thought the relationship between him and Edgar was just absolutely delightful!I fell in love with Edgar, his relationship with his rescue chihuahua Captain Oates, and the big heart he kept under wraps for fear of being hurt.

Well not quite true, I’ve always borrowed Elizabeth Gilbert’s logic in her book Eat, Pray, Love…who stated, that having children is rather like having a tattoo on your face…you need to be damn sure about it!The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. I’ve worked as a carer and have come across many grumpy old men like Edgar in my time and knew right from their first meeting that they would end up being friends.