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btpbookclub's review
4.0
Staying on is a wonderful, easy to read story. One that can be devoured within a day at only 233 pages long. You start to become familiar with the characters and town as if you were there yourself beside them.
Beautifully written, plenty of drama and family feuds. A story you can lose yourself in. A free vacation to spain. Didn’t really like Jo’s character a bit shifty, she had a plan. A dramatic ending which manages to turn out perfectly. A beautifully family with the secret and truth finally free.
Can the family rebuild their relationships? Can they get the restraunt back in business? Can they all get their happy endings? A brilliant read. Highly recommend. A well deserved four stars.
Beautifully written, plenty of drama and family feuds. A story you can lose yourself in. A free vacation to spain. Didn’t really like Jo’s character a bit shifty, she had a plan. A dramatic ending which manages to turn out perfectly. A beautifully family with the secret and truth finally free.
Can the family rebuild their relationships? Can they get the restraunt back in business? Can they all get their happy endings? A brilliant read. Highly recommend. A well deserved four stars.
anjana's review
4.0
This was something I requested on an impulse, I liked the cover and story seemed to be different. I am glad I got a chance to read this book.
This is a story of a family, who have been harbouring resentments and dysfunctional for years and this is the year when everything boils over. Although the beginning of my review may seem a little dreary, the book was not. A couple in their late sixties have spent a large part of their retirement in Spain. They live as expats, with that demarcation clear since they do not 'assimilate'. There is trouble brewing with Brexit hanging over them and people opting to go back to England. Their daughter-in-law decides to bring the family to visit for the summer and what happens next is the book in its entirety.
I have been living in a foreign country myself without 'assimilating' the last few years so I know some of the emotions that happen to make their way in the heads of Tony and Laney. Their mode of communication with each other and expressing themselves is not refined but heartfelt. It was easy to actually see the events unfolding in reality. None of the people are perfect, some more annoying than others but overall they are a family. I recommend this to people who enjoy seeing family dynamics at work and like reading character-driven tales.
This is a story of a family, who have been harbouring resentments and dysfunctional for years and this is the year when everything boils over. Although the beginning of my review may seem a little dreary, the book was not. A couple in their late sixties have spent a large part of their retirement in Spain. They live as expats, with that demarcation clear since they do not 'assimilate'. There is trouble brewing with Brexit hanging over them and people opting to go back to England. Their daughter-in-law decides to bring the family to visit for the summer and what happens next is the book in its entirety.
I have been living in a foreign country myself without 'assimilating' the last few years so I know some of the emotions that happen to make their way in the heads of Tony and Laney. Their mode of communication with each other and expressing themselves is not refined but heartfelt. It was easy to actually see the events unfolding in reality. None of the people are perfect, some more annoying than others but overall they are a family. I recommend this to people who enjoy seeing family dynamics at work and like reading character-driven tales.
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