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theliterateleprechaun 's review for:
The Jetsetters
by Amanda Eyre Ward
The author, Amanda Eyre Ward, like me, unabashedly admits, with regards to cruising, that “it turns out I do belong on a balcony, gazing at the sunset, a cool drink and a great book at my side.”
I’m a cruise addict. I was born to be on the sea. More importantly, in this busy world we live in, it’s so wonderful to get closer to my husband by creating an alternative world - a magical place where we can press pause, slow down, have all the cares of the day taken care of, and focus on each other. After almost 30 years married, it’s lovely to have an opportunity to recapture the bliss of dating once more!
Single mom, 71-year-old Charlotte Perkins, and her three adult children have grown apart from one another. When Charlotte enters the Become a Jetsetter contest, she sees it as an opportunity to pull the family back together. She’s shocked when her essay is declared a winner and she’s offered an all-expenses-paid nine-day Mediterranean cruise on the Splendido Marveloso!
I loved vacationing with the Jetsetters! What a trip. The author exposes the messiness of life; mother-daughter relationships, suicide, sibling rivalry, love, truth, and coming out. The vulnerability and courage it takes to reveal our true selves resonated with me as did taking the opportunity to really ‘see’ loved ones for who they truly are - flawed and beautiful. My favourite character was Giovanni! We all need someone like him in our lives to force us to see the beauty in everything and to make the most of the time we have together.
My take away from the novel:
Wine Down Wednesdays - love it. Stealing it.
Be more like Giovanni.
I’m a cruise addict. I was born to be on the sea. More importantly, in this busy world we live in, it’s so wonderful to get closer to my husband by creating an alternative world - a magical place where we can press pause, slow down, have all the cares of the day taken care of, and focus on each other. After almost 30 years married, it’s lovely to have an opportunity to recapture the bliss of dating once more!
Single mom, 71-year-old Charlotte Perkins, and her three adult children have grown apart from one another. When Charlotte enters the Become a Jetsetter contest, she sees it as an opportunity to pull the family back together. She’s shocked when her essay is declared a winner and she’s offered an all-expenses-paid nine-day Mediterranean cruise on the Splendido Marveloso!
I loved vacationing with the Jetsetters! What a trip. The author exposes the messiness of life; mother-daughter relationships, suicide, sibling rivalry, love, truth, and coming out. The vulnerability and courage it takes to reveal our true selves resonated with me as did taking the opportunity to really ‘see’ loved ones for who they truly are - flawed and beautiful. My favourite character was Giovanni! We all need someone like him in our lives to force us to see the beauty in everything and to make the most of the time we have together.
My take away from the novel:
Wine Down Wednesdays - love it. Stealing it.
Be more like Giovanni.