Voor mij begint de lente altijd pas echt wanneer ik haar nieuwste boek heb gelezen en ook nu heeft ze mij absoluut niet teleurgesteld!

Jill Mansell is the author of over twenty Sunday Times bestsellers including The One You Really Want and Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay. Deze verhaallijnen zouden in andere boeken misschien wat misplaatst of te snel gaan, maar in boeken van Mansell is dat geheel geoorloofd. Didi and Shay were friends who went on one last group trip abroad before they all went their separate ways for uni, etc. The business she set up for herself sounds rather unique, definitely bespoke and I wonder if anyone has ever come up with this in the real world. I will say that most of what I read would be considered a romantic cliche but hey, women like that stuff.Het is warm, humoristisch, beeldend en vlot geschreven, waardoor je er ontzettend blij van wordt, de emoties voelbaar zijn en je Mansell de voorspelbaarheid volledig vergeeft.

It’s puzzling that he never wants to come to her flat, and she senses that Elliscombe’s premier taxi driver, Will, has unvoiced doubts about her new boyfriend. His sudden reappearance is a bit of a shock for Didi because Shay left without a trace and she’s not seen him since. Shay has come back because his father, Red, is dying and wants to spend his last days in the old family home. In And Now You’re Back there are secrets to uncover and misunderstandings to sort out, but it is at heart about the possibility of second chances. Just because of extra unnecessary angsty, heartbreaking, long chapters, I cut some points and I gave three still I truly enjoyed this book but I wish it could be less angsty more romantic stars.From quite early on I felt drawn into the book and at the same time a warmth glowing from the words, such is my love of this author. What I also really liked was the little map at the front of the book because it gave me an idea where all the places were that were referred to in the book but at the same time I liked turning back to the map so I could place where each character was during the story. One thing that I look forward to every January is a new, cosy, heart-warming read from Mansell and I was eager to get stuck into this latest offering and be swept away into a world of romance.