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If you like books that leave you feeling a little weepy once you've turned the final page then you'll love Jojo Moyes' second novel Foreign Fruit (her debut, Sheltering Sky, is equally appealing.) Set in Merham, a very English seaside town, it tells the stories of Lottie Swift and Daisy Parsons whose lives, upon arrival at the unremarkable town, are transformed.
The book opens in the 1950s with Lottie, an evacuee who's staying with the respectable Holden family and their daughter Celia, where "noise and suppressed hysteria" are the norm. Their small town ways are dramatically disrupted when Arcadia, the Art Deco house overlooking the sea, is taken over by a fast and Bohemian set where "nude painting and uncertain domestic situations" are the order of the day. Adeline, the Queen Bee in the set-up, declares that Lottie needs "to learn to dream". Good advice, except that her dream comes in the shape of Guy, the handsome son of a melon and banana importer. Lottie is instantly smitten, but Guy is engaged to Celia. Forbidden fruit, indeed.
Fast forward to the present and the perils of Daisy Parker. She's has been abandoned by her partner, is the new mother of a little baby, and has taken on the all-consuming project of renovating Arcadia for a businessman called Jones. The owner of the "ocean liner" house, has, up until recently been Lottie Swift. In a series of emotionally rewarding and devastating encounters secrets from the past and present are tantalisingly revealed. --Eithne Farry --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Blissful, romantic reading' - Company on Foreign Fruit
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Another brilliant read by Jojo Moyes. Whether you're a first time reader of hers or long-time fan this definitely won't disappoint you.
Set in the charming seaside town of Merham in the 1950's, locals Lottie and Cecilia are captivated when a group of bohemian artists move into the neighbourhood and immediately befriend the vivacious newcomers. What soon unfolds is a chain of events that is still having an impact on the town and its people five decades later...
A fabulous book with vivid descriptions and two intertwining plots that are very neatly depicted. This book has a bit of everything: romance, intrigue and scandal, and I really enjoyed it. The writing is so richly detailed you can truly imagine yourself at the heart of this story and feel yourself rooting for the characters. Highly recommended!
Set in the charming seaside town of Merham in the 1950's, locals Lottie and Cecilia are captivated when a group of bohemian artists move into the neighbourhood and immediately befriend the vivacious newcomers. What soon unfolds is a chain of events that is still having an impact on the town and its people five decades later...
A fabulous book with vivid descriptions and two intertwining plots that are very neatly depicted. This book has a bit of everything: romance, intrigue and scandal, and I really enjoyed it. The writing is so richly detailed you can truly imagine yourself at the heart of this story and feel yourself rooting for the characters. Highly recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It took me a while to 'get into' this book (I do find that a lot with Jojo Moyes books) but once I'd got past the first 50 or so pages I could see where the story was heading and coasted along easily. I especially enjoyed the more modern story and the characters within. Bit predictable towards the end but a fine read nonetheless.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I took a while to get in to this and nearly gave up but I'm glad I didn't. I found Lottie an enagaging character who I was rooting for and liked the ending for Lottie (although found the last passage rather confusing -what did it mean??). I will read more of this author.
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great book
Another excellent read from this author who always appears to combine fiction with extensive life experince. Read more
Published 9 months ago by pabu
Windfallen
Whilst this is another good book from JM, take care, as it is also called Windfallen as well!! I ordered the 2 books thinking they were different and they are exactly the same but... Read more
Published 20 months ago by S. Finlay
unputdownable
foreign fruits was captivating from the start, a recommended and most enjoyable read
Published on 15 Mar 2004
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