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Can she ever truly escape the ties that bind?
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Kate Forrest is invisible… Ned, the husband she adores, doesn’t seem to know she’s alive, and her two charming children have grown into stroppy adolescents. Her boss is suddenly shunting her towards career Siberia, and her demanding mother is never off the phone. With her fortieth birthday fast approaching, all Kate wants to do is run away from the lot of them. And so she does. On impulse, Kate walks out of her job, her family and her life, and gets on a plane to Italy. With no ties and no responsibilities, she soon finds herself deliriously caught up in La Dolce Vita – and the arms of a man barely half her age. But when the unthinkable threatens her family, Kate is brutally forced to choose between her past and the future.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Kate decides on impulse to leave her stressful life. She does what many of us might dream of doing. She takes a taxi to the airport and hops on a plane to Rome instead of going back to work after her lunch break. She is approaching her fortieth birthday and it seems as though nothing gets done unless she does it.
Kate has recently had a miscarriage and her husband Ned said all the wrong things including that the miscarriage was a blessing in disguise almost in so many words. Kate is earning a six figure salary and her husband is supposed to be a freelance journalist but spends more than he earns. Her mother, Eleanor, expects everything done for her and teenagers Agness and Guy rarely do anything to help.
The story is told by all the main characters in turn which is a format which doesn't always work. I felt as though the characters didn't really have different voices and I took an instant dislike to Ned as a character whether he was talking in his own voice or when he was seen through the eyes of the other characters.
I could see how Kate had contributed to her situation by doing everything herself but if you are a capable you just do get on with things without wondering whether you can do it all or even whether you should do everything.
I felt as though there was perhaps too much going on in this story and that maybe some of the sub plots should have been omitted. The ending was a bit of a disappointment - to me at any rate. In spite of all this it was an enjoyable read and I did want to see what happened to the people involved. I'm sure the author's many fans will love this story.
Kate has recently had a miscarriage and her husband Ned said all the wrong things including that the miscarriage was a blessing in disguise almost in so many words. Kate is earning a six figure salary and her husband is supposed to be a freelance journalist but spends more than he earns. Her mother, Eleanor, expects everything done for her and teenagers Agness and Guy rarely do anything to help.
The story is told by all the main characters in turn which is a format which doesn't always work. I felt as though the characters didn't really have different voices and I took an instant dislike to Ned as a character whether he was talking in his own voice or when he was seen through the eyes of the other characters.
I could see how Kate had contributed to her situation by doing everything herself but if you are a capable you just do get on with things without wondering whether you can do it all or even whether you should do everything.
I felt as though there was perhaps too much going on in this story and that maybe some of the sub plots should have been omitted. The ending was a bit of a disappointment - to me at any rate. In spite of all this it was an enjoyable read and I did want to see what happened to the people involved. I'm sure the author's many fans will love this story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I think this book strikes a chord for mothers who sometimes just daydream about running away from a lifetime's commitment of shopping, cooking, washing, organising lives for people who don't notice a thing! The story meanders through the reality of what would happen if you did just run away - the upshot is that people appreciate you more. I find having a big strop and refusing to iron clothes usually has the same effect.
Anyway, it's a nice rainy afternoon/holiday read - not entirely believable but leaves you with a feel-good feeling
Anyway, it's a nice rainy afternoon/holiday read - not entirely believable but leaves you with a feel-good feeling
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is an easy to read novel about Kate Forrest, who for 15 years had been doing everything for her husband and family, and working at a high-powered job. One day, she decides she has had enough, and rather than returning to her office after her lunchbreak, she hails a taxi which she asks to take her to Heathrow Airport, where she boards a plane for Rome.
The story is told through a variety of voices: Kate herself, husband Ned, teenagers Guy and Agness, and her mother, Eleanor. I thought this approach worked quite well as it allowed the author to explore different perspectives of what had been going on within the Forrest family.
Like all families, this one has lots going on, and it becomes quite a page-turner as you become curious about how the situation will be resolved. Particularly towards the end, it's a real emotional roller-coaster, with a few of the plot developments perhaps a little bit unlikely. This is an undemanding book which was quick to read and enjoyable, and which reflects upon the stresses and strains within modern families.
The story is told through a variety of voices: Kate herself, husband Ned, teenagers Guy and Agness, and her mother, Eleanor. I thought this approach worked quite well as it allowed the author to explore different perspectives of what had been going on within the Forrest family.
Like all families, this one has lots going on, and it becomes quite a page-turner as you become curious about how the situation will be resolved. Particularly towards the end, it's a real emotional roller-coaster, with a few of the plot developments perhaps a little bit unlikely. This is an undemanding book which was quick to read and enjoyable, and which reflects upon the stresses and strains within modern families.
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