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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been funny but didn't quite make it, 23 May 2005
Oh dear! If only the characters had been believable this could have been such a lovely story.Katie, the central female character, decides to chuck in her job and ditch her fiancée to go in search of pastures new. Looking for a complete change she applies for and gets the position of cook onboard a hotel canal boat. Running the boat is a poor little rich girl called Suzy who really doesn't know her windlass from her gunwales. Together the two girls somehow manage to make a go of the business and everything's pretty much hunky dory. The problem is, this is supposed to be funny but isn't. There are a few scenes that could have been hilarious if they'd been better written but most were very clichéd - I felt I'd read them before and not only once, either. Katie, once a high-flying estate agent somehow knew enough about cooking to cater for 8 people to hotel standing and yet she cannot drive. How often do you come across an estate agent that doesn't drive? Very odd! I've no idea what drives Oscar, the ex, to keep coming back for me and as for Fergus, a man who Julia seems to despise for no good reason, how he puts up with our so-called heroine is nothing short of a mystery to me. The poor guy must be a glutton for punishment, that's all I can say. This is a light-hearted read that you'll easily finish in a day or two so is suitable for travelling or beach literature. Just don't expect it to be a laugh-a-minute and remember that the characters are as fictional as they can get.
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by Katie Fforde
by Katie Fforde
by Katie Fforde
by Katie Fforde
by Katie Fforde
