After preventing successful author, Orla Hart, from
committing suicide, Millie couldn’t imagine how much her life changes after
that. She loses her boyfriend, her job and her dignity after playing an
unintentionally insensitive joke on the owner of a lost wallet she found. When
Orla decides to base her next novel on Millie’s life, it marks a surprising
turn of events, in more ways than one.
It is a well written story but it is largely uneventful for
me. The relationship between Hugh and Millie was nice to read but ultimately
bogged down by Hugh clinging on to his guilt and grief. The storyline between
Hester and Nat seemed like a big anti-climax, and the way that the storyline
was resolved was unbelievable. Hester’s one night stand with Lucas didn’t seem
to have a big impact at all on matters. I liked the ending when Hugh and Millie
were reunited but it felt like the ending was a bit rushed, leaving behind a
lot of unanswered questions: did Con ever reveal the truth to his parents about
his sexuality? How would Orla react to Millie concealing such a big secret
about her love life? What happened to the book that Orla was writing about
Millie?
A nice read, but there are some major weaknesses which mean that this isn't one of Jill Mansell's best works, 3 stars.
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