Plot:
Sometimes, happiness can be found where you least expect it…
Twenty-eight-year-old Lana Green has never been good at making friends. She’s perfectly happy to be left alone with her books. Or at least, that’s what she tells herself.
Nancy Ellis Hall was once a celebrated writer. Now eighty, she lives alone in her North London house, and thinks she’s doing just fine. But dementia is loosening Nancy’s grip on the world.
When Lana and Nancy become unconventional house mates, their lives will change in ways they never expected. But can an unusual friendship rescue two women who don’t realise they need to be saved?
Review:
A cute warm read.
From friendships, being lost love and discovering more about yourself.
Although the main character was weak and a bit naïve it was still an enjoyable read.
The main character writes novels based on her life. Yes, you should take some inspiration from your life to write but not base it entirely based on it! No wonder it was such a flop with her proposal for her second book.
Mark silently dumps her. Re-appears as if nothing wrong has happened and for some reason Lana agrees to go out with him again without even asking why did he go off with her and what about the other woman she had suspicions about.
It didn’t make any sense as a reader why someone who seems to know herself go and do that without explaining it as we are reading it.
Another thing, the plot itself indicates it is all about these two women moving in together when really it has been a bigger journey than just that.
Lana does ramble on a lot. Nancy has dementia which isn’t really mentioned it only mentions how she can be ‘vulnerable’ which I found odd.
It was annoying dealing with Lana though I stayed for Nancy’s sake as there was elements of warmth.
3/5 Stars
C’s La Vie 