I just want to book a trip to Italy! ( )

Another Erica James book that grew on me more as the book progressed. Good linkages between events in the present as well as events in the past. Good relationships developed as a result of Floriana being knocked down by a car, which led to three strangers meeting. ( )

Leuk, opntspannend boek. Ben fan van Erica James ( )

This a character-based book, about three people who meet by chance after a road accident. After the drama of the first chapters, the plot moves quite slowly as we get to know these delightful people, who are themselves getting to know each other. I like it when a book is about an unusual, quirky person, and there are two of them: the elderly Esme, in her way, is as independent and unusual as the much younger Floriana. Then there's Adam, who is a predictably nice hero although, it being a modern novel, I didn’t guess until near the end whether or not he and Floriana were going to get together romantically.

By the time I was about half way through, I was completely hooked. It’s not that there’s any great excitement or tension, but all the main characters had got under my skin; Erica James has quite a gift of bringing people to life. There were other people in the book too, of course, but they were all more two-dimensional and unmemorable.

Towards the end there are sections which poignant and moving, and I found the book, overall, uplifting and encouraging.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Four and a half stars would be fairer. ( )