![]() ![]() They get up, go to work and hide their sighs (in their beer or gin and tonics, mostly!) I only just finished reading this book and already I am missing Ben and Rachel. Her female leads don't sit back and sigh with unhappiness. What I enjoy most about McFarlane's books is the very realistic way she portrays characters who are on the threshold of a new relationship: that nervous uncertainty and self-doubt. ![]() No wispy waifs here! Her heroines also hang with the mature crowd - thirty-somethings who've had a relationship fail or two. ![]() Her male leads are usually mighty fine, good looking, decent "fella's" and her women are always vivacious, intelligent, pretty and have generous curves. I love the intelligent banter and quirky characters that are common to all of her novels. This author writes with a clear and confident voice and has a colossal sense of humour. I'm trying to recall which of Mhairi McFarlane's books I read first, but I can honestly say it was love at first sight. What a deliciously tangled tale of missed opportunities and miscommunication!! I didn't want this one to end - and lucky me, there is a novella ( After Hello) that carries on after that spectacular ending! What a fabulous debut novel for Mhairi McFarlane! ![]()
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