The day before Izzie’s 13th
birthday, her mother walks out on the family following an argument with their father,
and so it falls to Izzy then take responsibility for her younger sister Linda.
But when a handsome Italian chef moves to Worthing
and offers Izzie a job in his cafe, she is forced to choose between her
responsibilities and her desires. Then her mother resurfaces, and Izzie
discovers there’s more to her abandonment than meets the eye.
Will Izzie be able to come to terms with the past
in order to pursue the future she deserves?
This was a lovely story, and although I’ve never
been to Worthing the places were described in such a way that I can imagine
myself walking through the streets, along onto the sea front and sipping coffee
in Giacomo’s café that Giacomo.
With regards to the characters, Izzy seemed to
take the weight of the world on her shoulders, whereas Linda was a wily little
minx who needed someone to tell her a few home truths! Despite that, as characters
I loved them both especially as they were so different, and I don’t think we
were meant to like Linda anyway!
Raymond reminded me a lot of Pinkie from Graham
Green’s Brighton Rock – he was a wannabe gangster, but in reality was a bit of
a sociopath.
I’ve read many wartime sagas in my time, so it
was a nice change to read one set after the war when rationing was coming to an
end and life was slowly returning to a new normal.
All in all a really lovely book and I would
highly recommend it.
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