Jojo es una autora que me gusta muchísimo y, aprovechando las preciosas ediciones en bolsillo que han sacado de sus libros, compré este para ver qué tal es su primera novela. Senda, too, mulls over staying single, and in the title-chapter has a fling that seems to be true love, leading him to consider settling down -- only to find that he's been used.

The final chapter shifts to a first-person narrative, the narrator stumbling across (in Shinjuku, of course) an old friend from school, Komai Keisuke, whom he had not seen for some two decades. Ich hätte gerne ein Buch, bei dem es sich um Annie dreht, denn aaaah, sie ist mir ans Herz gewachsen und ich will mehr von ihr. Me ha costado muchísimo este libro. Algunas historias de Jojo Moyes (Yo antes de ti, La chica que dejaste atrás, incluso Uno más uno) están entre mis novelas favoritas. También he tenido alguna decepción con ella (El bazar de los sueños, por ejemplo) y esta novela, Regreso a Irlanda, está más cerca de esa última sensación que de lo mucho que me apasionaron las otras.

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I'm happy when two of my favorite characters from the novel that I'm reading will end up with each other and they will soon be engaged and get married but what happens after that? But then marriage isn't always full of roses and soft whispers of love or some royalty kind of fairy tale we often dream. Marriage has its own dark side, too, and I'm not sure if I'm prepared to embrace it just yet.

In più ho apprezzato la fine del nonno ma mi sarebbe piaciuto ci fosse in qualche modo un suo ruolo un po’ più decisivo nella storia e non rimanesse invece così marginale, nonostante assuma parte rilevante nei racconti del passato. Tres mujeres, tres generaciones y un abismo enrome entre cada una de ellas. Kate, hija de Joy y madre de Sabine, se fue de Irlanda por la mala relación que tenía con sus padres cuando se quedó embarazada de Sabine y desde entonces no ha visto a sus padres. Sus relaciones amorosas no han sido perfectas y, con la mala suerte que ha tenido junto a las malas decisiones, está de nuevo en una ruptura. Para que Sabine no sufra la separación de nuevo, envía a su hija a Irlanda al rancho de sus padres. Sabine, dolida por las decisiones de su madre y por alejarla de su vida en Londres, irá cogiendo resentimiento hacia su madre por enviarla con unos abuelos que son desconocidos para ella. Joy acepta a su nieta, pero al no haber actuado nunca como abuela, se sentirá incómoda y distante con ella. Este libro trata sobre el amor, pero quizá el tema más importante sea la relación madres e hijas. El abismo entre las tres mujeres parece insalvable y poco a poco vemos como se creó el abismo y si hay salvación para la relación entre ellas. El amor también tiene mucha importancia, como en todos los libros de Jojo. La búsqueda del amor, las malas decisiones, las desilusiones... Now let’s set that aside. I couldn’t understand why make Sabine go too far with Thom who shares history with her mother. I get that she resented the prospect of a relationship between him and her mom, and a 16 year-old who might have daddy issues is inevitable to crush on older men that are old enough to father her, but that seduction scene? It was awkward, disgusting, and so unnecessary. Also.. whatever happened with Kate’s half brother? You can't just unveil a secret like that and leave us hanging not knowing about it further. It was like a hole in the story.Pauline Sara Jo Moyes) е английска журналистка и писателка на бестселъри в жанра любовен роман. Пише под псевдонима Джоджо Мойс (на английски: Jojo Moyes).

It’s a pity when huge trees fall, but this is a natural part of any forest ecosystem. This opening in the canopy allows light to reach the forest floor and it brings an opportunity for new plants to grow. The trunk and attached disk of roots and soil may fall in such a way that it provides a small measure of protection, especially when the wind and weather are coming from the right direction. It’s not as snug as a hut or a tent, but when you’re in need of a place call “home”, there may be a dry space underneath the trunk or behind the root ball. Inspect it carefully before deciding on using it as a shelter, making sure these structures have moved to their final position and are in no danger of falling down further. 3. Hollow Trees Shinjuku itself is in a constant state of flux in the novel, being reshaped, replacing the Ginza as the entertainment-heart of the city, and becoming more vibrant (and less seedy) with the expansion of the local trains stations -- which also brings more interest from outsiders, including gangsters. I racconti servono a mettere in luce il lato sensibile e fragile della nonna, che sembra fredda e scostante, ma anche in seguito a far emergere segreti sepolti che riescono a riavvicinare madre e figlia scoprendone il lato più umano.

Me gustó cómo la autora manejó el tema de la separación. Muchas veces, conocemos o nos reencontramos con parientes cuando algo malo le sucede a una persona importante dentro de nuestro núcleo familiar, y tenemos una especie de unión, hasta que todo se termina y seguimos con nuestras vidas, sin volver a verlos, hasta otro evento desastroso.

Una historia atrapante y recomendable. La vida de tres generaciones que, por falta de comunicación, terminaron distanciados, hasta que algo pasa, que las hace juntarse de nuevo; y es a partir de eso, que empieza un proceso de conocerse entre ellas, de buscar las cosas que las separaron y esperar, que no sea demasiado tarde para tener una verdadera relación familiar. The Sheltering Rain is a novel of post-war Shinjuku, the Tokyo entertainment district where after dark "distinctions are up for grabs, and boundaries are marked ambiguously", focused on the local bar-owners, hostesses, and customers. Sheltering Rain“. След успеха на романа тя напуска работата си и се посвещава на писателската си кариера. Едновременно пише и статии за „ Дейли Телеграф“. The first chapter, 'Pushover', already brings this strikingly to the fore, introducing Senda and the bar which he works at, a traditional small outfit in Shinjuku, but also featuring a hostess who can't help but be a pushover when it comes to men -- and who it seems defies time, standing out in a world where a constant complaint is over everyone's inevitable aging and how little remains the same.And especially how the relationships between all three of them evolved. It was just such a great journey, and so beautiful to see them all growing closer. This changes at a party held in honor of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. Joy gets embarrassingly drunk and ends up meeting Edward, a young naval officer who will become the love of her life. After only two meetings, they decide to marry. No," he said. "Just tell me how much. I don't care what it costs today. You're my wife. I want to buy you a present. This present." A young English woman living in Hong Kong in the 1950s, Joy is portrayed in the prologue as a shy, awkward misfit. She is unhappy in the small social world of expatriate British citizens, but she doesn’t seem to know what to do about it. Her mother resents her, she does not have any boyfriends, and she dislikes the dull social scene in which she is expected to participate.