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| Penguin UK Expected Publication February 2014 |
Jessica Thomas is a single mother
who is stoically trying to bring up her young daughter Tanzie, and also Nicky her ex- husband’s teenage son. She relies on two jobs to make ends meet, but knowing
where her next pound is coming from is a constant source of worry. Tanzie is gifted
in mathematics, so when she is offered the chance of a scholarship to a prestigious
public school, Jessica knows that she will do whatever it takes in order to
make this dream a reality.
Ed Nicholls’ professional life is
in complete disarray; he is facing severe corporate punishment for a misdemeanour
which has had disastrous consequences on the business he cherished. Alone and
lonely, Ed gets drawn into the tangled web of Jessica’s life and before he
knows it, he has agreed to help with something which could help Tanzie realise her
dreams.
On the surface Jessica and Ed’s
world should never have collided but what follows is a finely crafted story of
friendship which emphasises the need we all have to believe that true goodness will
overshadow all the bad things that life constantly throws our way.
One plus One is a truly delicious story about the bonds which bind
us all together. It has a bit of everything; there’s some real laugh out loud
funny moments and some equally poignant sad times which make your heart flutter
and your soul stay sad. But, the overwhelming glory of this story is the incredible
beauty of its writing. Jojo Moyes has got the balance just right and captures
the incredible need we all have to be loved and accepted.
To say more about this story
would be to do the book, and its author, a complete disservice as it needs to
be read in glorious abandon with no preconceptions. Just get a cuppa and
big packet of chocolate hobnobs and immerse yourself in this wonderful story.
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