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**tinamoo** · 01-18-2010, 07:39 PM

This is a present from Christmas. I started it last night. At the moment there seems a few too many characters to get my head around and she seems to skip from one to the other. I have just read the reviews on Amazon and people seem to like it. Hopefully it will all come together soon.

***welshy*** · 01-18-2010, 07:58 PM

When I saw the first half of the title I instantly thought of Wham! Big Grin

***PollyPips*** · 01-18-2010, 08:48 PM

(01-18-2010 07:58 PM)welshy Wrote: When I saw the first half of the title I instantly thought of Wham!

lol...so did I Big Grin

I even started singing it in my head Undecided

***welshy*** · 01-18-2010, 09:48 PM

(01-18-2010 08:48 PM)PollyPips Wrote:
(01-18-2010 07:58 PM)welshy Wrote: When I saw the first half of the title I instantly thought of Wham!

lol...so did I I even started singing it in my head

I had a picture of Andrew Ridgeley frolicking in the snow in my head Confused

**tinamoo** · 01-18-2010, 11:08 PM

Funny you should say that. So did I when I got the book. And funnily enough the first chapter is called gave you my heart then there is another chapter further on called you gave it away.

**Tedster** · 01-18-2010, 11:30 PM

(01-18-2010 09:48 PM)welshy Wrote:
(01-18-2010 08:48 PM)PollyPips Wrote:
(01-18-2010 07:58 PM)welshy Wrote: When I saw the first half of the title I instantly thought of Wham!

lol...so did I I even started singing it in my head

I had a picture of Andrew Ridgeley frolicking in the snow in my head

on my way to bed now with an lovely image of George in my mind mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm euphoria[1]

***PollyPips*** · 01-19-2010, 08:34 AM

(01-18-2010 11:08 PM)tinamoo Wrote: Funny you should say that. So did I when I got the book. And funnily enough the first chapter is called gave you my heart then there is another chapter further on called you gave it away.

Wonder if the song was the inspiration for the book!!! Big Grin

***welshy*** · (This post was last modified: 01-19-2010 02:09 PM by welshy.)

A book that made a few of us ladies have sweet dreams, in between the heartburn, dogs wanting a pee and a sick child Confused

***welshy*** · 01-19-2010, 03:33 PM

Make that 2 sick children Sad

Had to fetch the youngest from school as he was ill !!

***PollyPips*** · 01-19-2010, 04:25 PM

(01-19-2010 03:33 PM)welshy Wrote: Make that 2 sick children Had to fetch the youngest from school as he was ill !!

You paint such a wonderfully romantic picture welshy Big Grin

Siggghhhhhhh

**tinamoo** · 02-08-2010, 11:00 PM

I have finished the book now. This book is set in a place called Hope Christmas and London, over the course of a year, the book follows several families as they cope with loss in its many forms including broken relationships, jobs, mental faculties and trust. The book is split into two parts (which interweave throughout the story); 'This Year' and 'Last Year'. I found this confusing at times.

I have mixed feelings about it. Although I enjoyed reading it but when it had finished I thought, is that it! I kept getting mixed up between a couple of the characters but maybe that was just me.

I thought that the ending was a bit corny but I had a feeling that it was coming so I was prepared. Maybe I would have felt a bit different about the book had I read it at Christmastime rather than after Christmas.