NEW RELEASE
Three Amazing Things About You - Jill Mansell (2015)
Hallie has become a respected agony aunt on her website, dishing out honest and wise advice. But in real life, there is no agony aunt that would be able to give Hallie the answers to her own problems. Tasha's problems seem to be solved when she falls head over heels in love with Rob, but having a daredevil boyfriend comes with a whole new bag of worries. And when Flo is bequeathed a flat in a will, the deceased's granddaughter doesn't look at all kindly on her, and if she thought she'd already stirred up a hornet's nest, she's about to find out that it's only just begun. Three very different women with three very different predicaments makes for a really intriguing read. Mansell has gone beyond the normal bounds of chick lit plots with these original, convincing storylines and gives the reader something new and different. Essentially these are three independent storylines but Mansell eventually brings them together after a dramatic twist. The characters do meet unknowingly beforehand and for me this seemed too coincidental. But a minor issue in what is an extraordinary novel. There's surely only one word to sum up - Amazing! (JC)
Jill Mansell's latest novel, Three Amazing Things About You, is about a young woman whose time is running out. The summary says: "Hallie has a secret. She's in love. He's perfect for her in every way, but he's seriously out of bounds. And her friends aren't going to help her because what they do know is that Hallie doesn't have long to live. Time is running out... Flo has a dilemma. She really likes Zander. But his scary sister won't be even faintly amused if she thinks Zander and Flo are becoming friends - let alone anything more. Tasha has a problem. Her new boyfriend is the adventurous type. And she's afraid one of his adventures will go badly wrong. Three Amazing Things About You begins as Hallie goes on a journey. A donor has been found and she's about to be given new lungs. But whose?" Three Amazing Things About You is out in January 2015.