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Deborah McKinlay

Auteur van That Part Was True

11 Werken 266 Leden 16 Besprekingen

Werken van Deborah McKinlay

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Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
United Kingdom
Woonplaatsen
England

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A middle-aged UK divorcee writes to an divorced American author about his food context in the book. And from there we see both of their lives, a bit broken right now and the written letters that go back and forth across the Atlantic. Toward the end, UK Eve finally fesses up to her panic attacks to daughter Izzy and in a letter to Jack, and he understands that's why she can't meet him in Paris. But at the end, she is able to make it to NYC for his book signing.
 
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nancynova | 13 andere besprekingen | Jan 22, 2023 |
If you, like me, enjoy novels with quirky (usually vaguely dissatisfied) characters struggling alone with their problems before they eventually connect, Lily the Tiller is for you. Think Rachel Joyce, Gill Hornby, Phaedra Patrick, Felicity Hayes McCoy, Frederick Backman Katarina Bivald, etc.
Lily the Tiller is a feel-good story but with an edge to it like a good pair of garden shears – It never gets too sweetly sentimental. (Are English garden shears sharper than American ones? Quite possibly?)
But you don't have to love gardening to love Lily the Tiller. Reading it, you can enjoy that comforting feeling of digging your hands into rich soil to see what will grow, without even getting your hands dirty.
Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of Lily the Tiller from the publisher.
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baystateRA | Sep 22, 2022 |
Ich weiß nicht genau, was ich bei diesem Titel und Cover erwartet hatte, aber ganz sicher nicht dieses kluge und wunderschöne Buch. Der erfolgreiche amerikanische Autor Jack und die britische Hobbyköchin Eve, beide Ende 40, schrieben sich Briefe übers Kochen. In beiden Leben stehen Veränderungen an und diese Briefe haben mitunter eine fast therapeutische Wirkung. Jack sucht nach zwei Ehen eine erwachsene Beziehung und sowas wie Sinn in seinem Leben. Eve versucht ein gutes Verhältnis zu ihrer frisch verlobten Tochter Lizzie zu bekommen und ihre Panikattacken in den Griff zu bekommen. Ich mochte das Buch wirklich sehr.… (meer)
 
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Wassilissa | 13 andere besprekingen | Mar 26, 2022 |
cozy read. Not much happens. a middle - age love story.
 
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klnbennett | 13 andere besprekingen | Oct 7, 2020 |

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Werken
11
Leden
266
Populariteit
#86,736
Waardering
½ 3.4
Besprekingen
16
ISBNs
43
Talen
8

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