Pretty cute, nothing stellar. Kinda weird since it all revolved around a court case, but the story still holds true and does make you think about what you'd do in their situation. ( )

Sophie Kinsella / Madeleine Wickham's books are always a good read! ( )

** spoiler alert ** This book is based around a family - the Kempers. The parents Barnaby and Louise have recently seperated and Louise has started seeing another man - a lawyer- Cassian. The Kempers have 2 children Amelia and Katie who live with their mother.
On a hot Sunday afternoon, the Delaneys host a pool party for the village to raise money for charity. One of the children are injured in the pool and this starts a long complicated story with the Kempers deciding to sue the Delaneys who are actually thier friends.
I enjoyed this book a lot. The story line was easy to follow without being too predictable. It portrays how friends and families are changed when something like this happen. I felt for Louise, who gets caught up with her relationship with Cassian and the legal battle and then feels unable to tell anyone how she really feels about what is happening. Poor Amelia, she gets left out as the family focus mainly on Katie as she is unwell in hospital. This is a slight insight to how a sibling of an unwell child feels and how they can be left out against the parents best intentions. Daisy, a young girl plays a small part in this book and she is a likable character, young and naive. Alexis' role in all of it is also intersting ad grew to like him by the end of the book.
Another great Kinsella book. A good read, insightful and interesting. ( )

This novel was a little bit different than Madeline Wickham's usual writing. It was very serious, but a nice change from what I usually read from her. I read this one after I read most of her other books and was pleasantly surprised by the difference. It was nice seeing that her older writings are just as captivating as her new ones. ( )