I bought this novel from Kmart – it was in the $5 section. I expected a light, easy to read, romance, but it wasn’t that. There was a bit of romance, but it’s mostly about friendship and finding your way when things are tough. I found it compelling, I kept finding opportunities to read it. ‘Yes, you go snorkeling and I will sit on the beach and watch’.
Here’s the blurb …
A thoughtful, captivating and ultimately uplifting novel from this uniquely talented author
Jasmine know two things: one, she loves her vulnerable sister unconditionally, and will fight to the death to protect her from anyone who upsets her. Two, she’s only ever been good at one thing – her job helping business start-ups.
So when she’s sacked and put on gardening leave, Jasmine realises that she has nothing else to fill her life. Insomnia keeps her staring out of her bedroom window, and she finds herself watching the antics of her neighbour, shock jock Matt, with more than a casual eye. Matt is also taking a forced leave of absence from work, after one of his controversial chat shows went too far…
Jasmine has every reason to dislike Matt, and the feeling appears to be mutual. But not everything is as it seems, and soon Jasmine and Matt are forced to think again…
As I said above, I enjoyed this novel. It was warm and witty.