Claire finds a new sisterhood
Bewertet mit 4.5 Sternen
I absolutely loved the Mummy books by Gill Sims and thus wanted to read her new stand-alone novel as well.
This time we meet Claire, who makes a shocking discovery at the beginning of the story and then has to reassemble her life. Get rid of the old, welcome the new - this kind of thing.
It's fair to say that none of this is really creative, and yes, Gill Sims also uses a fair amount of clichés - like the super-duper yoga-yummy-mummy with fake smiles, passive-agressive behaviour, children with ridiculous names and lecherous husbands. (The whole episode with the camping trip would have made me furious in real life! But Claire actually enjoyed it in the end.)
But even though the content of the book might not be innovative, the writing style really makes up for that. Somehow I really enjoy the way Gill Sims describes her characters and all that is happening to them very much (and I'm always glad that - compared to them - my life is so much better :-)).