And Now You're Back: The most heart-warming and romantic read of the year!

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This isn’t just a story about Didi and Shay this is also the stories of all the people that surround them which I loved. So, when she needs to, she sneaks into Compton House backyard at night and chats to him under his favourite tree, where she scattered his ashes. Didi never stopped thinking about him, though, so when he showed up at the hotel she works at, a part of her is joyous.

I will say that most of what I read would be considered a romantic cliche but hey, women like that stuff. There are wonderfully flawed characters in this book that I care about even now after I have finished the book days ago. For six months after that they were rapturously happy together and Shay came to work at Didi's parents' hotel in the Cotswolds. Dit is een fijn verhaal over oude en nieuwe liefde, vriendschappen, werkperikelen, geheimen, koppige ouders, liefdadigheid, tweede kansen, je hart volgen en je dromen achternagaan, maar het is ook een verhaal over rouw, verdriet en hoop.The plot has been mentioned in other reviews so instead I shall just say that I loved all of the characters in this novel.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts. Natuurlijk worden al deze verhaallijnen weer op een prachtige manier met elkaar verweven, in de typische Jill Mansell-stijl waar ik zo van houd. This is the first Jill Mansell book I’ve read and I enjoyed learning about Shay and Didi’s teenage romance, the cause of their break up and what happened when they met 13 years later. She knows how to tell a story well and to create and develop interesting characters, and everything she puts on paper serves to advance the story. His son Shay is the reason for the book's title, and I really enjoyed the various dimensions to his personality too.Didi and Shay’s supporting cast include Aaron Didi’s fiancée, Layla and her mother Rosa, Layla’s new love interest who isn’t who he seems, Bennie and Ingrid who now live in Rosa’s old house, Red Shay’s dad and of course Harry who has a secret he’s been hiding from everyone. We find out he also worked at Didi’s family’s hotel and because of an incident who ruined his reputation, he left the town and he didn’t come back till he is forced to fulfill his dad’s dying wish!