Secrets never stay hidden for long in Foxwell, nor are promises always kept. And no one could guess what lies ahead… My Thoughts: I did have someone. She left, same as all the rest of them.’ He pointed at an area beneath a chair. ‘You missed a bit.’ Secrets never stay hidden for long in Foxwell, nor are promises always kept. And no one could guess what lies ahead . . . What? I don’t have a wife. Never been married.’ He regarded her with fresh suspicion. ‘How can you not know that?’ When she’d put her phone away, Lou fished the tea bag out of her own mug and carried it over to the bin. As she reached it, her foot skidded and she almost went flying into the wall.

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Switching off the ignition, she ran round to open the passenger door and helped him out before collecting his shopping from the boot.

I must have landed on them when I fell.’ He looked at Lou as if it were all her fault. ‘How am I going to get home if I can’t see where I’m going?’ I loved this book so, so much. Jill has always been one of my favourite authors and I personally think Promise Me is her best book to date! When Della, a woman from Edgar’s distant past arrives on the scene, things change for Lou. She leans on the members of the small community that she’s become part of more than ever and Edgar is going to learn a stark lesson about human nature too. I do. I work as a carer. And I love it,’ she added, because people sometimes liked to question her choice of career and she didn’t need to get into that right now. Dit verhaal bracht mij pure ontspanning. Het kwam precies op het juiste moment. Rijkelijk gevuld met feelgood, doorspekt met humor, soms wat voorspelbaar én toch ook een beetje hartverscheurend. Jill Mansell heeft weer een succesformule op het papier weten te vangen die het begin van de lente inluidt.

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This was a lovely heart-warming story that sang with all the delights of a typical cozy Hallmark film, complete with the cozy British feel-good warm fuzzy feelings of a large and loud colorful cast of characters that charm their way into your heart with their frantic antics and lovable moments. 🥹🥹 Simply an endearing and light read that makes you want to move to the countryside when all else fails, much like, Lou, our heroine did. Ik heb onwijs genoten van dit verhaal en met name om het karakter van Edgar en zijn hondje. Zij zorgen regelmatig voor hilarische situaties en ondanks dat ze beide grumpy zijn, sluit je ze in je hart. Het liefdesverhaal in Het zonnetje in huis is ook zeer vermakelijk. Vriendschap is ook een belangrijk en goed uitgewerkt thema in dit boek. A real ray of sunshine and - exactly what's needed right now - Jill's books should be on prescription! * Phillipa Ashley *

Covered in trifle.’ Lou winced; she hadn’t meant to utter those words aloud. They’d spilled out in response to the mental image her brain had conjured up. No worries, I’m fine. I’m in someone’s kitchen,’ Lou said cheerfully. ‘We met in the supermarket car park, then he broke his glasses so I had to drive him home.’ Lou is needing to start over, her husband (although not a very nice one) has died, she has just lost her job and been turfed out of her home. After a second’s startled silence, Edgar gave a bark of laughter. It sounded rusty, as if he wasn’t used to doing it, which didn’t exactly come as a surprise. He put down his mug, sloshing tea over the rim onto the table.

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Ook zorgt ze altijd voor een fijne afronding aan het einde en dat was bij ‘Het zonnetje in huis‘ ook zeker weer het geval. However the job is tending, looking after and being assistant to grumpy old man Edgar. But there is lots more to Edgar than meets the eye. But as they begin to grow on each other it's not just Edgar who begins to evolve and change but Lou too. He pointed to an old grey Mini and she accompanied him over to it. When she’d put the bag of shopping in the boot, the old man shook his head and said, ‘Oh for God’s sake.’ For a split second, Edgar looked as if he might be on the verge of breaking into a smile. It didn’t happen.Overigens was hij meteen mijn meest favoriete personage in dit boek. Wie kan er nu niet houden van een heerlijke oude brompot als Edgar? En wat zit er schuil achter zijn humeur? He was making conversation because he was lonely, she realised, though of course he’d rather die than admit it. He directed her out of the town and up a steep, winding lane overhung with trees and dappled with sunlight. Meanwhile Sammy’s brother Remy has begun to catch Lou’s eye. Handsome and charming, with women falling at his feet, Lou is determined that she will not become another notch on his bedpost. Resisting temptation is not easy!

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MY REVIEW: Hurrah! The new year can now officially begin, because we have a brand spanking new read from Jill Mansell to devour. He sighed as loudly as if she’d asked him to run a marathon. ‘I’d need them here more often than that.’ There are many different characters and storylines to get accustomed to that I am not actually sure who the main character was supposed to be even though the story is apparently about Lou.Bovendien zijn het heel voorstelbare personages; van sprankelende Lou, via Ed Sheeran-Sammy, mopperkont Edgar met zijn kleine hartje (hij deed me denken aan een oudere versie van mr. Darcy), kieskeurige chihuahua Captain Oates, de knappe Remy naar de gladjakker Tom, zijn flapuit zus Fia en vergankelijke terugkijkend op vervlogen tijden ex-beroemdheid Della. I suspect that I simply went into this book expecting way too much and maybe being misled by the synopsis. This really was a captivating read that held my attention the whole way through and there were predictable and unpredictable parts in equal measure which just made the book such a joy to read. I was championing the outcome of this book and I was so pleased that the author chose to end the book the way she did, I do love a dose of Karma! Promise Me is a story of friendships, finding love and realising some people aren't worth wasting time, love or money on. Rich with wonderful characters, overflowing with heart-warming romance, this is Jill at her very best * Milly Johnson *