Saturday, May 31, 2014

The Forever Girl by Alexander McCall Smith FIC McC

   
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed it a lot.  The voice of the narrator and the description of the Grand Cayman Island was so relaxing!  The title refers to Clover. (She was born Sally but decided that she preferred Clover when she was 4.  Her parents thought it would last a few days.  They were wrong!).  When the book begins Clover is living on Grand Cayman with her parents (Amanda and David) and her brother.  When she was quite young she developed a crush on her best friend James.  It turned into love - at least on her part.  This book follows the hopes and heartbreaks of that love during the decades to come.  It also tells a parallel story of Amanda.  As Clover was falling in love, Amanda realized that she was falling out of love with her husband.

The book touches on situations to which many of us can relate. Some are funny and some are sad but it was all entertaining and it was filled with endearing characters. 

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