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About twenty minutes later, the sunrise had become even more beautiful as the sun peeked over the horizon. The sky had now become pink like a sea of cotton candy, with the light of the sun coloring the clouds above with a pinkish hue. As the sun slowly ascended, the sky in the west became a deep neon blue as the light reached further out. By the time I reached home, pink had become a pale yellow mixed with blue. I could relate to Maria's anxiety and fears. I've never been that extreme myself but I didn't leave the neighborhood or go indoors for MONTHS in 2020 even after things opened up a bit more. I can relate to being shy with noisy neighbors who drive one crazy and being at wit's end to get them to stop without talking to them. Marisa's recovery from anxiety seems a bit too pat. Yes, she does seek counseling and there are steps she goes through, but from seeing friends and family struggle with social anxiety and depression, I felt her journey was just too linear. These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment. And the ending with the party (keeping it vague to avoid spoilers) but WTF? The whole scene was just unnecessary and silly.Rueben and Kerensa are kind of throw away characters. They're obnoxious, more than ever now they have a kid. Rueben still throws money away like it's grass and Kerensa tries to keep up with the horrid mothers and rich witches. Neither of them set a good example for their kid. No wonder he's a spoiled brat. At first Lowin reminded me of Dudley Dursley but by the time his party rolled around, I could see he just wanted to be a normal kid. Lowin is rude to the twin who worship him. I understand. I've seen it go both ways with hero worship and acceptance or hero worship and rejection of the younger child. Lowin is too young to understand how to be fake nice to babies.

Sinds het verlies van haar geliefde Italiaanse grootvader is Marisa Rossi overweldigd door verdriet. Ze hadden een hechte band en ze snapt dat iedereen anders rouwt, maar het lijkt alsof het leven voor de rest van haar familie gemakkelijker doorgaat. Zij is zichzelf niet meer, ze heeft agorafobie ontwikkeld, vindt geen plezier meer in het koken van Italiaanse gerechten en wil zich het liefst afsluiten voor de rest van de wereld. Wanneer haar huisgenoot haar uit huis zet, stelt hij voor dat ze in één van de vakantiehuisjes van zijn steenrijke oom Reuben trekt, en ongemerkt bewijst hij haar daarmee een grote dienst. These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly, without limiting expression or strong opinions. They're also applicable regardless of the comment's tone. With each book, Jenny Colgan continues to hone her craft and each book just gets better and better. Well, with the caveat that "The Endless Beach" will always be my absolutely favorite Colgan of all time. Whether you are new to Jenny Colgan's books or have read previous in this series, it can easily be read as a standalone, as the main focal characters are brand new! Als ze aankomt op Mount Polbearne kan ze de schoonheid van het eiland en de vriendelijkheid van de bewoners nog niet waarderen, ze is op zoek naar rust en stilte maar wordt dag en nacht gestoord door haar nieuwe buurman Alexei, een enorme en erg luidruchtige Russische pianoleraar. Wanneer haar therapeut haar aanspoort om met kleine stapjes de buitenwereld weer te betreden, gaat dat met vallen en opstaan, maar er komt een omslag wanneer Marisa gaat skypen met haar Nonna, die haar liefde toont door het sturen van pakketjes met de heerlijkste Italiaanse ingrediënten. Samen bereiden ze maaltijden die je laten watertanden, die wel eens de sleutel kunnen vormen tot het smeden van nieuwe vriendschappen en die wellicht zelfs Polly kunnen helpen, die moeite heeft om het hoofd boven water te houden nu de bakkerij kampt met geldproblemen.Then we are introduced in chapter 1 to Polly and her family, now people may disagree, but they are not why I am reading this book. They were not in the blurb. I do not care about their family dynamic... I am reading this book for Marisa and her piano teaching neighbour as advertised in the blurb. And thankfully that turns out to be the best decision of her life, although it is slow progress to come to that decision.