This is one clever story. A light read that doesn't tax the brain cells but makes you look forward to picking it up every day. Anyone that can spin a good story around an inanimate object such as a house is in my opinion a good writer. This is not my favourite Jojo Moyes book but I absolutely relished reading it. This story is very well written with realistic but favourable outcomes. Even though it is a 'woman's read', it is devoid of excessive sentiment and sugar and spice. It is filled with tragedy, passionate humanity and triumph of spirit. When a professional violinist is suddenly made a widow her perfect world crumbles around her but what appears to be an end of her idyllic world proves to be the beginning of a new life of self-discovery, newly found awareness of what really matters and a greater love than the one lost. I have read three other books written by Jojo Moyes and would recommend my favourite, Me Before You, and The Girl You Left Behind besides the delightful Night Music which I consider a good read indeed.
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