Windfallen

De: Jojo Moyes

Narrado por: Michelle Ford

The tiny, well-ordered seaside village of Merham holds little to interest the adventurous - except for Arcadia, the breathtaking art deco house perched above the shoreline. Attracted to this magical place, young Lottie Swift surrenders freely to its temptations and ultimately must face the hard consequences of her actions.

Years later, another young woman comes to Merham. A designer hired to make over the now-empty Arcadia, Daisy Parsons seeks a new beginning, as Lottie once did. Fleeing a broken relationship, Daisy finds refuge at Arcadia, and something more - a love she thought she would never know again.

©2003 JoJo Moyes (P)2014 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[Moyes'] thoughtful tone and light touch make this a delightful read." ( Publishers Weekly)

Just okay

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I knew before starting this book that other reviewers had said it was not Jojo Moyes' best. I love her stories and the people in them and said, how bad could it be. It wasn't bad. In fact, it was a great story and very, very well narrated. I just found myself not liking ANYONE. Not one single character, as well-written as they were, were likable. Not even Lottie. In fact, the only character I cared about was a minor one, Frankie. Everyone else was long suffering and made the people they loved miserable, or at the very least, not happy. I wanted to root for someone. Anyone. Instead I found myself saying on too many occasions, 'Why would you do that!?'

love her books!

love her books. so many characters. many points of view. love the different time lines.

A story of the quest for survival and true family

An engaging story by one of my favorite authors. I loved the interplay between two different time periods. Strong, female leads as usual for Moyes. A study in love.

Ignore the bad reviews

I found only 1 downfall to this book. The way that the story bounces back & forth between timelines. Maybe if I were reading the book instead of listening it would be different. In this case I found myself a little confused a few times.
On the other hand, I found it easy to become emotionally invested in the story of the characters lives. I’m sure part of it is because I was also a single parent to an infant. I will not ignore Jojo Moyes talent. The ability she has to bring her characters to life should not be overlooked. Michelle Ford’s ability to tell a story also deserves a mention. I think you ladies did a wonderful job with Windfallen.

Good story once you put everything together

If you like a read/listen book that you have to figure out what/when heck the we’re talking about. First section was really good I was really into it, then second section they switched like you were listening to a totally different story. By the third and final section it brought both stories together. I was so confused in the second section wondering what happened to the rest of the story from the first section 🤔