At age 20, ex-college student Eve finds herself married
with her first child, having been groomed into the perfect
wife and mother, living the lavish lifestyle she always
wanted. At 26, Eve has two children and a third one on the
way. She thinks her life is perfect until the awful day she
starts to miscarry and can't reach her workaholic husband,
Dennis. When he finally shows up, he informs her that his
business is going under and they'll lose everything they
own. Dennis then abandons them, and they don't hear from
him for years.
At age 32, Eve meets a 22-year-old college student named
Joseph. Even though he's much younger, he's just what she
needs. He makes her laugh and feel again, and Eve soon
becomes pregnant. She couldn't ask for a better father for
her children than Joseph, but his ambition with his new job
scares her and makes her think of her past life with
Dennis. Then the pressure for marriage begins along with
the fighting. Joseph eventually moves out, but not without
the gift of yet another child.
After three years, Eve is unable to let Joseph go from her
heart and wants him back. But he announces his engagement,
and Eve tries to convince herself that she can let him go.
Eventually, Joseph realizes he's homesick and wants his
family back. Now, he has to try and convince Eve to let him
come home.
This is a heart-wrenching story. You follow the years of
Eve's life, falling in love with the ones she loves and
hating the ex. I also liked that the story takes place in
modern-day London and enjoyed some of the language
differences.
At least, it should be -- after divorce with Dennis and
being jilted by Joseph, Eve could use a little "me" time.
Yoga and tending her tiny organic garden keep her centered,
but life's complicated when you have two barely grown sons,
two little ones at home, and a demanding job. At the end of
the day, Probation Officer Eve morphs into Mommy Eve,
master of meals, homework, laundry, and bath time.
It's all or nothing
But Eve is irrepressible, a free spirit who still ponders
the big questions: Is she too old to dye her hair pink?
Does a one-night stand with the veterinarian count as a sex
life? Did she let the one man who truly adores her get
away? When her oldest son announces he's getting married,
Eve's exes come hurtling back into her world, and she sees
the men in her life with new eyes. After all, there's more
to love than out-of-this-world sex. Though if you're lucky,
you can have both....
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