Sheltering Rain: the captivating and emotional novel from the author of Me Before You

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The “Me Before You” series, beginning with the title book in 2012 and followed by “After You” in 2015 and “Still Me” in 2018, had a substantial impact on popular culture. The first book in the series, “Me Before You,” was adapted into a successful film in 2016, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, which brought Moyes’ work to an even wider audience. For example, in “The Girl You Left Behind,” she juxtaposes the lives of Sophie, a woman living in German-occupied France during World War I, and Liv, a widow living in modern-day London. Despite their different circumstances and eras, the two women are bound together by a painting and their shared experience of love and loss. Character development, pacing, and writing style add depth. Richly detailed descriptions and authentic dialogue bring the characters to life. These unique details contribute to the novel’s success and enjoyability. Jojo Moyes on Creating "Me Before You" From Book to Film". womenandhollywood.com . Retrieved 10 August 2022. The central themes of Jojo Moyes’ novels often revolve around love, relationships, personal growth, and resilience in the face of adversity. These themes manifest in various forms, such as romantic love, familial bonds, friendships, and even the relationship one has with oneself.

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Jojo described her writing style as an organic one with different parts of the books coming together to form an entire story. According to the author, The One Plus One’ was done with less writing style when compared to her previous books. She uses conversations and people she encountered as a beginning to develop characters. A real love that survived the slings and arrows of fate that soared, like some kind of 1950's Romeo and Juliet, above the petty and mundane. The kind of love you read about in books, that inspired songs, that lifted you like a bird yet stood solid, like a monolith, vast, all-encompassing, enduring. . . The Light We Lost” by Jill Santopolo: This is a passionate love story that delves into fate, choice, and the different paths that love can take.

Jojo Moyes is technically consider to write romance, but she likes to add in some humor and lighten things up, even add another level of emotion or tension at times. Moyes describes her writing as a fairly organic process; with the different parts kind of naturally coming together to form a cohesive whole. She does note that her most recent work The One Plus One was done with less of this style writing than any of her other works. The novel is about the quality of life that one lives, the decisions and how it impacts the general living condition of the individual. It is set in a small city and the characters intermingle. The characters come from different class of life, the upper, middle, and lower class.

I can still feel the familiar ache just looking at the cover of Sheltering Rain, it's sheer bliss then it isn't. I can never look at it the same way again without feeling lonely. Sabine hates Ireland. She hates the farm and horses, and finds her iron-willed grandmother Joy very difficult to get to know, understand and get on with. Sabine also finds it very difficult to communicate with her old grandfather, misses all her friends and life in London and is still bitter and exasperated with her mother. Over time however, as we learn about all three generations of women and understand them all a bit better, the fragile relationships between the three appear to be slowly mending themselves. Before that happens there is still a lot of heart-ache to go through for all three, secrets to be unearthed and bridges to be built. This is a remarkable first novel, rich and deep and full of wonderfully realized characters. Oh, these women! Anne Rivers Siddons

Jojo es una autora que me gusta muchísimo y, aprovechando las preciosas ediciones en bolsillo que han sacado de sus libros, compré este para ver qué tal es su primera novela. Jojo Moyes’ writing appeals to a wide audience due to a combination of factors. Her storytelling is characterized by engaging plots, well-developed characters, and a keen understanding of human emotions. Her stories touch on universal themes of love, resilience, personal growth, and relationships, making them relatable to many readers.Moyes’ novels often feature motifs and symbols that represent broader themes. For example, the bumblebee tights in “Me Before You” symbolize Louisa Clark’s vivacious and quirky personality, as well as her capacity for change and growth. Moyes became a full-time novelist in 2002, when her first book Sheltering Rain was published. She continues to write articles for The Daily Telegraph. [16]