Jojo Moyes never fails to create an amazing story for her readers. I just tearfully finished reading One Plus One, Moyes' latest novel.
This is the story of Ed, Jess, Nicky, and Tanze and how their lives cross paths in a most unusual way at a time when each one needs the others. The title is a rather clever play on the mathematical 1+1, which typically equals 2, but in this story I think 1+1=4 (if not more). Tanze, Jess's young daughter, is a math whiz so it's an even more clever title, as it is because of Tanze that the entire plot begins and ends. There's a little insider trading, a lot of money troubles, a really big dog, a lot of car sickness, a Math Olympiad, a Goth teenager, and a whole lotta love that come together to make this book an amazing read.
Towards the end of the story, a story centered on the idea that good things happen to good people and that if you are good, eventually your life will come around, something happens to Tanze and the big dog (Norman). It is Nicky's response to this almost tragedy and the world's response to Nicky that had me crying on my back porch this morning as I finished the book. Good things do happen to good people and it was refreshing to be reminded of this in such an uplifting story.
One Plus One is also a story of forgiveness. Life is hard and sometimes people, good meaning people, make really bad choices. It's nice to know in these circumstances that there are people who will forgive. Those are the people you want to share your life with. After all, who doesn't make a mistake every now and again?
This is a good one. And it was a quick read. Two days. I couldn't put it down.
Happy reading everyone!
:) Dodie
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