The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

The One Plus One

by Jojo Moyes

The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally bestselling author Jojo Moyes.

One single mum
With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day. But it's hard on your own. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn't. Because you have to . . .

One chaotic family
Jess's gifted, quirky daughter Tanzie is brilliant with numbers, but without a helping hand she'll never get the chance to shine. And Nicky, Jess's teenage stepson, can't fight the bullies alone.
Sometimes Jess feels like they're sinking . . .

One handsome stranger
Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. But he has time on his hands. He knows what it's like to be lonely. And he wants to help . . .

One unexpected love story
The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance from Jojo Moyes about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances.

Praise for Jojo Moyes:

'Majestic, utterly compelling, tremendous. A heart-stopping read' Independent on Sunday

'Truly beautiful. Made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it' Closer

'A triumph. Packs such an emotional punch, you'll need a box of tissues' Elle

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include The Ship of Brides, Foreign Fruit, The Last Letter From Your Lover, winner of Spring 2012's most popular Richard and Judy Book Club title Me Before You and most recently The Girl you Left Behind. She lives in Essex with her husband and their three children.

Reviewed by ellieroth on

4 of 5 stars

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Publicado originalmente: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Soy muy prejuiciosa con los libros Románticos Contemporáneos, que lleguen a caer en lo cursi rosa-vomito-de-Barbie es bastante fácil. Jojo Moyes es muy conocida por su novela previa “Me before you”, creo que no hay nadie, de los que leyeron el libro, que no haya dicho que leer el libro no es terminar hecho un mar de lágrimas y pidiendo perdón por vivir. Y con esa buenísima referencia de la autora decidí leer The One Plus One

The One Plus One está narrado de manera tan bonita, no bonito cursi, bonito que aunque los párrafos sean bastante largos, en ningún momento me sentí aburrida de leer, por lo general, cuando eres un lector flojo como yo, párrafos muy largos tienden a desanimarme a continuarlo. Este libro es ágil, deteniéndose en los puntos exactos, no dando vuelta a lo mismo una y otra vez, la historia va evolucionando de manera bastante simpática.

La historia en sí no me ha impactado, no es que haya terminado decepcionada para nada, me ha gustado mucho, como siempre mi problema será con la parte romántica, ¿Las declaraciones? ¿Oh, te quiero mucho? Ñeeeeeeh, no son para mí.

¿Conclusiones? Definitivamente seguiré a esta escritora, de vez en cuando es bueno relajarse con una historia de amor... aunque por lo que leí de ella, de vez en cuando puede ser una maldita u.u


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