Night Music: The Sunday Times bestseller full of warmth and heart

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As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had— and that a heart can play a new song. . . . Moreover, Sabine’s curiosity unearths buried secrets from Joy’s past, forcing her to confront old wounds and consider the healing they desperately need. The book follows the families as they struggle with their ideas of love and marriage, revenge, family life, and what it takes to make a house a home. If you like this book, you might also enjoy Blue Slipper Bay by Wendy K Harris, or Uphill All the Way by Sue Moorcroft.

The story in itself isn't radically new, a widow and her family move into a dilapidated house she inherited from a distant relation. What makes this book special is the thoughtful manner of Moyes' characterizations and the believability of the situation. There is romance, yes (nothing wrong with that), but nothing gratuitous or ridiculous. But what this story is really about is personal development and growth of the characters. I love it when the author shapes the story around characters, rather than making it seem as though the characters are merely bi-product of a plot outline, so this was perfect for me.On the other hand: Matt was truly vindictive, devious, obsessive character who does anything in his power to take control of the house! If you have already read books by Jojo Moyes, you probably know that her most recent books are contemporary women’s fiction with a romance twist and are hugely popular.

Diesem Buch merkt man an, dass es 2008, also früher als die letzten Bücher von Jojo Moyes, geschrieben wurde. I don't think that I will ever come across a Jojo Moyes book that I don't enjoy. There is just something so great about her writing.This is an early JoJo Moyes novel that features the Delancy family living in London, but the accidental death of Isabel's husband leaves her devastated, grieving and in dire financial straits. The exclusive lifestyle she had become accustomed to is now well beyond her reach, and what is more she is ill prepared to adapt to her new circumstances. She is a violinist whose entire world had consisted of music, she is a mother of two children, Kitty and Thierry, but is a hopeless mother who had left the childcare to others. Out of the blue, she inherits a rundown property in the countryside, the Spanish House, from a distant relative and uproots her family to live there. Kitty has to grow up fast as she tries to pitch in and help, but Thierry has had serious issues ever since the death of his father. Years later, another young woman arrives in Merham. Daisy Parsons, a talented designer, is tasked with revitalizing the now-abandoned Arcadia. Seeking a fresh start and escaping a shattered relationship while bracing for single motherhood, Daisy finds solace within the house’s walls. Amidst her restoration work, she discovers not only a rekindled love she thought was lost forever but also an extraordinary friendship that defies expectations. It's a story of new beginnings and friendship; a novel about relationships and the importance of family life. Isabel matures as she learns new things about herself and her family, and eventually is able to prioritise, while Matt becomes more and more obsessed, not just with the house but with Isabel herself. I found I could easily picture the main characters, and although I found Isabel somewhat frustrating in her naivety at times, I wanted everything to work out for her. I particularly wanted her to see Matt as the philandering scoundrel he was! The end of the story is highly dramatic; I might even call it melodramatic, although there were sufficient clues in the book to point towards the climax and the surprising events that followed it, had I been looking for them. The conclusion is perhaps a little too tidy, if I'm being objective, and I found one or two of the decisions made to be slightly unlikely; but I do like endings that tie up all the loose threads, so I'm not complaining. Night Music is the story of Isabel Delancey, a renowned violinist, whose once-comfortable life is shattered when her husband’s sudden death leaves her drowning in debt. Forced to uproot her family and seek refuge in the dilapidated Spanish House she inherited, Isabel faces a daunting challenge to rebuild their lives.