Review: An enjoyable journey through past and present
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2012
This is a very well written story about the choices we make in life and why. As a person who is not artistically inclined, I really enjoyed reading about Vivian as an artist; the way she saw images in paint colors, her artistic process, and how her inspirtation was affected by her state of mind. I loved that although finding Josh after all those years inspired her to paint again, she found that she had the ability within herself. It was just overshadowed by her belief that she would never be as happy as she was that summer in London.I enjoyed how the story shifted between past and present so that the characters are revealed slowly over the course of the book rather than all at once. I felt the book was told in a very honest way from the point of view of a woman on the verge of 30 who is struggling to be happy. What happened was somewhat predictable, but the ending was not. It was refreshingly realistic. Vivian got the closure she needed and the strength to change her life. I was a little disappointed that the book ended where it did. I would like to have seen how things turned out a little farther down the road. Overall though, a very worthwhile read.