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Book Review | You Me Everything | Catherine Isaac

I’ll be honest with you right now … I simply adored You Me Everything by Catherine Isaac. 

I’ve loved this author’s writing as Jane Costello and it’s even deeper and richer as Catherine Isaac.

 

Format: Kindle Edition

File Size: 3775 KB

Print Length: 432 pages

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (19 April 2018)

Language: English

ASIN: B01HMYA2PE

You Me Everything is a heartfelt and unforgettable story about the lengths we are prepared to go to for those we love. Guaranteed to make you laugh and cry, this is novel you will never forget. 

You and me, we have history.
We have a child together.
We have kept secrets from each other for far too long.
This summer, in the beautiful hills of the Dordogne, it is time for everything to change.

Available to purchase in digital, hardcover and paperback format.

Book Review

The first scene in the prologue when Jess is giving birth gives a very clear picture of Adam and where his loyalties lay.  Then 10 years later, Jess and William are packing for their summer stay with Adam.  

While in the Dordogne, Jess reflects on her relationship with Adam before she fell pregnant which I must admit, made me feel ambivalent towards him.  I didn’t want to like him but found myself as emotionally invested in him as I did with Jess and William!  

It’s obvious Jess played it safe over those 10 years even with her mum and dad’s full support … I thoroughly enjoyed her being pushed out of her comfort zone on a canyoning trip (symbolising the changes that were to come I think). 

There’s a lot of warmth when friends arrive even though they have their own problems to sort out.

There is a reason behind the need for Adam to get to know William and I thought I knew where the story was headed but I had no idea how the story would end (every page I lived in hope). 

I was determined to hold myself apart a little bit but it is such a powerful story, I had no chance. 

One thing explained so much and highlighted loyalty and strength of a different kind altogether, making me fall in love a little myself.  One thing I wasn’t expecting was the joy …

Sometimes it takes darkness to see how we shine.

With misunderstandings and powerful secrets that will change lives, this is a story that will tie you up in knots.  You Me Everything is a page turner.

I found it difficult to put down and even when I wasn’t reading I was thinking about Jess.  I’ll be the first in the queue for tickets when it’s released as a movie!

I have to say I think You Me Everything is going to be the most talked about novel of 2018, not because everyone will like it (after all reading is subjective) but because of the emotive topic. 

Grab yourself a copy and see for yourself.

Connect with Catherine Isaac

I write life-affirming stories about self-discovery and family secrets – and my latest, THE WORLD AT MY FEET, is published in the UK in March 2021.
The book will be my third written as ‘Catherine Isaac’; my previous two, MESSY, WONDERFUL US and YOU ME EVERYTHING, have been translated into 24 languages, while a movie adaptation of the latter is currently in development by Lionsgate and Temple Hill.

Before those, I wrote romantic comedy for over a decade, under the pseudonym ‘Jane Costello’.

I live in Liverpool, with my husband and three boys, which is where my writing career began, as a trainee reporter on the Liverpool Echo, back in the late 1990s. These days, as well as my writing, I also love running, playing tennis, renovating our 178-year old house and reading a lot of books.

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I'm passionate about helping others to find a centre of calm. On my mental well-being journey I've qualified in different 'therapies' including Mindfulness and as a Mental Health First Aider.  I took my love of crochet one step further too with a crochet diploma.  Join me on:  Substack | Twitter  |   Facebook  |  Pinterest  |  LinkedIn  |  Threads Read More Behind the Scenes

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