This book was easy and quick to read but I didn't get much out of it. The blurb sells it as 6 friends who were wild in the 60s reunite in their 60s - sounds interesting, but that isn't really what this book was about. The worst thing was the characters - I still don't actually know who the '6' were and I was very confused about who was who. They were all very interchangable and inadequately characterised - I couldn't keep track of who was who and there were several characters who seemed to have absolutely no point or story and were totally unnecessary. I had absolutely no feelings for them at all. Actually the worst thing was that it kept jumping back and forth from 1st person to 3rd person, with no explanation or indication - it was incredibly annoying! I liked a few of the sub-stories, which made the book readable, but they just didn't come together into a main story. Very enjoyable story about relationships from the past and how time does, or does not, affect them. Widowed Miranda decides to offer her dear old friends a share in her extensive country house, for companionship and so she can afford some essential repairs to her home. The village is unsure of how to take these newcomers but inevitably events provoke changes as past and presentcollide, not least when an important archeological find halts the building of one of the new homes. It is never too late to find oneself, but remember, you never know how long you've got.
What do You think about Lovers And Newcomers (2010)?
Uninteresting cliched characters. Not one of her better books.
—123456go
not the best i have read by her but an enjoyable read
—oheyitsbailey
