Eating Peaches: What Happens When You Swap City Lights for the Simple Life?

by Tara Heavey

There is nothing wild about Elena—every inch of her shiny blonde hair and tailored suit screams modern working woman. But all that is about to change, thanks to a man called Tyrone Power. He's her boss and is about to offer her the promotion she's always wanted, but there's a catch—she has to set up a new office for him in his sleepy home town of Ballyknock.

352 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 2004

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. At first I didn’t think it had substance but it surprised me. Very good!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was entertaining and witty and passed the time very nicely, whilst I awaited the arrival of some books I had on order. Elena (Lainey), a solicitor in Dublin, is asked by her boss, Tyrone Power, to go down to Ballyknock in Kilkenny, to set up a new office for him and in return, she will get a partnership in the firm. Ballyknock is a far cry from her glamorous life in the big city, but she discovers there are some compensations in the form of his nephews, the handsome Power brothers. Essentially, it's the story of relationships between families and friends and learning to live a simple life, whilst finding out what is really important. Very witty, as I said, I have read some of her previous books and liked all of them. A good old chick-lit is called for every once and a while and this was one good one.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

3'5/5.
Me ha gustado, y me he reído mucho con él, había situaciones que no entendía, pero al final todo se queda cerrado.
Hay costillas que me han gustado, y otras que no.
La próxima semana, reseña en mi blog literario.

[Iratxe tordable · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una lectura para pasar el rato, entretenida y sin darle vueltas a la cabeza. Elena es abogada en Dublin, doña perfecta exigente,menosprecia a su pareja. Es enviada para que arranque una delegación en un pequeño pueblo. Fuera de su ambiente, se va adaptando a las gentes del lugar, a su trato peculiar, fuera de la vida encorsetada de Dublin, se descubre a sí misma, disfruta de los pequeños placeres de la vida y se descubre a sí misma y decide hacer cambios en su vida. Me ha dejado buen sabor de boca.

[Pedro Segurola López · Rating 1 out of 5]

Aparte de la total falta de sentimientos de la autora, creo que leyendo esta novela cualquiera podría escribir un libro. No me creo que todo el mundo pueda cambiar tan rápido de forma de ser y de pensar y... tremendo.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light uncomplicated read, enjoyed the authors sense of humor, and would read more from her

[Mary Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eine Zugfahrt ohne Lesestoff? Undenkbar!
Glücklicherweise hatte der Supermarkt am Bahnhof ein spottbilliges "Mängel"exemplar von einem Buch, das ich sonst wahrscheinlich nie gelesen hätte.

Und ich war sehr positiv überrascht!
Natürlich haben wir die jungen, schicken, erfolgreichen, etwas schablonenhaften Power-Großstadtfrauen als Protagonistin und Nebencharaktere, 0815 Männerbeziehungen, von denen die eine zwar Sicherheit bietet aber so gar keine Leidenschaft (mehr?) und die andere halt das Gegenteil.
Klischees. Aber auch plötzliche queere Repräsentation und ganz plötzlich eine Nebenhandlung um Überarbeitung und Burnout - die ich persönlich spannender fand als die Haupthandlung.

Der deutsche Titel ist eigentlich ein ziemlicher Spoiler aber wenn man's nicht weiß, fällt's auch erst ganz am Ende auf. Fand ich sehr witzig.

[Aura · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do I give a chic lit book 5 stars. It is often the same story, the same girl and the same guy. Not this one. I love this story because it did not feel like every other chic lit book. Lainey is a big city girl and she has to go to the country for work. I stayed up late reading because i wanted Lainey to find love and I was not disappointed. Engaging story, hot men and a great setting all wrapped up in a fast reading tale.

[Eli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un libro mas del monton sobre nada en particular. Muy flojo

[Flor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un libro más del montón sobre nada en particular. Muy flojo, mi crítica en:http://mate-rosa.blogspot.com/2010/03...