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Silver Bay
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a surprising and moving romance set in an old-fashioned seaside town on the verge of unwelcome change
Liza McCullen will never fully escape her past. But the unspoiled beaches and tight-knit community of Silver Bay offer the freedom and safety she craves—if not for herself, then for her young daughter, Hannah. That is, until Mike Dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt’s hotel.
The mild-mannered Englishman with his too-smart clothes and distracting eyes could destroy everything Liza has worked so hard to protect: not only the family business and the bay that harbors her beloved whales, but also her conviction that she will never love—never deserve to love—again.
For his part, Mike Dormer is expecting just another business deal—an easy job kick-starting a resort in a small seaside town ripe for development. But he finds that he doesn’t quite know what to make of the eccentric inhabitants of the ramshackle Silver Bay Hotel, especially not enigmatic Liza McCullen, and their claim to the surrounding waters.
As the development begins to take on a momentum of its own, Mike’s and Liza’s worlds collide in this hugely affecting and irresistible tale full of Jojo Moyes’s signature humor and generosity.
Liza McCullen will never fully escape her past. But the unspoiled beaches and tight-knit community of Silver Bay offer the freedom and safety she craves—if not for herself, then for her young daughter, Hannah. That is, until Mike Dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt’s hotel.
The mild-mannered Englishman with his too-smart clothes and distracting eyes could destroy everything Liza has worked so hard to protect: not only the family business and the bay that harbors her beloved whales, but also her conviction that she will never love—never deserve to love—again.
For his part, Mike Dormer is expecting just another business deal—an easy job kick-starting a resort in a small seaside town ripe for development. But he finds that he doesn’t quite know what to make of the eccentric inhabitants of the ramshackle Silver Bay Hotel, especially not enigmatic Liza McCullen, and their claim to the surrounding waters.
As the development begins to take on a momentum of its own, Mike’s and Liza’s worlds collide in this hugely affecting and irresistible tale full of Jojo Moyes’s signature humor and generosity.
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First published January 10, 2007
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Jojo Moyes
126 books67.6k followersJojo Moyes is a British novelist.
Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist.
Moyes' novel Foreign Fruit won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Romantic Novel of the Year in 2004.
She is married to journalist Charles Arthur and has three children.
Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist.
Moyes' novel Foreign Fruit won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Romantic Novel of the Year in 2004.
She is married to journalist Charles Arthur and has three children.
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May 14, 2014
I think fans of Moyes' Me Before You are going to be disappointed with this one.
"Me Before You" was one of my favorite reads of last year. It was beautiful, heartbreaking, and completely unputdownable. This one had a very different feel and I had a difficult time getting into the story.
"Silver Bay" is a slow-paced women's fiction book that focuses on life in a sleepy seaside town. Much of the book's plot revolves around the local marine life in Silver Bay, and there were some beautiful, atmospheric descriptions of the setting. There is also an undercurrent of unrequited love, secrecy, and loss that gives the book an extra punch of emotion. No one could call this book uncomplicated. There are love triangles and people pining after each other over years and decades. There is family drama galore. However, despite all of these seemingly interesting details, this book is still painfully and endlessly slow. I mean, it clocks in at over 400 pages and it dragged on and on for me.
I had a few main issues with this book, other then the pace, that I'll bring up. First of all, there were about 1,000 points of view (I think in reality there were six) and I thought that that was about four POVs too many. I don't like head-hopping. It takes me out of the emotion of the scene and it makes it difficult for me to follow at times. I thought it weighed down the story and interrupted the flow.
The story was also very predictable. The plot twists were nowhere near twisty enough! I could guess what was about to happen, or thereabouts, 90% of the time. It was a little "done" for my taste.
Finally, I didn't see why everyone was so enamored with Liza. She seemed like an emotionally distant user to me, and I had a difficult time seeing how she managed to rope in so much attention. I had trouble relating to her and, though she had a horrible past, empathizing with her. The romance in particular was very underdeveloped for me. I didn't see or feel the connection and I was unsure how the "love" had come about.
Overall, this book was not what I was expecting following Me Before You. I think I wanted something more and what I got was dull and predictable.
**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
"Me Before You" was one of my favorite reads of last year. It was beautiful, heartbreaking, and completely unputdownable. This one had a very different feel and I had a difficult time getting into the story.
"Silver Bay" is a slow-paced women's fiction book that focuses on life in a sleepy seaside town. Much of the book's plot revolves around the local marine life in Silver Bay, and there were some beautiful, atmospheric descriptions of the setting. There is also an undercurrent of unrequited love, secrecy, and loss that gives the book an extra punch of emotion. No one could call this book uncomplicated. There are love triangles and people pining after each other over years and decades. There is family drama galore. However, despite all of these seemingly interesting details, this book is still painfully and endlessly slow. I mean, it clocks in at over 400 pages and it dragged on and on for me.
I had a few main issues with this book, other then the pace, that I'll bring up. First of all, there were about 1,000 points of view (I think in reality there were six) and I thought that that was about four POVs too many. I don't like head-hopping. It takes me out of the emotion of the scene and it makes it difficult for me to follow at times. I thought it weighed down the story and interrupted the flow.
The story was also very predictable. The plot twists were nowhere near twisty enough! I could guess what was about to happen, or thereabouts, 90% of the time. It was a little "done" for my taste.
Finally, I didn't see why everyone was so enamored with Liza. She seemed like an emotionally distant user to me, and I had a difficult time seeing how she managed to rope in so much attention. I had trouble relating to her and, though she had a horrible past, empathizing with her. The romance in particular was very underdeveloped for me. I didn't see or feel the connection and I was unsure how the "love" had come about.
Overall, this book was not what I was expecting following Me Before You. I think I wanted something more and what I got was dull and predictable.
**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
April 15, 2022
once upon a time, i embarked on a quest to read everything jojo moyes had ever written.
it ended abruptly.
part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago
it ended abruptly.
part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago
March 27, 2016
As in many aspects of my life, I need to modernise! This one was a CD audio, but missed a chapter or too as it was bumpy. I’m used to this happening with the kids DVD’s all the time, BUT NOT MY BOOK THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Another enjoyable contemporary read, I have read a few like this lately. This is nowhere in the league of The Ship of Brides but it was good for what it was. A nice enjoyable story covering various issues of the day – conservation, domestic violence, ethics and property development and greed.
This little fictional town is based near where my parents moved in their retirement after Sydney suburban living, which was nice to recognise, and another real coastal town where we have holidayed numerous times was also mentioned ‘Salamander Bay’. This is a great part of the Australian coast line.
My interest waned at times, and I also thought the epilogue was a tad long. I do however recommended this as a nice light read, a holiday one would be perfect if this is the way you like to read when you have a short break from the real world.
It also would be enjoyed by those who like reading about Australia and its down to earth people characters. It doesn’t push any boundaries and leaves you satisfied, which is a good thing.
Another enjoyable contemporary read, I have read a few like this lately. This is nowhere in the league of The Ship of Brides but it was good for what it was. A nice enjoyable story covering various issues of the day – conservation, domestic violence, ethics and property development and greed.
This little fictional town is based near where my parents moved in their retirement after Sydney suburban living, which was nice to recognise, and another real coastal town where we have holidayed numerous times was also mentioned ‘Salamander Bay’. This is a great part of the Australian coast line.
My interest waned at times, and I also thought the epilogue was a tad long. I do however recommended this as a nice light read, a holiday one would be perfect if this is the way you like to read when you have a short break from the real world.
It also would be enjoyed by those who like reading about Australia and its down to earth people characters. It doesn’t push any boundaries and leaves you satisfied, which is a good thing.
May 6, 2014
This is a book about a family of women and the man who inadvertently falls in love with all of them. No, it's not as creepy as it sounds. Mike is a big shot developer for a London based company. He's sent to Silver Bay to scope out this quaint little seaside town as a potential spot for a major resort.
The tiny inn that he stays in is also the home of Kathleen, Liza, and Hanna...Aunt, Mother, and daughter. Kathleen is a seventy six year old "shark girl"...her claim to fame...Liza runs a whale/dolphin watching boat and raises her eleven year old daughter Hannah. These women have secrets, but none so big as Liza. She puts on a strong woman front but is somehow fragile and secretive.
"There is nothing redemptive about the loss of a child, no lessons of value it can teach you. It is too big, too overwhelming, too black to articulate. It is a bleak, overwhelming physical pain, shocking in its intensity, and every time you think you might have moved forward an inch it swells back, like a tidal wave, to drown you again."
It was interesting watching Mike's protective man instincts come out while around Liza. For me, that's what this book centered around...how this man was changed by living a slow paced lifestyle where cell phones and internet are scoffed at, where life is lived without rushing for monetary gain. These women just live. Their needs are simple, their pasts are not, and Mike falls in love with it all. Problem is, Mike has a fiancee and an extremely lucrative job back home, not to mention the fact that the wheels are set in motion for this project to go through.
"People in Silver Bay weren't the agitating kind. The sea does that to you: living so close to something over which you have no control can make you fatalistic."
I really connected with this story, and usually women's fiction just doesn't do it for me. But the way Moyes alludes to motherhood...those subtle nuances that made Liza too human to be the perfect mother...spoke to me. Her secrets are real doozies, and they have shaped her entire life and the life of her daughter. And as things start to unravel, I fell in love with them all just as Mike does.
My only complaint is that I felt like there were some loose ends that needed wrapped up better. Namely, the other men in Liza's life...romantic and not. Their stories were left hanging. I also thought that there were too many points of view. Six, to be exact, and two of them got a single chapter and that was it. If you're important enough to get a chapter, you're important enough to be included in the ending.
The ending is a bit predictable but still very good. This was my first book by Jojo Moyes but I'll make sure to read her others now. It made me laugh, definitely had me in tears more than once, and left me with a sense of satisfaction of a wonderful, thought provoking story.
Advance copy provided by the publisher for review
The tiny inn that he stays in is also the home of Kathleen, Liza, and Hanna...Aunt, Mother, and daughter. Kathleen is a seventy six year old "shark girl"...her claim to fame...Liza runs a whale/dolphin watching boat and raises her eleven year old daughter Hannah. These women have secrets, but none so big as Liza. She puts on a strong woman front but is somehow fragile and secretive.
"There is nothing redemptive about the loss of a child, no lessons of value it can teach you. It is too big, too overwhelming, too black to articulate. It is a bleak, overwhelming physical pain, shocking in its intensity, and every time you think you might have moved forward an inch it swells back, like a tidal wave, to drown you again."
It was interesting watching Mike's protective man instincts come out while around Liza. For me, that's what this book centered around...how this man was changed by living a slow paced lifestyle where cell phones and internet are scoffed at, where life is lived without rushing for monetary gain. These women just live. Their needs are simple, their pasts are not, and Mike falls in love with it all. Problem is, Mike has a fiancee and an extremely lucrative job back home, not to mention the fact that the wheels are set in motion for this project to go through.
"People in Silver Bay weren't the agitating kind. The sea does that to you: living so close to something over which you have no control can make you fatalistic."
I really connected with this story, and usually women's fiction just doesn't do it for me. But the way Moyes alludes to motherhood...those subtle nuances that made Liza too human to be the perfect mother...spoke to me. Her secrets are real doozies, and they have shaped her entire life and the life of her daughter. And as things start to unravel, I fell in love with them all just as Mike does.
My only complaint is that I felt like there were some loose ends that needed wrapped up better. Namely, the other men in Liza's life...romantic and not. Their stories were left hanging. I also thought that there were too many points of view. Six, to be exact, and two of them got a single chapter and that was it. If you're important enough to get a chapter, you're important enough to be included in the ending.
The ending is a bit predictable but still very good. This was my first book by Jojo Moyes but I'll make sure to read her others now. It made me laugh, definitely had me in tears more than once, and left me with a sense of satisfaction of a wonderful, thought provoking story.
Advance copy provided by the publisher for review
October 18, 2013
I really enjoy Jojo Moyes books but I thought this one was a bit slow to begin with and it took me some time to get into it. But once I was nearly half way through I really started to enjoy it and was glad I kept on reading it.
Liza lives and works with her family in Silver Bay. They run a small hotel in the area which they've had for many years and they also take tourists out on the boats to do a spot of whale and dolphin watching hoping to catch a glimpse of the most beautiful creatures of the sea.
Mike Dormer is a property developer from England and has turned up in Silver Bay with the intentions of developing the area into a leisure complex. But in time he gets to know Liza,her family and the people of the local town. He can see how much this area means to so many and starts to have second thought about the development.
I enjoyed this book and I especially enjoyed reading about the whales and dolphins this part of the story I thought was quite beautiful.
Liza lives and works with her family in Silver Bay. They run a small hotel in the area which they've had for many years and they also take tourists out on the boats to do a spot of whale and dolphin watching hoping to catch a glimpse of the most beautiful creatures of the sea.
Mike Dormer is a property developer from England and has turned up in Silver Bay with the intentions of developing the area into a leisure complex. But in time he gets to know Liza,her family and the people of the local town. He can see how much this area means to so many and starts to have second thought about the development.
I enjoyed this book and I especially enjoyed reading about the whales and dolphins this part of the story I thought was quite beautiful.
April 9, 2017
I loved this as much as I loved Me Before You. There were a lot of twists and turns I didn’t see coming, and the story made me tear up several times.
Mike comes to Silver Bay in Australia intent on building a huge 5-star hotel that emphasizes water sports like water skiing and jet skiing in the bay. He stays at the run-down inn of 76-year-old Kathleen Whittier Gaines, her niece Liza, and Liza’s 11-year-old daughter, Hannah. Liza owns a boat and takes passengers out to see dolphins and whales. Mike falls for Liza and Hannah, too, and he sheds some of his big-city London ways the more time he spends there, but too much is already in motion.
Moyes does an amazing job describing what it’s like essentially coexisting with dolphins and migrating whales. Her descriptions of the sea animals’ lives are remarkable.
Highly recommended.
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Mike comes to Silver Bay in Australia intent on building a huge 5-star hotel that emphasizes water sports like water skiing and jet skiing in the bay. He stays at the run-down inn of 76-year-old Kathleen Whittier Gaines, her niece Liza, and Liza’s 11-year-old daughter, Hannah. Liza owns a boat and takes passengers out to see dolphins and whales. Mike falls for Liza and Hannah, too, and he sheds some of his big-city London ways the more time he spends there, but too much is already in motion.
Moyes does an amazing job describing what it’s like essentially coexisting with dolphins and migrating whales. Her descriptions of the sea animals’ lives are remarkable.
Highly recommended.
For more of my reviews, please visit http://theresaalan.net/blog
April 5, 2018
O poveste înduioșătoare de dragoste, pe fundalul luptei unor localnici de a-și păstra oaza de liniște în mirificul Silver Bay. O poveste de dragoste ce trece în planul doi, atunci când soarta unei comunități este în joc, iar femeia pe care o iubești este amenințată de trecut. O carte care îi face chiar și pe cei mai cinici să își reconsidere socotelile cu privire la profit vs. natură.
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December 20, 2015
A good light look at a small whale and dolphin watching community in New South Wales and the repercussions, both environmental and personal, when outsiders seek to interfere for the purpose of profit. So many topics are covered in this engaging story: Love of all kinds, community, family, overcoming adversity.
From the epilogue, which summed it up perfectly:
Look out at the sea for long enough and its moods and frenzies, and its beauties and terrors, and you'll have all the stories you need. Of love and danger, and about what life lands in your nets. And the fact that sometimes it's not your hand on the tiller and you can do no more than trust that it will work out OK.
Another solid offering from this author.
From the epilogue, which summed it up perfectly:
Look out at the sea for long enough and its moods and frenzies, and its beauties and terrors, and you'll have all the stories you need. Of love and danger, and about what life lands in your nets. And the fact that sometimes it's not your hand on the tiller and you can do no more than trust that it will work out OK.
Another solid offering from this author.
May 4, 2014
I only got 27% through this and had to stop. I've read three other books by Jojo Moyes and loved them. This one, however, was not great. First of all, it needs an editor. The story was disjointed, there were inconsistencies, and it was just giving me a headache. I wanted to finish it... I was interested in the story: set in a small fishing village in Australia, which I found interesting.... But just too choppy. I couldn't make myself read another 73%. So now I'm moving on to another book set in Australia: The Light Between Oceans. Sorry, Jojo - I really tried!
March 3, 2022
This one just passed by without making much of an impact which is sad thing as it's JoJo Moyes. When her writings hits it really hits my emotions
July 30, 2021
An enjoyable read but for me it didn’t have the pace & power of Jojo Moyes’ more recent novels. I think the fact it is written from so many POV doesn’t help the flow but it does pick up pace as it goes on. However, I loved the seaside resort vibe which, although set in Australia & not California, has a real feeling of the ‘Jaws’ films - small town by the sea- & I enjoyed thinking about some of the issues raised. It really makes you think about how much tourism affects sealife & wildlife which are not aspects I’d really considered before . There are many other interesting- and harrowing- themes running through the book which keep you turning the pages. I really enjoyed it but just didn’t love it - I didn’t get a ‘real’ enough feeling for the individual characters to fully engage with their experiences.
June 20, 2013
This is another solid book from Jojo Moyes. This one is about a small community in Australia whose welfare is based on whale watching. A large developer decides to built an enormous facility that will change the whole community and the locals lives forever. Unfortunately the man sent by the developer falls in love with the place as it is and then helps the locals fight it.
As usual Moyes' strength is in creating characters that feel real and quirky and with whom the reader is engaged. In this particular book there are several threads running alongside eachother and at times different stories come to the fore. The side characters of an elderly aunt and her love life were the most amusing and endearing to me rather than the rather predictable main love interest. However the location of Australia, the details of whales, dolphins and their environment were deftly handled.
Good beach read.
As usual Moyes' strength is in creating characters that feel real and quirky and with whom the reader is engaged. In this particular book there are several threads running alongside eachother and at times different stories come to the fore. The side characters of an elderly aunt and her love life were the most amusing and endearing to me rather than the rather predictable main love interest. However the location of Australia, the details of whales, dolphins and their environment were deftly handled.
Good beach read.
December 7, 2022
Разбира се, в момента , в който се появи нова книга на авторката, всички останали отиват на заден план. Това е моята авторка. Може да не произвежда фойерверки, но всичките й истории са интересни и смислени. И тази не прави изключение. Бавно ни подготвя за кулминацията и ни кара да тръпнем в очакване какво ще се случи. И това не е нова нейна книга, писана преди доста години.
June 20, 2019
A soft romance, kind of boring and predictable. The kid and her aunt were the only ones I liked in this book (besides the animals :)). Not my cup of coffee..
March 11, 2018
Silver Bay este o plasă pescărească alcătuită din fire unice, povești de viață, bucăți de realitate puse laolaltă cu talent, dedicare și implicare. Silver Bay ne vorbește despre oameni dedicați și despre toate sacrificiile de care sunt capabili pentru lucrurile pe care le iubesc. Vă recomand cartea dacă sunteți în căutare de o poveste frumoasă și relaxantă, dar mai ales dacă sunteți îndrăgostiți de sunetul valurilor și de plimbările cu tălpile goale pe nisip.
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January 22, 2015
Moc fajn oddechovka, která má pomalejší rozjezd, ale na konci umí vyrazit dech. Nutně potřebuju do Austrálie pozorovat velryby! :-)
January 13, 2019
Kiedy w moje ręce trafia opowieść, w której to morze czy ocean odgrywają najważniejszą rolę, a której fabuła obraca się wokół małej nadmorskiej społeczności, to trudno jest mi przejść obok takiego tytułu obojętnie. A kiedy to historia spod pióra Jojo Moyes, to zacieram ręce z zadowolenia i z wyczekiwaniem zanurzam się w lekturze. Po raz kolejny nie zawiodłam się!
Moyes to autorka, która potrafi pisać diabelnie życiowe opowieści, takie, w których los drwi z człowieka, nic sobie nie robi z jego niepokojów, z jego nieszczęść, po prostu stawia przed niemożliwymi wyborami. Taki los spotyka bohaterów „Srebrnej Zatoki” a my czytelnicy z zapartym tchem śledzimy te wydarzenia, podpatrujemy rozterki bohaterów, a wszystko to z narastającym niepokojem i poczuciem dopuszczenia do pilnie strzeżonej tajemnicy.
Wielu czytelników przepada za twórczością Jojo Moyes i nie ma się co temu dziwić – po raz kolejny stworzyła cudownie wzruszającą opowieść, której akcja tym razem rozgrywa się u wybrzeży Australii, w małej społeczności Srebrnej Zatoki. Nie znajdziecie tu tandetnych uproszczonych zagrywek, nie znajdziecie wydmuszkowych emocji, ale życie takie jak jest i jakie bywa, a bywa okrutne i piękne, często na przemian.
„Srebrna Zatoka” oczarowuje swoją australijską lokacją i wzrusza dogłębnie swoją opowieścią, dlatego jeśli nawet nie znacie jeszcze prozy Jojo Moyes, ale szukacie świetnie napisanej porządnej powieści obyczajowej, to nie wahajcie się ani chwili! Natomiast fani autorki nie mają nawet na co czekać - czytajcie!
Moyes to autorka, która potrafi pisać diabelnie życiowe opowieści, takie, w których los drwi z człowieka, nic sobie nie robi z jego niepokojów, z jego nieszczęść, po prostu stawia przed niemożliwymi wyborami. Taki los spotyka bohaterów „Srebrnej Zatoki” a my czytelnicy z zapartym tchem śledzimy te wydarzenia, podpatrujemy rozterki bohaterów, a wszystko to z narastającym niepokojem i poczuciem dopuszczenia do pilnie strzeżonej tajemnicy.
Wielu czytelników przepada za twórczością Jojo Moyes i nie ma się co temu dziwić – po raz kolejny stworzyła cudownie wzruszającą opowieść, której akcja tym razem rozgrywa się u wybrzeży Australii, w małej społeczności Srebrnej Zatoki. Nie znajdziecie tu tandetnych uproszczonych zagrywek, nie znajdziecie wydmuszkowych emocji, ale życie takie jak jest i jakie bywa, a bywa okrutne i piękne, często na przemian.
„Srebrna Zatoka” oczarowuje swoją australijską lokacją i wzrusza dogłębnie swoją opowieścią, dlatego jeśli nawet nie znacie jeszcze prozy Jojo Moyes, ale szukacie świetnie napisanej porządnej powieści obyczajowej, to nie wahajcie się ani chwili! Natomiast fani autorki nie mają nawet na co czekać - czytajcie!
September 4, 2017
No es de las historias que más me han gustado de Jojo. Escribe muy bien y de eso no hay duda pero esta historia ha terminado de llegarme, es emotiva y con unos personajes con una gran carga personal, pero, tal vez, al estar narrada desde tantas voces narrativas, no he podido empatizar del todo con ninguna.
June 27, 2023
історія дуже затягнута вийшла. можна було відкинути 100 сторінок і суть би взагалі не втратилася. для мене це була довга подорож, адже я почала читати, а потім закинула її на 2 місяці, а потім поверталася до читання ще добрячий тиждень. нарешті я це зробила!
події відбуваються у Срібній затоці. Ліза – жінка, яка багато втратила і їй потрібно ще багато віднайти, яка намагається повернутися до звичного життя в маленькому містечку, при цьому вкладається всією душею у справу, якою займається. і їй має завадить Майк – чоловік, який хоче створити курорт і заробити на цьому величезні гроші. але хто знав, що йому так припаде до душі це містечко, і Ліза, і її донька, і місцеві. коротше, на цьому моменті все змінюється. особливо, коли Майк дізнається більше про життя Лізи. ця жінка зазнала в житті так багато, і я певна, що заслужила на щастя, яке отримала в кінці. також і Кетлін, тітка Лізи.
те, що не сподобалося мені в цій історії – це затягнутість, також неясний розвиток любовної лінії, спочатку він починає до неї тягнутися, тут з'являється інша на горизонті, а точніше – завжди й була, а згодом і про кохання говорить. коротше, зрозуміло, що любовна лінія тут не головна в сюжеті, але її наявність все одно вийшла трохи кривою. не сподобалося те, що занадто багато людей, тобто багато від кого йде розповідь, було легко заплутатися в персонажах, особливо на початку. тож якщо вже ця книжка наскільки насичена героями, то можна було зробити примітки, хто є хто.
сподобалося те, що це водночас було чуттєво і зворушливо. і я зрозуміла, що історія Лізи суттєво витягує книжку, якщо ж, в свою чергу, взаємодії з Майком – сковували її.
тож 3/5, не та книжка, яка засідає в голові чи серці, але точно поганою її не назвеш.
події відбуваються у Срібній затоці. Ліза – жінка, яка багато втратила і їй потрібно ще багато віднайти, яка намагається повернутися до звичного життя в маленькому містечку, при цьому вкладається всією душею у справу, якою займається. і їй має завадить Майк – чоловік, який хоче створити курорт і заробити на цьому величезні гроші. але хто знав, що йому так припаде до душі це містечко, і Ліза, і її донька, і місцеві. коротше, на цьому моменті все змінюється. особливо, коли Майк дізнається більше про життя Лізи. ця жінка зазнала в житті так багато, і я певна, що заслужила на щастя, яке отримала в кінці. також і Кетлін, тітка Лізи.
те, що не сподобалося мені в цій історії – це затягнутість, також неясний розвиток любовної лінії, спочатку він починає до неї тягнутися, тут з'являється інша на горизонті, а точніше – завжди й була, а згодом і про кохання говорить. коротше, зрозуміло, що любовна лінія тут не головна в сюжеті, але її наявність все одно вийшла трохи кривою. не сподобалося те, що занадто багато людей, тобто багато від кого йде розповідь, було легко заплутатися в персонажах, особливо на початку. тож якщо вже ця книжка наскільки насичена героями, то можна було зробити примітки, хто є хто.
сподобалося те, що це водночас було чуттєво і зворушливо. і я зрозуміла, що історія Лізи суттєво витягує книжку, якщо ж, в свою чергу, взаємодії з Майком – сковували її.
тож 3/5, не та книжка, яка засідає в голові чи серці, але точно поганою її не назвеш.
April 13, 2020
Silver Bay” este un roman care mi-a creat o stare de relaxare, in primul rand datorita locului in care se petrece actiunea, un orasel cu iesire la ocean, din Australia in care aparent nu se intampla nimic, si in al doilea rand datorita poveștii de iubire care se naste neasteptat intre cei doi protagoniști. Datorita descrierilor complexe, autoarea a reusit sa surprindă natura, oceanul, vietățile marine precum si starea de liniste pe care un astfel de loc unde timpul parca s-a oprit in loc, o poate emana.
Kathleen administrează impreuna cu nepoata sa Liza,vechiul hotel Silver Bay, moștenit din generatie in generatie, insa totul se schimba in momentul in care Mike, reprezentantul unei firme de investiții isi face aparitia in oras pentru a negocia construcția unui hotel nou, si in acelasi timp modern, menit sa atraga numeroși turisti.
Kathleen administrează impreuna cu nepoata sa Liza,vechiul hotel Silver Bay, moștenit din generatie in generatie, insa totul se schimba in momentul in care Mike, reprezentantul unei firme de investiții isi face aparitia in oras pentru a negocia construcția unui hotel nou, si in acelasi timp modern, menit sa atraga numeroși turisti.
February 25, 2017
Ao ler um livro de Jojo Moyes irei sempre procurar a emoção que vivi ao ler o "viver depois de ti". Ainda não foi neste... E talvez nem seja justo para com a escritora. Mas ás vezes é assim, escritores ficam ligamos a livros que nos marcam e vamos sempre á procura dessa emoção. Ainda assim foi um livro que adorei embora ache que o final foi abrupto. Um livro que até é extenso merecia um final mais primoroso.
June 13, 2019
Da hat Jojo Moyes es doch noch geschafft. In der 2. Hälfte des Buches hat sie mich doch noch gepackt die Geschichte der Bewohner des kleinen australischen Örtchens Silver Bay. Daher vergebe ich doch noch gut gemeinte 3 Sterne.
Ich hatte nicht mehr damit gerechnet, noch einen "emotionalen" Bezug zu den einzelnen Charakteren zu entwickeln. Zu viel störte ich beim Lesen:
1. Der Einstieg in die Geschichte war mir zu langatmig. Ich möchte lieber direkt in die Ereignisse geworfen werden und nicht erst langatmig darauf vorbereitet werden mithilfe von Beschreibungen, die mich nicht begeistern und die der Geschichte nicht unbedingt zuträglich sind.
2. Statt eines Erzählers lässt die Autorin alle relevanten Personen die Geschichte erzählen. Dies wirkte auf mich eher wie ein Protokoll, dass im Nachgang über die Geschehnisse Bericht erstatten soll. Dieser Wechsel zwischen den Erzählern störte mich, da ich jedes Mal erneut aus meiner Leseperspektive gerissen wurde und mich wieder neu einstellen musste. Ich als Leser war gezwungen ebenfalls die Perspektive zu wechseln. Mag sein, dass es daran lag, dass ich so lange brauchte, in dieser Geschichte anzukommen.
3. Der Plot als solches ist nicht neu - er wurde schon mehrfach genutzt: aufstrebender, junger, gutaussehender und skrupelloser Geschäftsmann triff auf eine andere Welt, die ihn emotional so berührt, dass sie ihn umdenken lässt und läutert. In dieser Welt mit ihren Menschen findet er nicht nur zu sich, sondern auch zur wahren Liebe und zu seiner eigenen Bestimmung.
Auch wenn all diese Punkte sich nicht änderten, so änderte sich meine Meinung zum Buch mit jedem weiteren Ereignis innerhalb des Plots. Jojo Moyes schaffte es zum Glück durch verschiedene unvorhergesehene Ereignisse all das Klischeebehaftete und Vorhersehbare, zwar nicht gänzlich, aber zum Teil, wettzumachen. Wären bestimmte Aspekte nicht in die Geschichte aufgenommen worden, wäre ich sicherlich enttäuscht zurückgeblieben und hätte dem Impuls, mich auf ein weiteres Buch von ihr zu freuen, widerstanden.
Grundsätzlich ist es ein Buch, welches sicherlich Schwächen, Längen und Wiederholungen hat, die vielleicht nicht hätten sein müssen, aber dies werden wahre Fans von Jojo Moyes sicherlich geflissentlich übersehen können.
Ich hatte nicht mehr damit gerechnet, noch einen "emotionalen" Bezug zu den einzelnen Charakteren zu entwickeln. Zu viel störte ich beim Lesen:
1. Der Einstieg in die Geschichte war mir zu langatmig. Ich möchte lieber direkt in die Ereignisse geworfen werden und nicht erst langatmig darauf vorbereitet werden mithilfe von Beschreibungen, die mich nicht begeistern und die der Geschichte nicht unbedingt zuträglich sind.
2. Statt eines Erzählers lässt die Autorin alle relevanten Personen die Geschichte erzählen. Dies wirkte auf mich eher wie ein Protokoll, dass im Nachgang über die Geschehnisse Bericht erstatten soll. Dieser Wechsel zwischen den Erzählern störte mich, da ich jedes Mal erneut aus meiner Leseperspektive gerissen wurde und mich wieder neu einstellen musste. Ich als Leser war gezwungen ebenfalls die Perspektive zu wechseln. Mag sein, dass es daran lag, dass ich so lange brauchte, in dieser Geschichte anzukommen.
3. Der Plot als solches ist nicht neu - er wurde schon mehrfach genutzt: aufstrebender, junger, gutaussehender und skrupelloser Geschäftsmann triff auf eine andere Welt, die ihn emotional so berührt, dass sie ihn umdenken lässt und läutert. In dieser Welt mit ihren Menschen findet er nicht nur zu sich, sondern auch zur wahren Liebe und zu seiner eigenen Bestimmung.
Auch wenn all diese Punkte sich nicht änderten, so änderte sich meine Meinung zum Buch mit jedem weiteren Ereignis innerhalb des Plots. Jojo Moyes schaffte es zum Glück durch verschiedene unvorhergesehene Ereignisse all das Klischeebehaftete und Vorhersehbare, zwar nicht gänzlich, aber zum Teil, wettzumachen. Wären bestimmte Aspekte nicht in die Geschichte aufgenommen worden, wäre ich sicherlich enttäuscht zurückgeblieben und hätte dem Impuls, mich auf ein weiteres Buch von ihr zu freuen, widerstanden.
Grundsätzlich ist es ein Buch, welches sicherlich Schwächen, Längen und Wiederholungen hat, die vielleicht nicht hätten sein müssen, aber dies werden wahre Fans von Jojo Moyes sicherlich geflissentlich übersehen können.
September 19, 2015
Rating clarification: 3.5 stars
I've been a huge fan of Jojo Moyes since she broke my heart with her amazing novel Me Before You, so it's no surprise that I'd be charmed once again with her writing in this novel as well.
In this book, we meet a heartwarming eclectic cast that includes Mike Dormer who is tasked to travel to the quaint bayside town of Silver Bay as part of a venture deal to build a multimillion dollar resort. When he checks into the Silver Bay hotel, he meets Liza McCullen, her daughter Hanna, and her aunt Miss Kathleen that run the hotel. Mike is careful not to reveal his true intentions for staying at Silver Bay and this ultimately allows him to get to know the inhabitants of this town and the rich history that adds to its charm.
When the plans are revealed to the townies, Mike Dormer is met with their feelings of betrayal. He ultimately attempts to find a way to right his wrongs without revealing some of the past that might hurt those he’s come to care for.
Silver Bay is character driven with so many unique voices. The plot and steady narrative kept me engaged and once again it was a true pleasure to ride along this journey as Moyes weaved her tale about a bay side Australian town that was rich with history and populated with a cast of unforgettable townies.
This story also included a meaningful element of how the sea life would be affected by a vacation resort. To learn about the whales and dolphins that inhabited Silver Bay added even more depth to this novel, and I appreciated how Moyes weaved that into her story.
Overall, I enjoyed Silver Bay quite a bit and I can’t wait to jump into another novel by Jojo Moyes.
I've been a huge fan of Jojo Moyes since she broke my heart with her amazing novel Me Before You, so it's no surprise that I'd be charmed once again with her writing in this novel as well.
In this book, we meet a heartwarming eclectic cast that includes Mike Dormer who is tasked to travel to the quaint bayside town of Silver Bay as part of a venture deal to build a multimillion dollar resort. When he checks into the Silver Bay hotel, he meets Liza McCullen, her daughter Hanna, and her aunt Miss Kathleen that run the hotel. Mike is careful not to reveal his true intentions for staying at Silver Bay and this ultimately allows him to get to know the inhabitants of this town and the rich history that adds to its charm.
When the plans are revealed to the townies, Mike Dormer is met with their feelings of betrayal. He ultimately attempts to find a way to right his wrongs without revealing some of the past that might hurt those he’s come to care for.
Silver Bay is character driven with so many unique voices. The plot and steady narrative kept me engaged and once again it was a true pleasure to ride along this journey as Moyes weaved her tale about a bay side Australian town that was rich with history and populated with a cast of unforgettable townies.
This story also included a meaningful element of how the sea life would be affected by a vacation resort. To learn about the whales and dolphins that inhabited Silver Bay added even more depth to this novel, and I appreciated how Moyes weaved that into her story.
Overall, I enjoyed Silver Bay quite a bit and I can’t wait to jump into another novel by Jojo Moyes.
March 13, 2018
Cartea aceasta mi-a amintit de ce mi-a plăcut stilul lui Jojo Moyes de la bun început. Recunosc că nu am vrut s-o mai citesc după Înainte să te cunosc, pentru că devenise mult prea comercială. Însă acum, cu Silver Bay, parcă am redescoperit-o.
Jojo Moyes povestește frumos, te prinde imediat, te liniștește și te umple de frumos. Silver Bay e un roman simplu, despre relațiile dintre oameni, despre conexiunea lor cu natura și cu tot ce a lăsat Dumnezeu. E plin de tandrețe și sensibilitate, cu niște personaje frumos construite, cu multe slabiciuni și defecte, însă umane și pline de dragoste. Cel mai mult mi-a plăcut atmosfera. Romanul a fost ca o gură de aer într-o perioadă aglomerată. De multă vreme nu m-a mai relaxat și liniștit atât de tare un roman. Acțiunea e previzibilă, da, însă tocmai asta îl umple de farmec. Nu trebuie să îți faci scenarii, nu e genul de roman care să te facă să dai pagină după pagină, să te gândesti tot timpul la el sau să îți dea de gândit. E un roman pe care trebuie să îl simți. Să simți atmosfera din Silver Bay, liniștea, valurile mării, sunetele balenelor, veselia delfinilor, plajele întinse cu nisip auriu, gingășia Hannei și durerea Lizei, înțelepciunea lui Kate și glumele lui Greg, totul formează un tablou perfect. Mi-a plăcut alegerea titlului, pentru că sugerează exact ideea romanului. Romanul nu prezintă drama Lizei și nici povestea ei de dragoste cu Mike, ci Silver Bay, comunitatea de pe malul oceanului, plină de oameni simpli, care iubesc și protejează ce le-a dăruit Dumnezeu.
Recomand! 😊
Jojo Moyes povestește frumos, te prinde imediat, te liniștește și te umple de frumos. Silver Bay e un roman simplu, despre relațiile dintre oameni, despre conexiunea lor cu natura și cu tot ce a lăsat Dumnezeu. E plin de tandrețe și sensibilitate, cu niște personaje frumos construite, cu multe slabiciuni și defecte, însă umane și pline de dragoste. Cel mai mult mi-a plăcut atmosfera. Romanul a fost ca o gură de aer într-o perioadă aglomerată. De multă vreme nu m-a mai relaxat și liniștit atât de tare un roman. Acțiunea e previzibilă, da, însă tocmai asta îl umple de farmec. Nu trebuie să îți faci scenarii, nu e genul de roman care să te facă să dai pagină după pagină, să te gândesti tot timpul la el sau să îți dea de gândit. E un roman pe care trebuie să îl simți. Să simți atmosfera din Silver Bay, liniștea, valurile mării, sunetele balenelor, veselia delfinilor, plajele întinse cu nisip auriu, gingășia Hannei și durerea Lizei, înțelepciunea lui Kate și glumele lui Greg, totul formează un tablou perfect. Mi-a plăcut alegerea titlului, pentru că sugerează exact ideea romanului. Romanul nu prezintă drama Lizei și nici povestea ei de dragoste cu Mike, ci Silver Bay, comunitatea de pe malul oceanului, plină de oameni simpli, care iubesc și protejează ce le-a dăruit Dumnezeu.
Recomand! 😊
July 30, 2012
"Silver Bay" é uma localidade com um carinho muito especial pela vida marítima que por ali passa e que assim faz o sustento de pessoas que fazem disso o seu trabalho.
Observação de baleias, golfinhos e não só. Transporta-nos para viagens de turismo com o único objectivo de vislumbrar essa mesma vida e assim deslumbrar quem vai a bordo, passageiros e tripulantes. Muito bem descrito todo o carinho pelos animais e a angústia do que pode acontecer quando as redes podem enlear estes. . . Um carinho. . . partilhado por mim.
Daí ter adorado ler todas as passagens sobre estes animais tão maravilhosos.
As personagens do livro.... ora aí reside um outro potencial. São tão fortes e emotivas que parece que somos partes delas, que parece que nos está a acontecer o que está a ser descrito. . . no entanto apaixonei-me por duas em especial, a pequenina Hannah e a sua tia-avó. . . a primeira com a fragilidade da idade e a segunda com a força da idade.
Há romance. . . um romance em que quem ama verdadeiramente faz tudo ao seu alcance para não magoar ou melhor, para fazer feliz o outro, pensando sempre no outro. . . há uma cadelinha que anda sempre a saltitar atrás da dona e há ainda. . . segredos.
Um segredo que vai alterar por completo a história e ainda dentro desse segredo. . . poderá haver ainda outro?
Observação de baleias, golfinhos e não só. Transporta-nos para viagens de turismo com o único objectivo de vislumbrar essa mesma vida e assim deslumbrar quem vai a bordo, passageiros e tripulantes. Muito bem descrito todo o carinho pelos animais e a angústia do que pode acontecer quando as redes podem enlear estes. . . Um carinho. . . partilhado por mim.
Daí ter adorado ler todas as passagens sobre estes animais tão maravilhosos.
As personagens do livro.... ora aí reside um outro potencial. São tão fortes e emotivas que parece que somos partes delas, que parece que nos está a acontecer o que está a ser descrito. . . no entanto apaixonei-me por duas em especial, a pequenina Hannah e a sua tia-avó. . . a primeira com a fragilidade da idade e a segunda com a força da idade.
Há romance. . . um romance em que quem ama verdadeiramente faz tudo ao seu alcance para não magoar ou melhor, para fazer feliz o outro, pensando sempre no outro. . . há uma cadelinha que anda sempre a saltitar atrás da dona e há ainda. . . segredos.
Um segredo que vai alterar por completo a história e ainda dentro desse segredo. . . poderá haver ainda outro?
July 28, 2020
By the time I finished it it had become moderately entertaining but overall it was a little tedious and far from Jojo Moyes' best work.
It was fairly predictable, so another book that's more about the journey than the 'shock twists' you see coming a mile away. But despite the simplicity of the story, it took a long time, wandering a lot of side paths on the way but never properly exploring them.
I was thankful it didn't pull out too many Aussie stereotypes but a tiny coastal town is just not an entertaining setting for me. The characters have to make up for it and while these were well painted I didn't find myself particularly attached to any of them. The main romance was cliche from start to finish so held little interest for me and its 'save the wildlife' message was a bit too heavy-handed.
It was written simply enough so as mentioned I did eventually find myself entertained but overall it was a bit of a disappointment.
It was fairly predictable, so another book that's more about the journey than the 'shock twists' you see coming a mile away. But despite the simplicity of the story, it took a long time, wandering a lot of side paths on the way but never properly exploring them.
I was thankful it didn't pull out too many Aussie stereotypes but a tiny coastal town is just not an entertaining setting for me. The characters have to make up for it and while these were well painted I didn't find myself particularly attached to any of them. The main romance was cliche from start to finish so held little interest for me and its 'save the wildlife' message was a bit too heavy-handed.
It was written simply enough so as mentioned I did eventually find myself entertained but overall it was a bit of a disappointment.
May 7, 2023
3.5⭐️
Jojo Moyes ilgą laiką buvau pamiršus, bet pamačius šią knygą prisiminiau, kaip jaukiai jausdavausi skaitydama jos knygas, tad iš karto ir griebiau. O dar joje dėmesys skiriamas vandenynui, banginiams bei delfinams. Dėl pastarųjų esu pamišus nuo mažų dienų, tad knygai suteikė dar daugiau privalumų. Pirmus porą skyrių bandžiau susiorentuoti ir priprasti prie lėtos bei ramios įvykių eigos - pokytis po staigių bei greitų trilerių buvo akivaizdus. Tačiau greitai rašytoja mane užliūliavo magiškais vaizdais (deja, bet tikėjausi, kad dėmesys knygoje vandenynui bus skiriamas žymiai didesnis), stipriais bei įdomiais personažais bei, žinoma, meilės istorija. Nors ir buvo šiokių tokių kabliukų, bet nei vienas taip neužkliuvo, kaip staigus Maiko pokytis. Jis pokalbyje su investuotojais demonstravo pokerio žaidėjo veidą, nepasimetė ir nesutriko vietomis šiek tiek pameluodamas. Tačiau vos tik atvykus į "Sidabrinę įlanką" ir bevalgant, Keitlina jo paklausė, ar jis atostogauja, jis iš karto nuraudo ir sutriko. Tolimesni jo pokyčiai - kaip ir viskas aišku, na bet vos tik atvykus nebesugebėti nekaltai pameluoti ar išsisukti? Na nežinau..
Jojo Moyes ilgą laiką buvau pamiršus, bet pamačius šią knygą prisiminiau, kaip jaukiai jausdavausi skaitydama jos knygas, tad iš karto ir griebiau. O dar joje dėmesys skiriamas vandenynui, banginiams bei delfinams. Dėl pastarųjų esu pamišus nuo mažų dienų, tad knygai suteikė dar daugiau privalumų. Pirmus porą skyrių bandžiau susiorentuoti ir priprasti prie lėtos bei ramios įvykių eigos - pokytis po staigių bei greitų trilerių buvo akivaizdus. Tačiau greitai rašytoja mane užliūliavo magiškais vaizdais (deja, bet tikėjausi, kad dėmesys knygoje vandenynui bus skiriamas žymiai didesnis), stipriais bei įdomiais personažais bei, žinoma, meilės istorija. Nors ir buvo šiokių tokių kabliukų, bet nei vienas taip neužkliuvo, kaip staigus Maiko pokytis. Jis pokalbyje su investuotojais demonstravo pokerio žaidėjo veidą, nepasimetė ir nesutriko vietomis šiek tiek pameluodamas. Tačiau vos tik atvykus į "Sidabrinę įlanką" ir bevalgant, Keitlina jo paklausė, ar jis atostogauja, jis iš karto nuraudo ir sutriko. Tolimesni jo pokyčiai - kaip ir viskas aišku, na bet vos tik atvykus nebesugebėti nekaltai pameluoti ar išsisukti? Na nežinau..
April 16, 2019
Cover:
Das Cover ist ein absoluter Hingucker und das aller schönste von allen Jojo Moyes Werken. Es gefällt mir farblich sehr gut und spiegelt für mich das Bild von Silver Bay wider.
Lieblingszitat:
„Für ein stilles Wasser haben Sie hier ganz schön für Aufruhr gesorgt.“
„Ich war mir meiner Bestimmung endgültig an einem klaren Morgen zu Beginn des australischen Frühlings sicher, als ein elfjähriges Mädchen meine Hand nahm und mir ein Geheimnis anvertraute.“
Meine Meinung:
„Nächte, in denen Sturm aufzieht“ ist eine Neuauflage von „Dem Himmel so nah“, das 2008 erschienen ist.
Ich hatte mich eigentlich auf neuen Lesestoff von Jojo Moyes gefreut, aber da ich dieses Buch ohnehin nicht kannte, wollte ich dieser Neuauflage eine Chance geben. Leider muss ich hier direkt sagen, dass man gemerkt hat ein älteres Werk der Autorin gelesen zu haben, was jetzt nicht bedeutet, dass die Geschichte zwangsläufig schlecht war.
Lizzie Cullen lebt mit ihrer kleinen Tochter Hannah an der Küste von Australien in einer kleinen Familienpension. Ihre tragische Vergangenheit hat sie nach Silver Bay verschlagen, wovon nur sehr wenige wissen…
Lizzie und ihre Tochter haben ein Zuhause und einen Job bei einer alten Dame namens Kathleen gefunden, die Inhaberin einer kleiner Pension. Eines Tages reist der Engländer Mike Dormer für seine Firma nach Australien, um sich die Ortschaft in Silver Bay genauer anzuschauen. Obwohl er nicht aus der Gegend kommt, wird er herzlich bei Kathleen aufgenommen, aber auch die sonst etwas zurückhaltende Lizzie und Hannah öffnen sich Mike.
Bis sie herausfinden warum überhaupt Mike nach Silver Bay gekommen ist…
Schreibstil:
Der Schreibstil ist flüssig und angenehm zu lesen. Die erste Hälfte des Buches hat sich etwas gezogen, weil der Fokus zu stark auf Mikes Bauplänen lag, danach wurde ich wieder warm mit der Geschichte. Jedes Kapitel wird von einer anderen Person erzählt. Durch die Perspektivwechsel hatte man einen besseren Einblick in die jeweiligen Charaktere.
Mein Fazit:
Dieses Buch ist für Zwischendurch gut geeignet. Das Setting in Australien hat mir besonders gut gefallen. Für große Jojo Moyes Fans, die auf der Suche nach etwas Neuem sind, sind mit diesem Buch vielleicht nicht ganz so richtig, weil man beim Lesen merkt, dass es sich um ein älteres Werk handelt. Nichtsdestotrotz gibt es eine Leseempfehlung von mir für alle die ein Buch für Zwischendurch suchen mit super Setting und tollen Charakteren!
Ich gebe der Geschichte 3 von 5 Sternen.
Das Cover ist ein absoluter Hingucker und das aller schönste von allen Jojo Moyes Werken. Es gefällt mir farblich sehr gut und spiegelt für mich das Bild von Silver Bay wider.
Lieblingszitat:
„Für ein stilles Wasser haben Sie hier ganz schön für Aufruhr gesorgt.“
„Ich war mir meiner Bestimmung endgültig an einem klaren Morgen zu Beginn des australischen Frühlings sicher, als ein elfjähriges Mädchen meine Hand nahm und mir ein Geheimnis anvertraute.“
Meine Meinung:
„Nächte, in denen Sturm aufzieht“ ist eine Neuauflage von „Dem Himmel so nah“, das 2008 erschienen ist.
Ich hatte mich eigentlich auf neuen Lesestoff von Jojo Moyes gefreut, aber da ich dieses Buch ohnehin nicht kannte, wollte ich dieser Neuauflage eine Chance geben. Leider muss ich hier direkt sagen, dass man gemerkt hat ein älteres Werk der Autorin gelesen zu haben, was jetzt nicht bedeutet, dass die Geschichte zwangsläufig schlecht war.
Lizzie Cullen lebt mit ihrer kleinen Tochter Hannah an der Küste von Australien in einer kleinen Familienpension. Ihre tragische Vergangenheit hat sie nach Silver Bay verschlagen, wovon nur sehr wenige wissen…
Lizzie und ihre Tochter haben ein Zuhause und einen Job bei einer alten Dame namens Kathleen gefunden, die Inhaberin einer kleiner Pension. Eines Tages reist der Engländer Mike Dormer für seine Firma nach Australien, um sich die Ortschaft in Silver Bay genauer anzuschauen. Obwohl er nicht aus der Gegend kommt, wird er herzlich bei Kathleen aufgenommen, aber auch die sonst etwas zurückhaltende Lizzie und Hannah öffnen sich Mike.
Bis sie herausfinden warum überhaupt Mike nach Silver Bay gekommen ist…
Schreibstil:
Der Schreibstil ist flüssig und angenehm zu lesen. Die erste Hälfte des Buches hat sich etwas gezogen, weil der Fokus zu stark auf Mikes Bauplänen lag, danach wurde ich wieder warm mit der Geschichte. Jedes Kapitel wird von einer anderen Person erzählt. Durch die Perspektivwechsel hatte man einen besseren Einblick in die jeweiligen Charaktere.
Mein Fazit:
Dieses Buch ist für Zwischendurch gut geeignet. Das Setting in Australien hat mir besonders gut gefallen. Für große Jojo Moyes Fans, die auf der Suche nach etwas Neuem sind, sind mit diesem Buch vielleicht nicht ganz so richtig, weil man beim Lesen merkt, dass es sich um ein älteres Werk handelt. Nichtsdestotrotz gibt es eine Leseempfehlung von mir für alle die ein Buch für Zwischendurch suchen mit super Setting und tollen Charakteren!
Ich gebe der Geschichte 3 von 5 Sternen.
September 10, 2017
I had pretty low expectations for this book, but ended up really enjoying it. At first I was a little lost, not understanding where the story was going, but 50 pages in and I got into it.
I started Silver Bay, and about after 62 pages I decided to move over to Ship of Brides, and then went back to Silver Bay once I finished Ship of Brides. and I'm glad I chose to do that, because the small connection between the two books. So if you haven't read either yet but planning to read them both, start with Ship of Brides.
One thing that did bother me in this book was that the characters are talking to the reader. I usually really enjoy a book that is written in first person, but here it was like the character was talking to me (i.e. "I could show you" "let me tell you") and that made me confused over who the reader is supposed to portray. Is this like an interview? An investigation? It was just weird...
I started Silver Bay, and about after 62 pages I decided to move over to Ship of Brides, and then went back to Silver Bay once I finished Ship of Brides. and I'm glad I chose to do that, because the small connection between the two books. So if you haven't read either yet but planning to read them both, start with Ship of Brides.
One thing that did bother me in this book was that the characters are talking to the reader. I usually really enjoy a book that is written in first person, but here it was like the character was talking to me (i.e. "I could show you" "let me tell you") and that made me confused over who the reader is supposed to portray. Is this like an interview? An investigation? It was just weird...
July 30, 2021
I really enjoy Jojo Moyes book and this one was no exception. I liked how each chapter was about a different character and really liked the setting of Silver Bay in Australia. I found I could easily visualise the location and the buildings that were there.
My heart ached for Liza and when her desperately sad story was finally revealed, it was heartbreaking. As a mother myself, I really could empathise with her and felt every heart wrenching moment with her.
When she was finally reunited with her daughter, she believed had died in a car accident, I had a lump the size of Australia in my throat and tears in my eyes and could just hear the sound she made. Gosh what a moment for her!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me.
My heart ached for Liza and when her desperately sad story was finally revealed, it was heartbreaking. As a mother myself, I really could empathise with her and felt every heart wrenching moment with her.
When she was finally reunited with her daughter, she believed had died in a car accident, I had a lump the size of Australia in my throat and tears in my eyes and could just hear the sound she made. Gosh what a moment for her!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me.
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