Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster, and Libby Page for the opportunity to read and review her debut novel - it was wonderful! I was in the mood for another charming, feel good book, and this one certainly fit the bill. The fact that it is a debut novel is amazing - very well-written. If you are a fan of Fredrick Backman's books, you'll need to pick this one up - it's on sale today!
Kate is in her 20s, newly moved to Brixton, London, is working as a new reporter for the local paper. However, she's covering lost pets and store openings - not quite how she dreamed of her career. Meanwhile, she is living with roommates she rarely sees and struggles with panic attacks. When she is assigned to write a story on the closing of the local lido (an outdoor pool), she meets Rosemary, an 86-year-old who has swam in the pool almost every day for 80 years. Rosemary and her late husband, George, fell in love at the Lido and she has a circle of friends there. A developer (cue the nasty music) is in the process of buying the pool and has plans to turn it into a tennis court as part of a housing development for wealthy individuals. When Kate and Rosemary meet to work on the story, a friendship develops. They begin to work together to save the Lido.
The relationships of the people in this story are what make it so wonderful, including the larger community relationships and how important they are in our lives. Highly recommended - I loved it!
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