The Olive Grove by Eva Glyn
The Olive Grove by Eva Glyn
Completely unexpected story, exceptionally written 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.
The Olive Grove is not my usual type of book, but something about the burb had me hooked, it might have something to do with growing up during the conflict that endeared the country to me.
Antonia is a protagonist who is very conflicted, in love with a married man, sharing her home with her adult daughter and her partner, the last straw is being belittled by her lover’s friend. Solace is found in Croatia, having taken a job as a housekeeper at an upmarket villa.
I enjoyed that the affair part of this story was minimal as I tend to steer away from such tropes, instead the focus is on Antonia’s and Damir’s friendship, the good and the bad. Damir’s experiences as a child have come back to haunt him after the death of his aunt.
The story follows both Antonia coming to grips with life in a foreign country, making friends, finding a lover, and treading carefully around her boss’s mood swings. Whilst Damir is being pulled in different directions, new opportunities and trying to keep his aunt alive.
As time goes on Damir learns he can trust Antonia, and she in turn helps him to confront his past and find out the truth that was kept from him.
A wonderful story of love, loss, friendships, and new beginnings. My thanks to the author, #OneMoreChapter and #Netgalley for allowing me to read and review a copy of #TheOliveGrove
Purchase Links:
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-olive-grove-eva-glyn/1138815996?ean=9780008453305
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-olive-grove-6
Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-olive-grove/eva-glyn/9780008453312
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