They shape both plot and characters in a realistic way, down to the last nasty tuna-paste sandwich and desperate bad decision. Similarly, Moyes' story of Cinderella and the Prince doesn't romance the class issues. Rowling's "The Casual Vacancy" or Caitlin Moran's "How to Build a Girl" is just what life is like on a council estate. One hallmark of British popular fiction is its economic grit: Among everything else you can learn from J.K. Then there are a few more twists after that. Of course, when they get home, beautifully engineered plot twists wreck everything. Most of the story takes place on the road trip to the math contest, during which everybody in this unlikely foursome falls in love with everybody else. But somewhere between corporate hell and prison, he runs across Jess and her kids broken down on the side of the highway. The story starts with good news when Tanzie was offered a 90 scholarship at one of the top schools. When the scandal hits, his world falls apart. One plus one by Jojo Moyes is a touching love story about Jess, her 2 children (Tanzie, 8 years old, is mathematical genius, while Nicky is an untypical teenage boy), and their old dog Norman, who have to face unbelievable challenges. Meanwhile, among Jess' clientele in both her professions is a super-successful, super-selfish tech exec named Ed who gave an insider stock tip to an ex-girlfriend. You’ll laugh, you’ll weep, and when you flip the last page, you’ll want to start all over again.By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. One Plus One is Jojo Moyes at her astounding best. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages. Only Jess’s knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. That’s Jess’s life in a nutshell-until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can’t afford to pay for. Here's how the publisher describes the book, pulled from Jojo Moyes website God, I wish publishers would send me free copies like they do a lot of the book bloggers. The key to Moyes’ writing is that, even though the reader knows these decisions will haunt the characters. Have you read One Plus One yet because I haven't had the time or the cashola to check it out, and people seem to be loving it. In Jojo Moyes latest novel, One Plus One, the two main characters each have to face the consequences of some not-so-great decisions made during times of desperation one emotional and one financial.
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