The Neighbours by Nicola Gill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The blurb:
Meet Ginny, 34, and Cassie, 55. Neighbours, and (very) unlikely friends. Some women have it all. Others are thirty-four, renting a tiny flat alone because they recently found their long-term boyfriend in bed with their boss. Unfortunately, the latter applies to Ginny Taylor. Single and jobless, Ginny is certain her life can’t get any worse. But then she encounters her downstairs neighbour for the very first time…
Cassie Frost is a woman who had it all – she was a once-loved actress, but a recent stint on reality TV has rocketed her to online infamy. She’s suddenly become a national hate figure – and she desperately needs a new publicist. And Ginny is a publicist who desperately needs a job… but can she be persuaded to work for the uber-difficult, excessively prickly woman that lives below her floorboards? Because sometimes – just sometimes – bad neighbours become good friends
My thoughts:
Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and Nicola Gill for a digital review copy in return for an honest review.
This was a book that made me smile even though it covered some ‘heavy’ topics including depression and low self esteem. The characters are well thought out and I found myself cheering on Ginny and Cassie, the unlikely neighbours.
I have seen suggestions that there is a “Bridget Jones” feel to the book, which I can understand, however I found Ginny to be much more likeable and caring than Bridget.
A great debut novel, looking forward to reading more books by Nicola Gill in the future.
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