Gather You Then, Me Now Illustrated By Nick Alexander Visible In Softcover

different twist to the story but enjoyable, I dunno, this was not executed well at ALL and I just found each circumstance to be so completely

over the top and unrealistic, I didnt connect with the characters and found them both to be annoying, I didnt like the way the dialogue was written, This book just irked me, although I like the title and general premise, Me ha ocurrido con este libro lo mismo que con todos los demás de Nick Alexander, Que tienen cosas que no acaban de gustarme en este caso, una serie de casualidades demasiado casuales hacia el final del libro para cerrar un final perfecto, pero, . . me enganchan. Terriblemente. Me lo he leído en dos noches y, literalmente, no podía parar, En este caso es una historia bonita, entre dos tiempos, con dos narradoras, madre e hija, con temas muy duros y un puntito de esperanza, Lo recomendaría. Easy read

I read this for a book club to read about a place you want to go, Santorini has been on my wishlist for a long time, The authors descriptions of Santorini makes me want to go even more now, Great love story

Overall a great read with believable characters and plot, Takes you to Greece and Santorini which personally are very special to me, The place and charm of the Greek people are very well portrayed and give the book substance and beauty,
The opening chapters with doubts about Connor the new boyfriend, keep the pages turning to find out what happens, Many highlights in this story and a depth of understanding of the frailties of human nature that is remarkably well expressed in an thoughtful , enjoyable way,
A good read , especially in the winter, the blue skies and sea of Santorini will banish winter greys for the reader , exactly as it did for the characters , in a beautiful magical way.
I would like to start by saying that I will definitely read more of Nick Alexander's novels, He writes in a way that easily transposed me in Santorini which, because of this novel, I can't wait to travel to so that I can see all the shades of blue so beautifully described and to try all the seafood his characters were eating.
Also, let's not forget about the most beautiful sunrise on Earth,
I really liked how the two stories were written in parallel, with each of them having a chapter at a time, I also appreciated the reality of nowadays easily noticed there has been good research done to get everything so accurate history, geography, culture, etc, .
It's one of those novels that you want to live at some point in your life, This book is written from two perspectives in two different timelines, You get to know the pov of a mother past and present and a daughter in hers, The personality of the mother in her young years remind me so much of my own mom, Her thought process and general submissive and naive behavioral patterns were so draining to read as a woman in thest century which shows me how strong and powerful young women today are.
I really enjoyed this book even though its a heavy read and I wanted to stop reading it out of frustration multiple times, The end is cheesy but it had to be to heal the pain that this book had caused in the first place, A novel set in Santorini, A very light read, it moves quickly though I think it's a bit too long, There's two stories one of the mother and a longago love affair and the other story is the daughter's story, The two stories merge at the end, It's kind of a summer beach read, trigger: domestic abuse. alcoholism and rape.

So I have been on this Greece, Italy kick lately because I am supposed to go to Italy and Greece in the Spring we will see, . . I am looking at you COVID but alas I discovered this one while searching Greece,

I was expecting heart warming and loving in Greece but boy oh boy, . .

I hope my Greece vacation is NOTHING like the vacation in this book,

THAT BEING SAID,

This is a damn good book, I enjoyed very much. I could NOT stop reading this book, . . and would I couldn't read I would switch to the audio version, . . thank you Kindle Unlimited.

I def recommend this book, It does have some rough subjects in it but honestly, . . It is good. Really good. Laura is finally on her way to Santorini,years after her first visit, On that first horrific trip, undertaken with a violent drunk, naïve Laura meets the love of her life, but in the craziness, she loses his address, Returning home, she discovers she's pregnant, She does her best to raise her daughter well, but life is tough, Now an adult, Becky insists on accompanying Laura to Greece, where the two of them argue over the secrets Laura has kept, Then, a shocking discovery in Santorini leads to all the answers, and a delightfully happy ending,

I love Nick Alexander's writing, He tells such good stories, and his characters are varied and complex, He also sneaks in little existential tidbits that I find satisfying:

Oh, I try not to regret things too much, Mum said, Unless youre God and you know everything, including the past and the future, most of life is pretty much a question of closing your eyes and stabbing at a map.
You have to try not to give yourself a hard time when things turn out to be not as good as youd hoped,

This is a coming of age story for Becky and, told in flashbacks, for Laura, In addition, it's a midlife awakening for Laura, who is fortynine in the present day, I enjoyed this novel very much, This was my first Nick Alexander novel and it wont be my last! I felt completely immersed in Santorini and loved the storyline, Cant wait to read more from him! When life goes from lemons to lemonade

This is the second book I've read by Nick Alexander, I really like his writing style and the way his storylines work, This one was different to the first book of his i read Bottle of Tears, think holiday romance but with a much,much deeper meaning, It is written from two viewpoints Mother and daughter, Part history, part present day, I found it a great read and made me feel a bit soppy in parts! ”In that instant, I was a tiny grain of life gifted with being able to observe the inexplicable vastness of the universe, and the only thing that mattered was the excruciating beauty of being there.
Of being there to experience it all,

I read this on a whim as it was free on Amazon Unlimited and I wanted something on my Kindle/phone app to read alongside a physical book I received for Christmas.


Well I was totally blown away! Nick Alexander definitely knows how to tell a story and with a perfect amount of description I was able to really feel like I was in Santorini.


I devoured this as quickly as I could and havent even started my other book yet, And Im now looking at other books by this author, Charming read with an edgy side,
I chose this book purely based on the Iocation given that I am getting married in Santorini next year, Having been to the island before I was aware of just how beautiful a place it is and the way the author describes it in this book certainly does it justice.

The story had me gripped from pretty early on and I found it hard to put down a sign of a great book, Additionally a certain character had my blood absolutely boiling to the point I felt real hatred towards them, despite them being fictious again another sign of a good book not necessarily the hatred but just evoking that level of any emotion towards a character.

I felt the story was beautifully written and
I enjoyed the alternating dual narratives, I found the characters, although irritatingly naive, very engaging and realistic, This was a beautifully written story and one that didnt disappoint, Transporting me across the sea to Greece, I felt fully immersed in the Santorini sunshine and could not put this down at all,  

Written as a dual narrative, we learn about what happened to Laura when, as a young woman in her early twenties, had the opportunity to go to Santorini with her then “boyfriend”.
In alternating chapters, the viewpoint shifts to Lauras daughter, Rebecca, in the present who accompanies her mother back to Santorini for a holiday, The narrative of the two women was equally captivating and I loved learning how each of them created their memories, then and now, on this Greek island,  

So well constructed, it was effortless to imagine the beautiful scenery that Alexander describes, The idyllic, romantic and peaceful setting was totally enticing, making this a great summer read, However, this only juxtaposes with the darkness of Laura's story the horrors that she experiences, coupled with her naivety, made for rather tense reading, The writer takes Laura's story in an unexpected direction and as a reader, I just wanted to intervene and help out Laura, Her lack of worldliness and desperation to escape her extreme, religious Grandmother, created a vision of Conor and her Greek holiday that just didn't match the reality,

Whilst we learn what really happened to Laura when she was in Santorini and how different it is to what she has related to her daughter, I found it fascinating to compare how the two women carved their identities in this beautiful location.
The subtle parallels between mother and daughter signify that they are not as far apart as Rebecca believes, Certainly, the desperation to "prove oneself" and not depend on another was striking and, as Rebecca begins to discover more about her mother's past, she starts to see the reasons for Laura's ambiguous and sad behaviour.


Conor was as disgusting a character as much as Leif was beautiful, The antithesis of these characters created such tension for me when reading Laura's story that, when it switched back to Rebecca's narrative, I was almost more interested to read about the past, rather than the present.
I found it difficult to predict how the story would eventually conclude and I feel that Alexander does the plot justice and allows it to follow what I feel would be a natural ending.


I loved this story and the escapism it provided, It was so wellwritten and enthralling that there is no way I can find fault with the plot! The summer sunshine, coupled with the magic of Greece, made for a plot that was a little bit different from my recent reads.
This is a true gem of a read and I can assure you, this is definitely not one to be missed,


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