This book played out like a movie in my mind. The story was entertaining and it flowed so perfectly. It was impossible not to be touched by this
cast of quirky characters and their adventure.
Jess is essentially a single parent and struggling to make
ends meet. Her ten year old daughter,
Tanzie, is a math prodigy and wants nothing more than to attend a private school
where she can focus on math. She's
offered a partial scholarship, but Jess doesn't have the money to cover the
difference. Ever the eternal optimist, she
is determined to get her family to a Maths Olympiad where Tanzie can compete
and possibly win enough money to cover the first year of tuition.
The only problem, the Olympiad is in Scotland and they have
no way to get there. They have a busted
up Rolls-Royce that doesn't get them very far and barely enough money to eat. Lucky for them, Ed, the owner of one of the beach
houses that Jess cleans, happens to be driving by and sees them on the side of
the road. He reluctantly agrees to drive
this lady he barely knows, her two strange kids and their smelly dog all the
way to the Olympiad. Meanwhile, he's dealing
with problems of his own. Potential jail
time and a terminally ill father. Little
did Ed know that what was supposed to be a long days drive turns into an adventure
spanning several days. Their trip if
full of mishaps and riddled with life lessons.
It's funny and frustrating at times, but ultimately so sweet. I loved all these characters for some many
different reasons. This is a must read.
"I want to be with you. I know we've made an unholy mess of it, but I still feel more right with you doing wrong than I usually feel when everything's supposedly right and you're not there."*Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
MrsNorthman
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