Foreign Fruit“ от 2003 г. печели награда за най-добър роман на годината от Асоциацията на писателите на любовни романи.

The dominant theme of The Sheltering Rain is inevitable change, and attempts to maintain the comfortably familiar. Bueno habiendo despotricado de estas tres mujeres, que a cual esta peor una que la otra, el libro en general no está mal, Jojo Moyes escribe muy bien, por lo tanto, su ejercicio de enlazar la historia familiar de estas tres mujeres, de acercarlas y retratar a una familia, los malos entendidos y los problemas entre padres e hijos, que, todo hay que decirlo, existen en todas las familias, ha logrado en general crear un libro que está pasable. Kate's going through a bit of a rough patch and decides to send her sixteen year old daughter, Sabine, to stay with her parents in Ireland while she sorts things out. Her mother and father, Joy and Edward, take Sabine into their home despite the fact that their relationship with Kate has been very strained for many years.I wanted to know if things would get better after the emotional upheaval that loomed over them like dark clouds that nearly sent the entire family in the brink of destruction. I wanted to know more. La vida de tres mujeres, abuela, madre y nieta, un encuentro que hace catarsis al momento de juntarse las tres. Il pretesto per avvicinare prima nonna e nipote, e poi madre e figlia, è tipico di queste storie, le foto della nonna e della mamma da giovani, che Sabine ritrova in vecchie scatole abbandonate in una stanza chiusa e impolverata.

And especially how the relationships between all three of them evolved. It was just such a great journey, and so beautiful to see them all growing closer. Jojo es una autora que me gusta muchísimo y, aprovechando las preciosas ediciones en bolsillo que han sacado de sus libros, compré este para ver qué tal es su primera novela.No," he said. "Just tell me how much. I don't care what it costs today. You're my wife. I want to buy you a present. This present."

En algunos momentos, la actitud de Kate y Sabina se me hacían más de pataleta juvenil que un problema de fondo; mientras que Joy, es muy parecida a la mamá que aparece en Jardín de invierno de Kristin Hannah. Joy, her daughter Kate, and her 16-year-old granddaughter Sabine are quite human (sometimes frustratingly so) as they try to understand themselves and their relationships with one another. This is not a plot-driven novel; it is one of character in which there are some lovely and strongly emotional scenes, and the author’s writing about horses and the Irish countryside is absolutely beautiful. It’s a pity when huge trees fall, but this is a natural part of any forest ecosystem. This opening in the canopy allows light to reach the forest floor and it brings an opportunity for new plants to grow. The trunk and attached disk of roots and soil may fall in such a way that it provides a small measure of protection, especially when the wind and weather are coming from the right direction. It’s not as snug as a hut or a tent, but when you’re in need of a place call “home”, there may be a dry space underneath the trunk or behind the root ball. Inspect it carefully before deciding on using it as a shelter, making sure these structures have moved to their final position and are in no danger of falling down further. 3. Hollow TreesA real love that survived the slings and arrows of fate that soared, like some kind of 1950's Romeo and Juliet, above the petty and mundane. The kind of love you read about in books, that inspired songs, that lifted you like a bird yet stood solid, like a monolith, vast, all-encompassing, enduring. . . Estranged from her mother since she ran away from her rural Irish home as a young woman, Kate swore a future oath that she’d always be a friend to her daughter, Sabine. But history has a way of repeating itself, and Kate now faces an ever-widening chasm between herself and her daughter. With Sabine about to make her own journey to Ireland to see the grandmother Kate abandoned, Kate is left wondering how they ever made it here, and what she can do to close the gap between them. He's being ridiculous. He's asking for ten times what it's worth just because you're wearing your uniform. Let's move on." I can still feel the familiar ache just looking at the cover of Sheltering Rain, it's sheer bliss then it isn't. I can never look at it the same way again without feeling lonely.