It’s You by Jane Porter

• Title:  It’s You: A novel
• Author:  Jane Porter
• Genre:  Women’s Fiction
• Published:  June 2, 2015 – Berkley Trade
• Source:  Publisher

My take:  Jane Porter’s new contemporary novel is about Ali, a young woman in the depths of grief more than a year after suffering a terrible loss. Ali is a dentist and lives in Scottsdale, AZ. Soon after the loss her mother unexpectedly died. Her father lives hours away in Napa, CA. When he is injured in a fall Ali goes to help him in any way she can.

Ali’s dad isn’t the easiest guy to be around and even injured he seems not to appreciate her presence. To top it off he seems to want to have his friends at the retirement community around all the time – leaving little time for Ali and him to be alone. One of his friends is an irritable woman in her nineties. Ali doesn’t seem to be able to say or do anything that is taken the right way. Once Ali decides not to take personally the way her father and Edie (the older woman) treat her, things improve. In fact, Ali and Edie strike up a rather stiff friendship.

It turns out Ali can learn a lot from Edie’s life story and possibly find that life has much to offer her. I learned a good deal from Edie’s story. It involves pre and post WWII Germany and the Germans who were part of the Resistance.

Porter’s novel is filled with interesting characters but my favorite was Edie. She had an amazing and inspiring story to share. Recommended to fans of Jane Porter and Women’s Fiction.

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About the author:

Jane Porter is the USA Today bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Good Wife, The Good Daughter, The Good Woman, She’s Gone Country, Mrs. Perfect, and Flirting with Forty ( the basis for the Lifetime movie starring Heather Locklear). Jane lives in Southern California.

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