Melody Carlson has written a staggering 200 books, with sales of over seven million copies. Well known for her Christmas novellas and youth fiction, this is a gentle contemporary grown-up read. The Mr Emerson of the title is George Emerson, mid-fifties and about to retire from his teaching job. He lives a reserved life rather like someone about twenty years older than he actually is. He spends a lot of time trying to avoid his over-interested neighbour Lorna, but his life suddenly becomes very complicated when he meets the free spirited artist Willow, the grandmother of one of his students, Collin.
This is a delightful story. George and Willow’s growing friendship is very entertainingly written, as are the details of what happens when Willow’s estranged daughter Josie arrives back on the scene, much to the disgust of Collin, the son she abandoned as a toddler. There’s plenty of character interaction, and the story is energetic and engaging reading. Just complicated enough to keep you concentrating, but not too hard!
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