Thursday 29 December 2011

"Ocean's Apart"

This is not the first Karen Kingsbury novel I've read, so I was anticipating a pleasant and easy read - just how it turned out.

"Ocean's Apart" tells the story of Connor Evans, airline pilot, and his family.  A woman he had a one night stand with years ago dies in a plane crash, and the novel tells of the events that follow as he has to take responsibility for his actions.  He meets and quickly adores the son he never knew about, and in typical Kingsbury style, his family eventually forgives him and adopts the boy.

Despite predicting the ending from quite early on in the piece, this was still an enjoyable read.  Nothing genius about the plot, but the writing is engaging enough to keep you wanting to continue.  Great for relaxing over the Christmas holiday!