Peace of Time (Ros Rendle) Book Review

2017 Reading Challenge

25. Peace of Time by Ros Rendle

Synopsis:Jen and Mike Lucas are happily married, or so Jen thinks. Recently Mike has been short tempered and cranky, but Jen puts it all down to his stressful job at a finance company. Jen, on the other hand, loves her job as a teacher. She also makes more money than Mike, which he mentions at any given opportunity. As they drift further apart, Jen tries everything she can think of to save their marriage but all Mike wants to do is spend more and more time at the gym. When one of Jen’s students, young Charlie Mayhew, suffers a terrible fall from his bike, Jen lends a helping hand to his father, Christopher, a single parent who lost Charlie’s mother to cancer. Jen does her best to ignore the gossip that Mike was seen getting friendly with a red head at the gym, but a few days later, Jen discovers something that turns her world upside down. After Mike moves out, Jen realizes that she’s reached a crossroads in her life. Does she give Mike a second chance? Or does she take Christopher up on his offer of a date? As the summer draws to a close, Jen has some life changing decisions to make and what she decides will shock everyone, but most of all herself.

My Review:

This was a well written book that made the characters seem real and authentic. It brings up the issue of unfaithful marriages, as well as dealing with a friend's betrayal. Sometimes a couple just drifts apart for a number of reasons and they create a relationship or connection with someone else. Cheating is one thing, but what happens if a spouse cheats with a friend of their partner's? You'll find out during the story. Jen and Mike have to cope with what I just mentioned, but at the end of the day, they're still just husband and wife, well for some time anyway. Before any proceedings of a divorce can go through or even get started, Mike has no one else to turn to when he gets diagnosed with cancer. Sometimes you just need your spouse or significant other because there's a special bond there like no other and just because people may drift apart doesn't mean that they stop caring about each other.

While this book is about Jen and Mike, the main point of view comes from Jen. At the beginning, she's happy with her job as a teacher and her marriage. She has everything she could hope for. The struggles that she deals with, as I mentioned above, were brilliantly handled by the author. There were some surprises and an ending you don't see coming. It was an enjoyable read even if it goes against what I believe in, like adultery.

Happy Reading and Keep on Writing!

~Meg~