As I read on snuggled on the sofa avoiding any eye contact (which is difficult to do wearing a suit in a gay bar because they all like a guy in a suit), I got to an emotional part of the book (the reconciliation) and my eyes started to fill up (don’t laugh please lol). I’m genuinely smiling as I write this because I don’t really drink and the red wine went to my head relatively quickly.

I ordered a glass of red wine by mistake (don’t ask) and grabbed a sofa. I was swiftly approaching the end of the book and decided after work that I would walk down to a bar I know and finish the book off in style. As with my own writing I try to incorporate the little things that are familiar to us in everyday life. It really brings the world you’re reading to life. It’s the little touches as two people talk to each other or the way a character shuts the front door, toes off their shoes and hangs their suit jacket on a banister. It’s almost like you are watching the events instead of reading them. You realise you have seen these little actions and behaviours yourself a million times. As she describes an action or behaviour it’s so realistic and clear you can visualise it without any effort. Why did I like this so much? Lisa has a great way of writing and I’ll try to explain it to you. Jake enters the story as he applies for the job of nanny. Parker is a high flier with a difficult job. It’s been a year since the death of Parker’s husband (I still can’t get used to saying the word husband in relation to a man) and Parker needs to look for a new nanny for Nate. I’m finding it quite difficult to uncover unique stories, but this one is pretty solid and looks at the life of Parker and his son Nate.

This book is definitely my favourite so far.

A Nanny for Nate by Lisa Worrall