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I also had a small problem with the father in the book. I can't really say too much without spoiling things, but where other characters felt very well-drawn this one, for me, just didn't work so well. The city of Edinburgh, on the other hand, comes to life in the story and it made me really want to live there! I enjoyed the talk of tango (something Ailsa takes up post-transplant) and the development of the play for the Edinburgh festival is interesting too. There is an element of love story in the book, but it's nothing heavy-handed or overly sappy. What I liked most about the relationship side of things was the humour: the exchanges over email between Ailsa and Seb were really well done, definitely the best bits for me. Overall this is an enjoyable, easy to read, good story. I hope when you finish it the first thing you do is google the organ donation register.
Further reading suggestion: You might also enjoy [[The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan]] or this rather different heart transplant story [[Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult]]. For more from Edinburgh, try [[The Other Mrs Walker by Mary Paulson Ellis]].
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