Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel

I’m finished it waiting for our book club dateI just loved the story line and the authors writing style

I loved the title and the idea behind the story--of two very different women who accidentally pick up each other's gym bags and end up with shoes very different from their own. When the gym closes down, they can't get their shoes back and have to live with the consequences. It's a fast-paced story that operates on several levels, sometimes funny, sometimes serious. The main characters have a strong and intriguing backstory as well.There are a series of scenes that reminded me of car chases in the movies--a lot of action and attempts to escape detection while pulling off a caper. These scenes, for me, were a little unbelievable and/or over the top, but the more serious aspects of the book were quite interesting and appealing. Over all, I enjoyed the novel and suspect others will as well.

When Sam Kemp and Nisha Cantor mix up their gym bags it sets off 448 pages of hilarious fun, serious drama, and unlikely friendships. It is a story that will remain with you long after the last page is read.The Marc Jacobs bag Sam accidentally grabs has a beautiful designer jacket and crocodile-skin-red-take-me-now Louboutin sling-backs in it. The shoes may be a bit tight and the heels too high but she can’t show up at meetings scheduled that day wearing gym flip flops and she has no other shoes. Plus those heels make her feel like a new woman. Poised, confident, a serious business woman who can close deals for the company and bring in new business for her abusive misogynistic boss.But beautiful, uber rich, germaphobic Nisha ends up with a Marc Jacobs knock-off bag containing well worn sensible dark shoes and a wet swim suit in a plastic bag.Sam’s two-man negotiation team pick her up in the company van after her work-out and rush to their first meeting of the day. Her boss changed the time of the meeting but failed to tell Sam. There is no time to go back for her bag.Nisha is sounding the alarm that someone stole her bag and demands to see camera footage of the dressing room to see who the thief is. The attendant reminds her that there are no cameras in the locker rooms. So, Nisha, wearing gym flip flops and a white gym robe, rushes to the hotel where she and hubby are staying only to find that she is barred from entering the penthouse and hubby won’t take her calls.Both women find themselves in situations way out of their comfort zones. Teammate Joel looks at Sam in ways that her husband hasn’t in years. Nisha finds herself adrift from her husband and their son who is in boarding school a continent away. Those issues are just the tip of the iceberg that threatens their homes, jobs, and lifestyles.As each woman develops new friendships and supporters throughout the story, the reader is left laughing and wondering what will happen next as there is no way these characters are going to get out of the messy situations in which they find themselves.I loved this heart gripping, fun slice of life as these women redefine friendship, power, and who they are. This is my second Jo Jo Moyes book but not my last. A five star read for me!

One of the best books I have read! It would make a good movie! Good character development. The author ties the story up nicely at the end. Once again, Ms Moyes does not disappoint .

The overall story is sweet. The plot comes full circle with a satisfying epilogue so the reader knows what happens to all the characters in the end, and everything works out "just fine." The reason I only gave it a 3 is that so much of the plot is predictable, and there were too many instances where I kept thinking, "That would never happen." Plus, the characters often acted in a way that was just unrealistic. As a result, the story comes across as not realistic and, thus, not very deep. There's no real meaning to be gained here. But it's a good beach read.

I enjoyed this book! So many twists and turns! I loved that girl-gang that evolved and how close they became at the end.Really good read. I’d definitely encourage anyone who is looking for a fun read!

I have enjoyed it tremendously. The humour, together with life's lessons woven into the text, was hard to put down.

I laughed out loud on many occasions when reading this book. Great character descriptions. I have been reading everything from cereal boxes to Dostoyevsky since I was four years old. I enjoy GOOD writing and this filled the bill!

This story isn't deep but it's very entertaining. Probably not believable for some people but I loved it. I don't have women friends but if I did, I'd want this bunch. I read the book in two days and very much enjoyed it.

Took me about 3 days to finish, I couldn’t put it down! A great book, well written. So funny and yet so relatable at times. Well worth a read

Jojo Moyes est décidément une auteure qui me plaît. Elle a cette façon incroyable de brosser des portraits de vie assez incroyables. Je regrette juste que le postulat de départ n'est pas tout à fait crédible au vu de la personnalité d'une des femmes, mais ensuite on se laisse happer par le destin incroyable de ces vies qui vont s'entremêler.Il y a de l'émotion, du tragique mais aussi de bonnes barres de rire. J'ai adoré.

Habe das Buch selbst auch in Deutsch gelesen. Spannend bis zum Ende.

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