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Book Review of Foreign Fruit

Foreign Fruit
Foreign Fruit
Author: Jojo Moyes
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Set in the 1950's, the life of 2 teenage girls are changed when a Art Deco house on the sea is inhabited by a group of bohemians. Merham, a quaint seaside town, is greatly disturbed by the group, but that entices the girls to visit as often as possible and explore the lives of the people living in the Arcadia house. Almost 50 years later, the house has been sold and is being renovated into a hotel bringing back the life of the old house and it's history. Once you get into the book you are hooked and want to discover what has happened to the 2 girls. Also you follow the life of the designer who is renovating the house, after having a baby, and having her designer/partner abandon her.