
đ·ïž Incassable (Cloverleigh Farm T.4)
đ·ïž Melanie Harlow
đ·ïž Edition : Ă©ditions CĂ©leste
đ·ïž Pages : 300
đ·ïž Sylvia & Henry
Retour dans le Michigan, dans la ferme de la famille Sawyer, enfin domaine pour ĂȘtre plus exact, puisquâil y a un vignoble, une salle de rĂ©ception pour les mariages, câest un business qui marche Cloverleigh Farm !
Nous sommes avec lâainĂ© des soeurs Sawyer, Sylvia qui vient de divorcer de son mari qui lâa trompĂ©e avec une femme plus jeune et qui attend son bĂ©bĂ© par dessus le marchĂ©. Sylvia revient donc aux sources, dans le cocon familial, avec ses deux enfants, Whitney et Keaton.
Henry travaille pour les Sawyers, depuis de nombreuses annĂ©es, il sâoccupe des cĂ©pages, de tout le processus de fabrication des vins, et lâautrice nâa pas plaisantĂ© sur le sujet, câest documentĂ©, câest prĂ©cis, câest soignĂ©. Je la soupçonne mĂȘme dâĂȘtre allĂ©e en France pour glisser des informations et des prĂ©cisions qui montraient un vrai travail de recherche.
Henry lui aussi a divorcĂ©. Câest un homme solitaire, au coeur blessĂ©, tout le long jâavais une image de lâhomme mal dĂ©grossi avec ses chemises trouĂ©es, son look qui suggĂ©rait une certaine nĂ©gligence, mais ce nâest quâune façade (ou mes prĂ©jugĂ©s, ou les 2 đ) parce quâil est intelligent, brillant, Ă©lĂ©gant et dans lâintimitĂ©, il dit des trucs qui vous laissent sur le carreau đ„đ„đ„ Le contraste est saisissant entre les moments oĂč Henry travaille (habillĂ©), est concentrĂ©, dit des choses absolument Ă©poustouflantes en termes de dĂ©clarations et de sentiments, câest magnifique et juste. Et puis il y a le moment oĂč le cerveau dĂ©branche complĂštement pouf sous le charme de Sylvia et que tout est guidĂ© par le second cerveau en dessous de la ceinture, qui met dans sa bouche des trucs juste wahou. Jâai adorĂ© ce contraste concernant Henry qui incarne parfaitement le dicton : lâhabit ne fait pas le moine đ
Jâai trouvĂ© Sylvia par moment trĂšs froide, moins chaleureuse, surtout au dĂ©but, mais je pense que câĂ©tait liĂ© Ă sa rupture, car sur la fin on la sent plus humaine, plus vivante et surtout plus libre.
Et lĂ oĂč Melanie Harlow a Ă©tĂ© trĂšs forte câest avec Whitney, lâado de 13 ans. Jâai paniquĂ© comme jamais, parce que je ne voyais pas lâissue. Le comportement et les rĂ©flexions de cette adolescente sont terrifiants et criants de vĂ©ritĂ©. HonnĂȘtement, Ă©tant maman dâun ado, je me sentais bĂȘte et inutile, parce que je ne voyais pas comment elle allait rĂ©soudre tous les problĂšmes et je ne savais pas moi-mĂȘme comment rĂ©pondre aux questions que Sylvia se posait. Ăa mâa stressĂ©e !
En fin de compte, elle a rĂ©solu tout dâune jolie maniĂšre.
Jâai aussi relevĂ© que lâalcool est un personnage Ă part entiĂšre de cette histoire đ SĂ©rieusement, ils sont tous, tout le temps, en train de boire ! Du vin, du whisky, etc, tout ce quâils trouvent ! Personne ne finit ivre (sauf au dĂ©but), mais moi qui doit boire un verre de vin blanc tous les 6 mois, ça mâa interpellĂ©e.
Une romance adulte avec de jeunes quarantenaires, donc dâautres thĂ©matiques que dans le Young adult, si vous voulez changer un peu đ
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Back in Michigan, at the Sawyer family farmâor rather, estate, to be more precise, since it includes a vineyard and a wedding reception hall; Cloverleigh Farm is a thriving business!
Weâre with the eldest of the Sawyer sisters, Sylvia, who has just divorced her husband after he cheated on her with a younger womanâwho, to make matters worse, is expecting his child. So Sylvia returns to her roots, to the family nest, with her two children, Whitney and Keaton.
Henry has been working for the Sawyers for many years; he oversees the grape varieties and the entire winemaking process, and the author didnât skimp on the detailsâitâs well-researched, precise, and meticulously crafted. I even suspect she went to France to gather information and details that demonstrate genuine research.
Henry, too, is divorced. Heâs a lonely man with a broken heart. Throughout the story, I had this image of a rough-around-the-edges guy with his secondhand shirts and a look that suggested a certain carelessness, but thatâs just a facade (or my own biases, or both đ) because heâs intelligent, brilliant, and elegantâand in private, he says things that leave you speechless đ„đ„đ„ The contrast is striking between the moments when Henry is working (dressed up), focused, and saying absolutely breathtaking things in terms of his statements and feelingsâitâs magnificent and spot-onâand then thereâs the moment when his brain completely shuts down, poof, under Sylviaâs spell, and everything is guided by the âsecond brainâ below the belt, which puts some truly mind-blowing things in his mouth. I just loved this contrast with Henry, who perfectly embodies the saying: you canât judge a book by its cover đ
I found Sylvia to be very cold at times, less warm, especially at the beginning, but I think that was related to her breakup because toward the end, she feels more human, more alive, and above all, freer.
And where Melanie Harlow really shone was with Whitney, the 13-year-old. I panicked like never before because I couldnât see a way out. This teenagerâs behavior and thoughts are terrifying and ring so true. Honestly, as the mom of a teenager, I felt stupid and useless, because I couldnât see how she was going to solve all her problems, and I didnât know how to answer the questions Sylvia was asking herself. It stressed me out!
In the end, she resolved everything in a lovely way.
I also noticed that alcohol is a character in its own right in this story đ Seriously, theyâre all drinking all the time! Wine, whiskey, etc.âwhatever they can find! No one ends up drunk (except at the beginning), but for someone like me who only drinks a glass of white wine every six months, it really struck a chord.
An adult romance featuring people in their early 40s, so it explores different themes than Young Adult fictionâperfect if youâre looking for a change of pace đ