The Peacock Emporium: A Novel
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The Peacock Emporium: A Novel

Paperback – April 9, 2019

Price
$13.33
Format
Paperback
Pages
416
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0735222335
Dimensions
5.48 x 0.85 x 8.37 inches
Weight
11.2 ounces

Description

Review Praise for Still Me : “Delightful.” —People “Full of charming antics . . . Entertaining.” —Associated Press “ Still Me offers a warm conclusion to the Me Before You trilogy . . . resulting in the best entry in the trilogy yet. . . . Moyes has crafted a clear-eyed tale of self-discovery and the sacrifice required to live a life honestly in pursuit of the things you love. . . . [It will] keep you sighing with delight to the very last page. A.” —Entertainment Weekly (online)“Jojo’s work never fails to bring a smile to my face with her honesty, humor, and empathy about what it is to be human—[ Still Me is] a must read!” —Emilia Clarke“While the series may have started off as a romance, Jojo Moyes has turned Louisa Clark’s story into one about learning to be, and to love, yourself.” — Bustle “You sobbed through Me Before You. You sped through After You. And now, Lou is back in Still Me. . . . Don’t miss this funny, romantic third installment.” —HelloGiggles “Entertaining, often very funny.” — Newsday “Moyes’s easy way of making you instantly care for her characters (deeply) prevails.” —goop Praise for After You: “Jojo Moyes has a hit with After You.” —USA Today “Think Elizabeth Bennet after Darcy’s eventual death; Alice after Gertrude; Wilbur after Charlotte. The ‘aftermath’ is a subject most writers understandably avoid, but Moyes has tackled it and given readers an affecting, even entertaining female adventure tale about a broken heroine who ultimately rouses herself and falls in love again, this time with the possibilities in her own future.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR“The genius of Moyes . . . [is that she] peers deftly into class issues, social mores, and complicated relationships that raise as many questions as they answer. And yet there is always resolution. It’s not always easy, it’s not always perfect, it’s sometimes messy and not completely satisfying. But sometimes it is.” —Bobbi Dumas, NPR.org“Charming.” —People “Expect tears and belly laughs from Me Before You ’s much anticipated sequel.” —Cosmopolitan “Moyes is at her most charming here, writing with a sense of humorous affection about family dynamics among working-class Brits. . . . A Maeve Binchy for the twenty-first century.” — Kirkus Reviews “[A] heart-tugger.” — Good Housekeeping “Like its predecessor [ Me Before You] , After You is a comic and breezy novel that also tackles bigger, more difficult subjects, in this case, grief and moving on. . . . We all lose what we love at some point, but in her poignant, funny way, Moyes reminds us that even if it’s not always happy, there is an ever after.” —The Miami Herald “Once again, Moyes delivers a heart-wrenching and relatable book about love and loss that will stay with you long after you’ve finished.” — InStyle.com “Moyes wisely knows that life-changing events don’t always change our lives for the better. . . . After You may not be the sequel you expect, but it is the sequel you needed.” —Entertainment Weekly Praise for Me Before You: “A hilarious, heartbreaking, riveting novel . . . I will stake my reputation on this book.” —Anne Lamott, People “When I finished this novel, I didn’t want to review it; I wanted to reread it. . . . An affair to remember.” —The New York Times Book Review “An unlikely love story . . . to be devoured like candy, between tears.” — O, The Oprah Magazine “Funny and moving but never predictable.” — USA Today (four stars) About the Author Jojo Moyes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, Still Me, Paris for One and Other Stories, After You , One Plus One, The Girl You Left Behind, Me Before You , The Last Letter from Your Lover, The Horse Dancer, Silver Bay, The Ship of Brides , and The Peacock Emporium . The Last letter From Your Lover will be released as a major motion picture by Netflix in July. She lives with her husband and three children in Essex, England.

Features & Highlights

  • An early work from the
  • New York Times
  • bestselling author of
  • The Giver of Stars
  • and the forthcoming
  • Someone Else's Shoes
  • , Jojo Moyes, the story of a young woman who opens an eclectic shop and comes to terms with the secrets of her past.
  • In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she agreed to marry the gorgeous young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme, her parents breathed a sigh of relief. But within two years, rumors had begun to circulate about Athene's affair with a young salesman.Thirty-five years later, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her notorious mother's legacy. The only place Suzanna finds comfort is in The Peacock Emporium, the beautiful coffee bar and shop she opens that soon enchants her little town. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life, including Alejandro, a male midwife, escaping his own ghosts in Argentina.The specter of her mother still haunts Suzanna. But only by confronting both her family and her innermost self will she finally reckon with the past--and discover that the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along.

Customer Reviews

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Ugh. Weird and Boring.

For some reason, I totally missed the fact that this book is a reissue. I'm careful not to buy reissues and can find them at the local library. I would not have wasted $11 on this book had I been careful to check the info saying it was actually from 2004. I always check on that when I buy a book via Amazon. Must have goofed this time around.

Who the heck is Vivi? When you look at the back of the paperback it only mentions Athene and her daughter Suzanna and says nothing about anyone named Vivi. I am ONLY on page 51 and it's taken me most of two days to read this far. As a very avid reader, I can normally get 51 pages read very quickly. But with the strange characters who don't seem to match what they're talking about at the back of the book, it's very confusing trying to figure out what's going on so far.

It's just plain dull. I don't love all of Jojo Moyes's books to begin with, so that shouldn't surprise me. In fact, the title of her novel "Me Before You," which I read when it first came out, didn't even make sense since there was nothing in the book in regards to anything having to DO with the title of the novel. I never could figure out why that title exisited.

Jojo is not really a big favorite of mine so I'm not sure I'll ever read another of her books. But "The Peacock Emporium" is awful so far. Had I not spent $11 on the trade paperback (I noticed the price is much lower now) I wouldn't even finish this novel. But I hate wasting money so will trudge on through with this one.
19 people found this helpful
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Not what I expected, hoped for, or found enjoyable

I was very disappointed in this book. I loved me before you, but since that book the stories have gone sort of downhill. I didn’t really care for the characters, the storyline was kind of scattered, and even at the end I was like what was the point? I expected the store to be more exciting somehow? I expected it to somehow galvanize the town and somehow bring excitement and community to the place. I guess I did bring some community, but not like I had hoped or expected. I guess that does say something about her writing, that she can write something that I don’t expect, but sadly it was something I didn’t expect and didn’t really enjoy, and didn’t see the point of. You have to write something that I don’t expect and do enjoy! And yes, sad endings are sometimes enjoyable, like in Me Before You or Message in a Bottle to name two, but I didn’t feel the same sense of satisfaction at any point in this book. I hope that her next one is better, but from the description I’m not holding my breath
11 people found this helpful
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It was an ok read. Nothing exciting

Slow read...
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Who is the main character??

I think the author couldn't decide who the main character was. I thought it was Suzanna - the boring, always suffering for no reason and upset with everybody around her - daughter of the flamboyant Athene. But then Jesse came on the scene and she was "the heart of the Peacock Emporium" according to the author. So what was Suzanna then? And why or why did Alejandro fall in love with this unhappy boring character? A totally unbelievable and very muddled story!
4 people found this helpful
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Plot problems

This book was written in 2004, by Jojo Moyes, but was re-released currently. There were many problems with the plot it felt disjointed, the pacing was off, and the characters were not very interesting and somewhat flat. It was hard to say who the main characters were until half way through the book. The character, Suzanna, did not garner much sympathy from me, making it hard to care about the outcome of her situation and continue reading the book.
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Good read

Enjoyable book
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Jojo

Jojo has another winner! I recommend readding all her books. Easy, fast reads because she keeps the readers interest!
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peacock

As others have mentioned, Suzanne Peacock is not the most likeable character. It also took me a bit to straighten everyone out during the first part of the novel as it jumps back and forth between time and countries. There is a lot going on in a short period of time and of course a family secret that comes out.
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Great author

Usually JoJo Moyes books are outstanding. This book is not one of her best. The main character was not very likable; and one the ancillary characters who was extremely likable departed too soon. Hopefully, people will go on to read other of Moyes’ books.
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Tiresome

I thought this book was incredibly tiresome. Susanna was not a likable character because of her constant dissatisfaction with everything. I couldn’t understand her anger and sadness and it didn’t make sense to me how someone could get through life and feel so cheated. Also, the ending was irritatingly predictable. Many times I thought I should set it aside but somehow was compelled to keep reading. I enjoyed the “The Giver of Stars” very much and had high expectations of this one. It was disappointing and a big waste of time.
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