Sentimental is the best word to describe this novel. Julia Whelan tugs at your heart strings as you read through the plot of Eleanor Durran fulfilling her childhood dream to spend a year at Oxford.
Eleanor is presented as a modern young woman. She is getting off the plane in England as she begins her adventure at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar student. This is accomplishing both the success of being named a Rhodes scholar, very prestigious and attending Oxford, which she promised herself she would do when she was 13 years old.
Right away two things happen, first a call with an incredible job opportunity to help run the election campaign of a woman running for Unites States president. She accepts and as she works from England, while attending classes she agrees to return at the end of term to the US.
Then she meets a man who almost hits her with his auto and then spills condiments on her dress.
Of course she hates him, which will mean later she loves him.
As the story progresses Eleanor must come to terms with being her own person and also falling in love. Being independent and wanting to continue to pursue her career path, or is it really what she wanted ?? Where does love fit into this life she has created for herself?
Whelan gives the reader a chance to see Eleanor and her love interest, Jamie deal with hard choices. Also as they deal with the present hard choices they are both able to sort out mistaken ideas they have harbored that have led them to how they perceive the present situation. Letting go and letting life take you on its daily journey may be the message of this book.
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