Vocabulary

1)      Snip – ножницы (для металла)

Syn. – scissors

“ …the sound of the lady snipping”

2)      Spell – короткий промежуток времени

Syn. – moment

“I observed them for a spell”

3)      Weapon – оружие

Syn. – arms

“She dropped the offending pencil from her hand as though it was a dangerous weapon”

4)      To taunt – насмехаться, говорить колкости

Syn. – to mock

Ant. - to empathize

“She would have continued to taunt her”

5)      Pleadingly – умоляюще

Syn. – beggarly

Ant. – compulsorily

“His blue eyes looked pleadingly into hers”

6)      To squeak – пищать, скрипеть

Syn. – to creak

“His jeans squeaked against the leather”

7)      To retreat – отступать

Syn. – to recede

Ant. – to approach

“ …the place she could retreat to and feel safe”

8)      Blizzard – снежная буря к

Syn. – snowstorm

Ant. – desert

“Her mind was a blizzard of thoughts”

9)       To loathe – ненавидеть

Syn. – to hate

Ant. – to love

“This is part of my job I absolutely loathe”

10)   Dummy – манекен, кукла, дурак

Syn. – fool

Ant. – clever man

“No, you dummy! Fire engines are for putting out fires”

About the plot

   Elizabeth Egan is too busy for friends. As a reluctant mother to her sister’s Saoirse young son Luke and with her own business to run, every precious moment is made to count.

   But with Saoirse crashing in and out of their lives, leaving them both reeling, Luke and Elizabeth are desperately in need of some magic.

   Enter Ivan. Wild, spontaneous and always looking for adventure, Ivan changes Elizabeth in ways she could never have imagined. With her newly open eyes and heart, Elizabeth sees what she is been missing all along.

   As for Ivan, he thought he was there to help Luke, not Elizabeth – or himself…

What am I waiting for?

   Every day we make a choice. And a lot of things depend on our decision. We can use common sense, and we can listen to only our heart. Certainly, nobody is insured from mistakes. I hope that my intuition hasn't brought me and I have chosen the correct book.

   Firstly, my friend advised me this author, because there is a lot of colloquial lexicon, but it is read without huge tension.Secondly, the book has a very attractive cover. It is also the great pleasure even to touch it. I can feel every letter with my fingers.And the last argument is the phrase “there is more than a touch of fairytale about Cecilia Ahern’s novels…” on the book cover. Sometimes we all need a little magic. 

   So… What am I waiting for?