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In this book by Jill Mansell, the main character, Lola, is madly in love with her high school boyfriend, Dougie, and ready to plan a future with him. That is until his rich mother offers her a lot of money to get out of her son's life for good, as she's just not the kind of girl the woman wants her son to end up with.
Of course Lola isn't going to take the money, until she finds out that her step-father gambled an ungodly amount of money away and was now being chased by loan sharks. She is forced to take the money to save her step-father and end her relationship with Dougie.
Years later they meet up again. She wants him back and goes through borderline stalker measures to get back into his life. I loved the subplots and the supporting characters in this novel, but I really wasn't crazy about Lola or Dougie. I felt like she was a little pathetic in her attempts to win Dougie back over while he was just a snob about it. There was nothing likable about Dougie, not even at the end of the novel where, I suppose, you are supposed to like him.
I would recommend this read as something fun, but it's the subplots in my opinion that actually carry this book.
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