Book Review - The Car Share by Zoe Brisby - #HolidayReading Summer 2022

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Title: The Car Share

Author: Zoe Brisby

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date: 25th March 2021

Rating: 5 Stars

A ninety-year-old woman with Alzheimer's and a heartbroken young man share a ride to Brussels that ends up changing their lives forever.

When Alex pulls up to meet "Max", he expects everything but a ninety-year-old lady who has her heart set on getting to Brussels by carpool.

As for 'Max', who is actually called Maxine, she could not be more ill at ease when settling into the seat next to this young man with bloodshot eyes. God help her if he turned out to be a drug addict who hasn't slept in days!

When it becomes clear that Maxine is suffering from Alzheimer's and wants to take matters into her own hands while she still can, and that Alex battles severe depression, a wonderful friendship starts to form between the unlikely pair. Before long, their travel plans take an unexpected turn...

Translated from the French by Kelly Lardin.

What an uplifting tonic this book truly is. 

It is madcap, its slightly bonkers but above all it features a wonderful new friendship that over a short space of time changes both Alex and Max's lives forever. 

One is depressed, the other is looking to end their life in Brussels, but they meet on a car share website and are on this road trip together. 

Max is larger than life, has all sorts of thoughts and also gets her sayings muddled, which is always amusing 

Alex is lacking in self confidence, is love torn and isn't expecting to bond with Max in the way that he does. 

I loved seeing how their fledgling friendship developed, as well as all manner of other bits of plot that couldn't help but make me smile. 

And the scene is the petrol station was just utterly brilliant and one to look out for.

I really enjoyed reading this novel and am curious to see what else this author has written. 

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.