Someone Else's Shoes
Fiction
Pamela Dorman Books
February 7, 2023
Hardcover
449
Purchased
Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes?
Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.
That’s because Sam Kemp – in the bleakest point of her life – has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag--she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha’s six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence makes her realize something must change—and that thing is herself.
My review:
I really enjoy this author's writing style. It's not something that is going to win any literary awards, but I like the flow and cadence, and always feel fully invested in the plot and characters. While I would put this book in the contemporary fiction genre, she has also done a great job with historical and romance titles. Her characters are always relatable, and the books have multiple combinations of poignant moments. This particular book is something that has certainly been plotted in other books, but it is essentially how one small thing can set off a string of events leading to the betterment of those involved. Nisha is an uppity self serving woman whose husband has just cut off her funding. Sam is a woman struggling to make something of her life. When Sam mistakenly picks up the wrong bag (Nisha's) at the gym, things take off from there. Both woman grow as the book progresses, and both are left feeling much better about themselves in the process. There is a bit of a mystery surrounding the Louboutin shoes that adds to the plot. I found myself really intrigued and genuinely interested in how things would all pan out.
I think if you are a fan of this author's previous works, you will enjoy this one. It's the same style we've come to enjoy. Me Before You will always remain her number 1 for me (I still think it holds the title of book that made you cry the most), but I really liked this one for the growth of the characters.
