Book Reviews – Someone Else’s Shoes

Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

Our two main female protagonists have absolutely nothing in common. Nisha has a very rich but controlling husband and lives a jet-setting lifestyle with designer clothes and multiple homes. Sam is struggling to hold everything together – her husband is suffering from depression and spends his day on the sofa, and her new boss is constantly undermining her. However, on the day that Nisha’s husband decides to lock her out of the house and start divorce proceedings, the two women accidentally swap gym bags and suddenly their lives are irrevocably changed. Nisha needs to find a way to earn money while trying to outmanoeuvre her conniving husband. Meanwhile Sam learns that wearing Nisha’s high-heeled designer shoes changes the way everyone looks at her and, ultimately, how she feels about herself. This is another feel-good, empowering Jojo Moyes story that I thoroughly enjoyed.