Book Review - Love By Design

By Manami Sugawara

The book’s name is Love by Design. The author is Kieran McGovern. This book was published in 2005 for the first time.

This book’s story takes place in London. There is a boy named Tom. He wanted to go to Silverton College to study art and photography, but he has failed all subjects except art, so he couldn’t pass the exam. His father was very angry and told him that he has to decide to find a job or go back to school.

A few days later, he had got a job as an assistant of the Chief Librarian. Tom tomtimes drew pictures of the people who came into the library. One day, a girl came into the library because it was raining. Her name is Rita. She is poor because she has to get some money to treat her father. Also, Rita wants to be a model but nobody employed her as a model.
One day, they found an advertisement and it said, “Model wanted.” They met Mr. Spooner in a café and signed the contract. Actually, Mr. Spooner is a swindler, so Rits fell for the trick. Then Tom couldn’t catch her. He was looking for Rita a long time. Finally, he found Rita and knew that they [Mr. Spooner and Rita] will marry. It was a serious shock for him. He studies very hard to forget Rita. At last, Tom passed the exam at Silverton College. Amazingly, Tom and Rita met again at the welcome party of the college. The fact, when Rita and Mr. Spooner married, the police arrested Mr. Spooner as a trickster. Later, she succeeded as a designer and passed the exam at the same school as Tom. They fell in love with each other again.

This story is easy to understand and a good love story. I recommend this book, so I want everyone to read it.