Skip to main content

Featured

Maddy's Christmas Wedding by Rosie Green #LittleDuckPondCafeBook37#review

  Here we are at Book 37 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Maddie's Christmas Wedding is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   With the wedding of the year approaching, excitement is running high at the café! But there's just one problem. Maddy is grappling with a secret. Could it derail all of hers and Jack's glorious plans for their big day? Will there actually be a wedding?   My Thoughts In this latest festive story, we are taken out of Sunnybrook, in fact, out of the country and taken for a wintry stay in Lapland. It is Maddy's hen party gathering so some of the Little Duck Pond characters are along too. The story continues on from the earlier Cosy Nights and Snowball Fights . The setting is idyllic and so different to life at home. Everything shimmers and shines in the snow and the temperatures are extreme. Maddy should be having the time of her life but she finds that she has a lot on her mind and a heartbreaking decision to make.     With the men le...
Post a Comment
Read more
Labels

The Anniversary by Hilary Boyd ** Blog Tour Review**


I am loving being on the blog tour for Hilary Boyd's The Anniversary. It is an emotional and moving read, if ever I found one! It is published by Michael Joseph on September 20th.


Is the one you tried to forget the one you can't live without?

Stella once thought that if she never saw Jack again, it would be too soon.

But life has other plans for her and her stubborn, handsome ex-husband.

Looking after their daughter in a time of need, Stella finds herself unwillingly reunited with the man she shared the best years of her life with - followed by the worst.

Where tragedy once tore them apart, now Stella and Jack are being drawn back together. But each of them has a new partner and a new life.

Should they fight temptation?

Should the past remain the past?

Or are some loves simply meant to be?

My Thoughts

This is a nuanced and moving novel which took me by surprise. I found Stella and Jack's story to be totally involving and it really is a page turner. Without giving away any of the plot, part of the story was a bit of a trigger for me and I found myself identifying with their grown-up daughter, Eve. The narrative goes back and forth in time over thirty years and eventually, the past gives a real insight into the family dynamics. The complicated web of relationships is fascinating and it is a great exploration of what actually matters and what endures. 

    It is refreshing to find a novel which examines the lives of the more mature amongst us and which looks at how relationships between grandparents and grandchildren can offer a second chance. Grief can affect everyone within a family in sometimes unexpected ways, gnawing away at relationships and this novel really takes this subject apart. Furthermore, I enjoyed Hilary's style of writing. There are poignant moments but overall, the underlying feeling is one of hope. 

In short: A real class act.  

  
About the Author



Hilary Boyd was a nurse, marriage counsellor and ran a small cancer charity before becoming an author. She has written eight books, including Thursdays in the Park, her debut novel which sold over half a million copies and was an international bestseller. The film rights have been acquired by Charles Dance, who will be directing and starring. 

You can follow Hilary here: 
Twitter   Website 

Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to Hilary Boyd, and Jenny Platt of Michael Joseph for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

                                                            Follow the rest of the tour!  
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment