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Escape to the Turquoise seas by Carrie Walker #Review #HolidayRomanceBook4

  I am delighted to feature a gorgeous summer read,  Carrie Walker's, Escape to the Turquoise Seas . It was published by Aria on July 16th .   Kat Brennan has always been the work-hard, play-harder type, navigating single life in London and the chaos of her job at Northstar PR. So when Excalibur Cruises invite her aboard to pitch for their account, she jumps at the chance to prove to her boss she's indispensable... and to finally relax a little. But the last person she wants to get stuck on a boat with is industry hotshot Leo Kendrick, the CEO of rival agency Amplify – and Kat's nemesis. When Leo bagged a coveted marketing internship 15 years ago, Kat vowed never to let him win anything again. She is not about to break that promise, even if Leo has become a distractingly attractive opponent. As the Esmerelda sails the seas, from the Azores to Lisbon via Madeira, the two agencies must battle it out to present the best pitch. But in such close quarters, the sea might...
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Because of You by Dawn French #Review

 

Because of You by Dawn French has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. It is published in paperback by Michael Joseph on April 29th and I am delighted to be on the first day of the blog tour to celebrate this heartwarmimg read.. 


Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.

As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.

Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.

Anna leaves with empty arms.

Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.

A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.

And mother-love will be tested . . .

Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.

My Thoughts

I enjoyed the opening of the novel and the contrast between the two pairs of prospective parents. Then I began to realise what was about to happen and the story took on quite a different complexion. This is a subtle look at motherhood and what it means. Can parental ties be created or are they innate bonds? Selflessness and self - absorption are nicely offset and ultimately, you find yourself thinking about forgiveness and whether guilt can be mitigated by good behaviour. It is a real mixture of humour and pathos, with some emotional moments and life affirming events.

    Hope dominates the story for me. Living with guilt as if it is a submerged friend. If she doesn't address it, it lies dormant but inevitably, as Hope knows, it will find its voice. I enjoyed the different aspects of the story, through the differing characters who I could ss so clearly. None more so than the odious Julius who was such a contrast to the men in Minnie's life, Lee and Quiet Isaac. Family and parental love are threaded through the story. Highly recommended.

In short: Warmth and wit in abundance.

About the Author


Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. On purpose.

As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of the UK’s most long running, cherished and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Comic Strip Presents ..., Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In.

You can follow Dawn here: Twitter

Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to Dawn French and Keeley Rigden of Michael Joseph for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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