I am so happy to participate in the celebrations for the publication of Starting Over at Sunset Cottage by Lisa Hobman by Boldwood Books on October 21st. This novel was previously published as Through the Glass.
Do you love someone enough to let them go?
It was love at first sight when talented art student
Felicity “Flick” Johnston-Hart and Jim MacDuff’s worlds collided at Oxford
University.
However, after years of blissful marriage, everything
crashes down when their marriage comes to a painful and abrupt end, thanks to
Flick’s interfering mother Penelope.
Finally succumbing to maternal pressure, Flick falls into
the high-flying career her mother believed she was destined for.
However, she soon realises life without Jim isn’t all she’d
hoped, and that some decisions, once made, cannot be undone.
Meanwhile, Jim is settling back into life as a single man in
the beautiful Highland village of Shieldaig, when an unexpected visitor brings
painful news. A letter from beyond the grave leads him to do something he never
imagined and takes him on a journey he didn’t anticipate.
Can either of them heal and truly move on?
Or is it true that a broken heart can never be a blank
canvas?
My Thoughts
When the story begins, you find yourself very much in Jim's camp. There seems to be very little to like in Felicity's behaviour and you wonder what is next in Jim's life. The story is told through both points of view so you follow them both and begin to understand more about their relationship. I enjoyed this development and by the end of the book realised how many layers there are to Felicity's character. There are several flashbacks back to when they both met and subsequent important events.
There are plenty of twists and turns in this story and the period in Chicago feels like a complete gear change and was totally unexpected, by me at least. The writing is fluent and carries you through. My favourite section of the book concerned Sunset Cottage itself with all that gorgeous Scottish scenery and rural way of life. Knowing your own mind, family relationships and starting again are all important themes in this story.
In short: new starts and second chances
About the Author
Lisa Hobman has written many brilliantly reviewed women’s
fiction titles – the first of which was shortlisted by the RNA for their debut
novel award. In 2012 Lisa relocated her family from Yorkshire to a village in Scotland
and this beautiful backdrop now inspires her uplifting and romantic stories.
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Book links: Amazon UK
Thanks to Lisa Hobman, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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