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The Summer Trip by Isabelle Broom #Review
What if your life worked out perfectly . . . for someone else
It's
been 18 years since Ava spent the summer on the Greek island of Corfu,
but she has never forgotten what happened during those months - or who
she left behind.
Now
single, estranged from her family, and preparing to wave her daughter
off to university, Ava's life seems a million miles away from the one
she dreamed about as a teenager - a life
now being lived by her sister instead.
When
Ava decides to return to Corfu for the summer, she knows she must
finally face the place and the people that broke her heart. But with old
resentments festering, long-buried secrets
lurking, and familiar feelings resurfacing, it looks set to be a
holiday that will change all their lives forever. . .
My Thoughts
This is a gorgeous summer read, set on the island of Corfu. You really feel as if you are on the island with Ava, whose teenage daughter is on the cusp of fledging the nest. Much as you understand all her reservations about the future, you soon realise that ava has built up a shield around her feelings and shut out her siblings and to some extent, her parents. Family relationships prove to be complicated!
I enjoyed how the different generations were shown against their own web of relationships. Grandparents, mother/ daughter, siblings, aunt/niece - you get the full tapestry of family dynamics. Secrets which have been long buried surface, Strangers appear in the midst of the family and upset the dynamics. This is a book you can get your teeth into. What a lovely holiday read it is!
In short: sun, sea, siblings
About the Author
Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before a 12-year stint at heat, the UK"s top celebrity magazine. Always happiest when she's off on an adventure, Isabelle travels all over the world seeking out settings for her escapist fiction novels. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a home with two dogs and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and tries her best not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.
You can follow Isabelle here: Twitter | Website | Instagram
Book link: Amazon UK
Thanks to Isabelle Broom, and Jenny Platt of Hodder and Stoughton for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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