Jenny Harper is back with the fourth instalment in her popular Heartlands series.
People We Love will be on tour for the next few weeks, visiting some of the best and brightest book blogs for reviews, guest posts and a colourful giveaway!
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What they say:
A year after her brother’s fatal accident, Lexie’s life seems to have reached a dead end. She is back home in small-town Hailesbank with her shell-shocked parents, treading softly around their fragile emotions.
As the family business drifts into decline, Lexie’s passion for painting and for her one-time mentor Patrick have been buried as deep as her unexpressed grief, until the day her lunch is interrupted by a strange visitor in a bobble hat, dressing gown and bedroom slippers, who climbs through the window.
Elderly Edith’s batty appearance conceals a secret and starts Lexie on a journey that gives her an inspirational artistic idea and rekindles her appetite for life. With friends in support and ex-lover Cameron seemingly ready to settle down, do love and laughter beckon after all?
My opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher in
exchange for an honest review*
People We Love was my first
book by Jenny Harper and I really liked the whole story and idea behind it.
Unfortunately it took me quite a
while to get into the story. I liked Lexie as a character, but I couldn’t
really find a connection to her. I loved her passion for painting and
especially her little project with the shoes she developped. There is such a
beautiful message behind it, just so adorable.
Lexie, her family and friends have
gone through a lot since Jamie died and there were a lot of open questions. It
was interesting discovering the truth, but at times I felt that there was too
much going on. All the little things were touching and beautiful, but the whole
picture seemed vague sometimes.
It’s a journey of letting go, doing
what you love, and find a way to be happy and find true love. I felt that Lexie
was always hiding a bit behind her passion.
Pavel (Lexie’s polish friend) and
Edith added a wonderful spark to this book.
Each chapter started with a
description of a pair of shoes, such a beautiful idea, especially when you get
to discover the meaning behind each pair.
People We Love is a touching and
sweet story about love, pain and friendship. It's dealing with some difficult and touching topics in a beautiful way. Unfortunately, the writing made it
difficult for me to properly dive into it, there was something missing and the
storyline was not ideal for me, which is a pity, because I really liked the
message behind it all.
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Author Bio:
Jenny Harper lives in Edinburgh. She is the author of four books about Scotland and Scottish culture, a history of childbirth, and The Sleeping Train for young readers. When she isn't writing, she enjoys walking in the Scottish countryside or anywhere warm, and travelling to Europe, America and India.
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