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The blurb:
It’s Evie’s birthday and
the start of a year she’ll never forget. An emotional story of love, friendship
and grabbing life by the horns.
Evie’s job has always been her safe haven. As a
librarian in the little town of Becton she loses herself in books - after all
it’s far easier to read about other people’s problems than set about solving
her own.
Then, one birthday,
everything is turned upside down. A mysterious parcel containing a beautiful
book with a poignant inscription arrives for Evie. It’s the beginning of a new
chapter for Evie and she’s inspired to try and find her real mother.
Evie’s search leads her to
meet handsome author Noah Jones. Charming and intelligent,
Noah seems the perfect catch but what Evie doesn’t realise is that he is hiding
something – a key to Evie’s past.
As Evie gets closer to Noah
and discovering her mother, she must take a giant leap of faith. Can she
embrace the new and make this her year of taking chances? And if she does, will
she get her heart broken?
A romantic, funny and
poignant story of living life to the full and finding love in the most unlikely
of places. Fans of Debbie Johnson and Cathy Bramley will adore this book!
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher in
exchange for an honest review*
The story follows lovely
Evie, who is a librarian. She loves books, so of course I liked her from the
start.
Live quickly changes when
she receives a mysterious parcel, everything is turned upside down and she is
about to discover more about her life and family. She now wants to find her
real mother and the journey there is a real adventure.
On the way she also gets to
know gorgeous author Noah Jones. He is very handsome and she is attracted to
him immediately. I really enjoyed their scenes together and just wanted for
something to happen between them. Of course it took longer in the story and
there was still her search, which he might be connected to.
We also meet her friends
along the way, a great group of people. I have to say that I struggled from time
to time connecting them to Evie and to each other, because there were quite a
lot of them.
Christie Barlow has a real
talent of bringing the characters to life and of creating a refreshing
storyline around them. She added some mystery and a of of important aspects
like family, love and friendship. It’s a great mixture and I enjoyed every
single second of this book. The story is full of surprises and it’s also very
emotional, as I said the mixture is what makes this book so special. I would
definitely recommend reading it, a real feel good book.
Rating:
Evie
Noah
UK 
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US 
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About the author
Christie Barlow was born in Cheshire and had a successful career as a civil servant until she decided to trade it in for something more glamorous: ironing, mucking out chickens and horses and chasing a mad cocker spaniel while rearing four children. Christie wrote her debut novel, A Year in the Life of a Playground Mother, as an example to her kids about realising their dreams.
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