The House of New Beginnings by Lucy Diamond

I love Lucy Diamond books. They are usually easy readers, books I can read in a day or two. This one took a little longer. It’s about a house in Brighton, where 3 individuals end up living and who are all there for different reasons. Rosa has experienced a break up and has made a fresh start at Dukes House. Charlotte has experienced the death of her daughter and subsequent relationship break down and has come to Dukes House for a new start and Georgie has come to Brighton with her boyfriend Simon who has a new job down in Brighton. She has no job and knows no one so Dukes House becomes her new beginning too. The story follows these three individuals and the friendship they form through living in the same building. I loved the character of Margot, an elderly French lady living in the top floor flat who helps Charlotte find love in Brighton. Other people living in the house are also brought into the story, for example, Bea who is thrown into Rosa’s care when her mum, Jo is taken ill.

I really liked this story. How each individual built relationships with the others in the house. How everything worked out for them all and how happy they all were at the end. It felt like the house was there purely to help its residents before they moved on to the next chapter in their lives. The story delves into the past of each of the three main characters and the reasons why and on occasions I found the three characters too similar and forgot who was who but the further on I read this became clearer.

Another great read by Lucy Diamond. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads. I’ll be looking forward to her next book!

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