The Dartmoor Bookworm

If you loved P.S. I Love you, then you have to read this one. The Sequel to the original it follows Holly in the years after Gerry's death. Holly is still living in the house she shared with Gerry but is about to embark on the next step of her new relationship, moving in with her boyfriend Gabriel, when a podcast she does on the death of Gerry and his letters leads her down a new path, helping others who are terminally ill.  The P.S. I Love You Club. Gabriel isn't happy about it but it is something that Holly wants to do and so she sets out to helps others write their letters to their loved ones for them to discover after their deaths.  The story follows Holly and the members of the club that she helps, the friendships she forms and the help that she offers.  An amazing story - though even though I felt that it was not as good as the original story it still had me desperate to read it and find out what happens to all of the characters.  Yes there are some really sad ...

  Strangers living worlds apart. Strangers with nothing in common. But it wasn’t always that way… Kerry Hayes  is single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she could never afford. Taken into care as a child, Kerry cannot forget her past. Noah Martineau  is a successful barrister with a beautiful wife, daughter and home in fashionable Primrose Hill. Adopted as a young child, Noah never looks back. When Kerry contacts Noah , the sibling she lost on the day they were torn apart as children, she sets in motion a chain of events that will change both of their lives forever. By turns funny and moving,  Half a World Away  is a story that will stay with you long after you read its final page. Again I read this last year but haven't been on here and updated it.  My first Mike Gayle book and It was a good one. The story of broken families reuniting at a dark time in their life and offering support like no other. ...

Three women. Three different stages of life. United by one thing: the chance to start again. 'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' – Cathy Bramley When Elizabeth's husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, the only person she can turn to is her friend, Jo. Soon Jo has called in her daughter, Lucy, to help save Elizabeth from bankruptcy. Leaving her old life behind, Lucy is determined to make the most of her fresh start. As life slowly begins to return to normal, these three women, thrown together by circumstance, become fast friends. But then Jo's world is turned upside down when she receives some shocking news. In search of solace, Jo and Elizabeth find themselves enjoying midnight dips in the freezing Irish Sea. Here they can laugh, cry and wash away all their fears. As well as conjure a fundraising plan for the local hospice that will bring the whole community together... From bestselling Irish writer Faith Hogan, The Ladies' Midnight Sw...