I'm on the Blog Tour for this wonderful book today.
Description
Dear Ms Blythe
We are dealing with an estate of which you may be a beneficiary. Please send any documents in your possession that relate to your birth and adoption.
September is at her wits' end. There's never enough money to support her boyfriend and herself. September has nothing to look forward to.
Then the letter comes. September has inherited a house from a great-aunt she never knew she had. It would make sense to sell it. But when sees the place - the orange gate, the garden, the tree, the bumblebee door knocker - she doesn't want to let it go. Not yet. Then the members of the book club arrive, and she begins to discover the story of the family she didn't know. And to make new friends.
September feels safe here. But money alone can't bring contentment. September is just at the start of a journey full of surprises, shocks – and opportunities, if she's brave enough . . .
Review
As soon as I began to read this book I knew I already loved it!
We meet September as she is struggling to make ends meet and her boyfriend is not helping financially or being supportive. She receives a letter that looks like it may be a demand of some sort, so she is not keen to open it. When she does open it, she is informed she may have inherited a house from a relative she never knew. In fact she never knew she had any relatives.
After her inheritance is confirmed September goes to visit the house which was owned by her Aunt Lucia, and to say she is overwhelmed is an understatement. Her boyfriend is keen to sell and get a new place together. September decides to move into the house and finds all sorts of things within it, including a book club.
The story flip flops between present day and back when Aunt Lucia was alive. We learn a little more quickly than September some secrets and I was itching for her to find them out.
There is so much within the pages of this book including love, hate, anger, prejudice, adoption, women's rights and deception. The characters were all brought to life so vividly. To say too much would give spoilers, but I will say that I was so pleased that there was an Epilogue. I feel I can let everyone go knowing what happens, although this book will stay with me for a long time.
At the end of the book is a list of all the books referred to, so no need to make a list!
I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to Headline Books for providing me with a copy of the book to review and inviting me onto the Blog Tour today.
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