Today I’m thrilled to share my review of this beautifully written book – Hello, Again by Isabelle Broom.
Synopsis:
Philippa Taylor (Pepper to her friends) has big dreams. When she closes her eyes, she can picture exactly who she ought to be. The problem is, it’s about as far away from her real life in a small coastal town in Suffolk as she can imagine.
So when her elderly friend Josephine persuades Pepper to accompany her on a trip to Europe, she jumps at the chance to change her routine. And when Pepper bumps (literally) into the handsome Finn in Lisbon, it seems as though she might have finally found what she’s been looking for.
But Pepper know all too well things are rarely as they seem. Her own quiet life hides a dark secret from the past. And even though she and Finn may have been destined to find each other, Pepper suspects life may have other plans as to how the story should end.
My thoughts
Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for a digital review copy via NetGalley – the comments are my unbiased opinion.
I’ve read a few books by Isabelle Broom and have enjoyed being whisked away to different countries such as Sri Lanka, Greece and New Zealand. This book offers a scenic tour of three European cities in Spain, Portugal and Germany – all of which sounded wonderful in very different ways.
The story follows Pepper as she finally starts to move forward with her life after the tragic loss of her sister many years ago. Visiting Lisbon and Barcelona with her older friend and art client Josephine inspires Pepper to seek out happiness, resolve family conflicts and find creative inspiration.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Beautifully written as usual, characters to care about, relationships to develop and an epilogue that made me weep. I’ve also found myself googling how to make mosaics having been inspired by the story.
The ebook publication date has been brought forward to 4th June 2020 and the paperback is due to be published on 9th July 2020 in the UK – these can be ordered from https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083L7QWGB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Jf40EbD79868C
Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before joining the ranks at heat magazine, where she remained for 12 years. Always happiest when she off on an adventure, Isabelle now travels all over the world seeking out settings for her novels, as well as making the annual pilgrimage to her true home – the Greek island of Zakynthos. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a cottage with her two dogs and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and trying not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.
If you like pictures of dogs, chatter about books and very bad jokes, you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @Isabelle_Broom or find her on Facebook under Isabelle Broom Author.
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