A very endearing read. Based on two families dealing with present day and past problems, spread over 3 generations. These families meet at the old peoples home that their elderly grandmother and grandfather chose to spend their last days in.. Unknown family history surfaces and misunderstandings cause hurt and enlightenment. A love story emerges too.

This was a brilliant read. As soon as I started reading this book I just knew I was going to love it. Highly recommended

Love, Iris is an exquisitely written and emotive novel, an ode to friendship, understanding, and family. Elizabeth Noble’s intricate prose highlights the deep bond between Tess and her beloved grandmother Iris. Noble artfully develops their bond as well as the friendship between Tess and Gigi, whose own story proves inspirational to Tess.

Tess must confront and reconcile with the secrets that have been kept from her before she can start to heal. In finding her grandmother’s letters from another time, she comes to discover a love that she thought lost for ever. It is through these letters that the bond between Tess and Iris continues even when one of them is gone.

This tender and affecting story highlights the profound power of relationships, love and understanding. With brilliant dialogue, unique and intricate characters, Love, Iris is an endearing tale that shows how a love between family, friends and even strangers, can transcend through time and memories.

I did. enjoy this book immensely however it will pull at the old heart strings. Whilst very emotional it is quite an easy read and I did enjoy it despite going thru tissues at an alarming rate

Omg omg omg .......... this book was amazing I could not put it down I read every word on the edge of my seat I loved the story line, i loved the way the story just kept us guessing all the way threw I loved all the twists and turns and would defiantly recommend this book it was so believable and kept the reader engaged I love it

Love, Iris by Elizabeth Noble is a heart warming, comforting and totally relatable story. Tess and her Grandmother Iris who has dementia are the main characters.

If you like romance stories where everyone is perfect in appearance and everything ends happily, you will like this book. I had hoped for more about Iris, as the name seems to indicate, and although I did find the letters fascinating, they made more sense when the book was published under the original title, 'Letters to Iris'. Love, Iris, indicates the opposite, so I don't understand why this was changed. The more historical part of the book was the best, and although I did of course want Iris's granddaughter to end up with Oliver, he was a little too perfect and the romance part was less interesting than the blurb suggests.

A lovely heart-warming book that was a great summer read. It is the story of two women, Tess and Gigi and how both of them overcome great difficulties in their lives and gain comfort and strength in their relationship.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters are so individual and different but really likeable. The book was very well written and I loved how it went from Gigi to Tess and back again, with their stories interlocking. Definitely recommend it!!

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Love, Iris
by Elizabeth Noble
4.08 ·
Rating details · 1,292 ratings · 147 reviews
Did you ever have a secret you knew would change everything?

Tess's happy childhood memories are mostly of the grandmother who helped raise her. And now she has a secret to tell Iris - one which will turn so many lives upside down.

But how can you confide your future in someone who barely remembers her past?

Tess knows everything is about to change. What she doesn't know is that chance will lead her into the lives of two strangers - and uncover her grandmother's secret from the past.

A secret which will illuminate her own future . . .

An uplifting, unforgettable story about keeping secrets, taking chances and finding happiness where you least expect it.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.I think I have read all of Elizabeth's book at this stage and they always deliver and this one is no exception.I really enjoyed this book a great read.

Thank you for the advance review copy, took me long enough but enjoyed reading it and would recommend!

The blurb got me, plus the cover is gorgeous. This was a delight to read with real characters and real life strugles. The family dynamics were very believable with real life situation. Loved it!

My 3 star review for this book which I read as Letters to Iris by Elizabeth Noble.

I enjoyed this book, which was the first I had read by Elizabeth Noble, but had been recommended it. The characters in it were beautifully crafted and I really liked and empathised with Tess and Gig was a lovely lady that I would have liked to spend time with (not to mention her lovely son Olly!). The weaving of the two stories together was cleverly done and kept the reader's attention. However, for me, the book felt a little too long and the ending was far too predictable.

Love, Iris is a family drama about two women Tess and Gigi, whose paths cross when meet in a care home where their relatives are resident. Tess is newly pregnant and estranged from her partner and devoted to her grandmother who is slowly dying whilst Gigi, a midwife and mother to three grownup children is battling her own personal crisis. This is a rich and warm absorbing story about love and family and a perfect read for a winter's day.

A delightful read, start to finish, Emotionally charged yet gentle, with a well rounded, fulfilling conclusion. True to life on so many levels.

I have always enjoyed Elizabeth Noble’s Books, especially Things I Would Want my Daughters to Know and was so pleased that after a break of a few years, she is back, and this book certainly didn’t disappoint. I became totally absorbed, couldn’t put it down and was left in tears at the end, it is a story of two families and is told by Tess and Gigi. Tess finds out that she is pregnant, totally unexpected, and doesn’t know if she wants to be with the father. She also has a complex relationship with her mother and is heartbroken that her elderly grandmother is very ill. Gigi, who has been married to Richard for years and has a grown up family, finds herself unsure whether she wants to continue with her marriage. Both women have a lot of decisions to make and when they meet there is an instant bond. This is a story of how they both resolve their lives. It is a fantastic book, with brilliant characters. It is a story of love, loss, friendships and life. A lovely, heart warming book. A must read!
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin UK for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

I had high hopes for this novel after reading a few of the author’s previous novels and I wasn’t disappointed. This is a beautifully written, touching novel that made my insides ache. The characters are well written and I fell a little in love with them all. Tess is a great character, strong, a little feisty, yet vulnerable as well, especially when her boyfriend Sean is brutally honest about his plans for their future and the fact the baby she’s carrying is not part of it. Iris, Tess’s grandmother has dementia. The author writes about her will kindness and consideration. My grandmother had dementia and Iris reminded me a lot of her. I was completely absorbed in this book, in the character and the world they inhabited. Letters to Iris was a delight.

This book has been on my reading list for far too long, not because I didn't want to read it but because the subject matter frightens the heck out of me! The story centres around Iris, a dementia sufferer and her granddaughter Tess who has a secret and desperately needs a confidante. Along comes Gigi, a woman who is a little lost and embraces the chance to become Tess' friend. A suitcase full of Iris' letters give Tess some insight into her grandmother's former life and uncovers a family secret. I liked the relationships between the three women and how the book depicted every stage of life. It wasn't the harrowing read I expected, instead touching and enjoyable.

Another story of life well written and easy reading which I’d recommend to friends who enjoy things genre. Observant writing of life’s journey.