I couldn’t connect with this at all. Beth grated on my nerves in the way she dealt with her divorce. As if her kids were a prize she wanted to keep from her husband and his new girlfriend. The children were also irritating.

It was slow and redundant.

I found this to be a wonderful read, really quite heartwarming without becoming too sentimental. I loved the way the agony aunt column letters and advice were woven into the story and the character development all the way through was authentic and really worked. I would highly recommend this read xx

Swatman does it again!

I loved how the advice column pages wove into the story. An engaging read about heartbreak, navigating new normals and finding your feet in a new life you never expected to have. One to curl up with on a rainy day

I mostly enjoyed this one. The story was ok but the characters made no sense at times. Rob was just a nasty piece of work and some of the actions from Charlie and Beth were not any better. Lots of bad behavior all around really. Not a bad read but just not great.

What a lovely story, I was addicted right from the first page. It was such an interesting story with a bit if mystery and romance thrown in. I was so hopeful for Beth and Charlie's friendship to develop which we don't find out until the end. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

"The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright" is a feel-good read with strong characters. Beth must figure out how to start over when her marriage ends and she must share custody of her children. She finds some hidden magazines containing 1950's advice columns that end up bringing about important changes in her life. A quaint and comforting story about how one starts over after loss. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I loved this story! Beth is angry and upset when her husband takes up with someone else and she has to leave the family home. Beth is such a credible character and her emotions are portrayed so realistically, from her anger at her husband and the other woman now living in her house, her determination to to provide a new home for her children and her despair at having to share them with their new stepmother. I love her grit, her determination to build a new life and the new friendships she formed. The letters at the beginning of each chapter add another dimension to the story and proves that society might change but people are still basically the same at heart. Such a fab ending too, kept me guessing then I cheered as it all unfolded. A lovely book to lift up your spirits.

The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright is a story about a woman who starts writing agony aunt letters after finding a box of them in her new home. Along the way she meets new friends and pretty much restarts her life. I enjoyed the story but did not take to the main character Beth. She needs serious counseling to deal with her anger towards her ex and how she deals with problems, which is kind of silly since she is doling out advice to strangers on the Internet Speaking of, every chapter starts with an old advice column question and response, I cannot be the only one who found the advice horrendous. I did enjoy the bit about getting the dog and her relationship with Charlie. All in all, not a bad story, just a tad stereotyped and predictable.

This is a tale of two books. I started out being firmly on Team Beth. She is a recently divorced mother of two who is starting over in a new town while her philandering ex-husband and his extramarital love interest carry on in the family home. She finds herself friendless and lonely in her new home, and comes upon some old magazines featuring agony aunt (advice column) letters. Searching for something to fill her evenings, she starts a website and breathes new life into the Dear Evelyn column.

As the book progressed, I questioned my allegiance to Team Beth. Her judgment felt off to me especially considering the circumstances that left her divorced and hurting. In the interest of not revealing spoilers, I’ll simply say the storyline lost me along the way.

Overall, this is an easy read focusing on a woman’s efforts to redefine her life in the face of significant changes and heartbreak.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this story about new beginnings. It covers the heartbreak of divorce and divided families. Making a fresh start in a new area is never easy especially when you have young children. It was fascinating when old letters were revealed hidden in an old wardrobe. Beth read them and wanted to find out more. Her new home was smaller than her previous one but this was within her price range. She had a lot of decorating and modernising to do. She met new friends and together they helped each other through difficult times in their lives. I feel that a follow up to this lovely story could work.

A slow placed story, so stereotyped.
I had hoped for something more original from finding a long dead agony aunt’s letters and replies and setting up her own version on-line. The story from coping when her husband forces her to leave the marital home, the children’s reactions, her so called friends reactions – yawn!! I was hoping for something more original.

This book was like a bowl of chicken soup on a cold rainy day. I found so much comfort in the story and the path the character had to take. Sometimes bad things happen in life, and you have to start over, and this story takes you on that journey. I really enjoyed and will be buying a copy on publishing day. Thanks, Netgalley.

This was so sweet and wholesome! I loved reading this one as an ebook. I loved it for a quick, heartfelt read. 4.5 from me.

Clare Swatman has written a book that is full of heart and quirky characters which I love.

Beth's life has been upended when her husband and her divorce after he had an affair with another woman. Beth has left the house where she had worked so hard to make a home and raise her children to go and buy a house that isn't ideal at the time. Her two children are having a hard adjustment to the divorce and the new living situation. Not to mention, her ex-husband is being a royal jerk when it comes to anything with their children.

Beth, in her new small town, is starting to make a new life for herself and build a new community. But it isn't always easy going when it comes to starting over.

This was a sweet story that I enjoyed. I will be looking forward to future releases from Swatman in the future.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book from the very first page! It sucked me in immediately!

Beth has a tricky new start to navigate in her life with moving in to a small tired house, ramshackle garden, her marriage is over and shared custody of her children with her ex is a minefield of emotions. The discovery of some hidden magazines reveals not only some 1950's agony aunt columns and quite dated advice, but also new friendships, mysteries and possibly a path through her heartache to the fresh start she craves.
There is lots to like about this story and the way Beth finds her way eventually with the help of Buster the dog, and friends Charlie and Catherine

recently divorced Beth moves into a cottage and finds some old letters. she becomes intrigued by them. I really enjoyed the story.

Something about this feel familiar, is a constant undertone in this novel about the end of the world.

Marlen and Hilda Jorgensen’s daughter has arrived in Berlin nursing her wounds after a breakup. The announcement of the end of the world couldn't come at a worse time, and why does a new co- worker seem oddly familiar?

Meanwhile at home her extended family struggle with traumatic news of a terminal illness, a teenage nephew is on the missing list, and Hilda's father receives a blast from the past.

Yet all the while there's an undercurrent feeling of deja vu.

An offbeat novel with a lot of heart.

A sweet and easy read. Problems remain the same through the years although, thankfully, solutions have sometimes changed. I found it easy to empathise with the main character even if some of the events were a little predictable. Enjoyable and hear warming.

This is the first novel I have read by this author and I loved it. It was such a sweet read and managed to get through it within a day. I felt that the characters were all written really well and made you want them all to have a nice ending.

A lot of the issues covered in the novel I haven't personally faced but I could still feel a connection to the character and the situations faced. Overall a really lovely read which makes you sit and think about your own life for a while after it has finished.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.