I absolutely loved this novel. It was heartbreaking to read sometimes though, just at the silliness of humanity and how a life can be changed irrevocably by one decision. But, it was so lovely to read. This book is about family, found family, love, loss, bad decisions, friendship and finding our purpose. It's also about books! And who doesn't love a book about books? The end of this book comes with a list of all the books mentioned in this novel, and I for one, am going to try my best to read them all. Well, the ones I haven't actually read, When a couple of my favourites were mentioned, I was like, Yes! That was a good choice.

if you like novels by Sarah Winman, Juliette Henderson and Clare Pooley, I think you will enjoy this sweeping story with dual POV about an orphan who gets found. While September is living her life and coming to terms with a family she never thought she would know, we have a dual timeline in the past which gives us the information on how she was lost.. I found this particularly heartbreaking and just reignites my feeling of we really should live the life we want, and not worry so much about what 'others' say. Yes, it might be difficult because we need to be brave to step outside the lines of what others consider is good for you, but oh, our lives will be so much richer.

This book had me hooked from the first page and I cant wait until it is released so I can share it far and wide.
I am also now going in search of her back list, because as a mood reader, sometimes this is exactly what I am in the mood to read.

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC, it was a joy to read. Highly recommend.
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