Sophie Potter’s job is helping people deal with the worst, because Sophie Potter knows what the worst feels like.
An expert at keeping moving, with her trusty motorhome and faithful dog Muffin, Sophie has built her life around keeping her loves and loyalties as few as possible.
Fabulous fifty-something Hattie Langford has kept her heart and past safely stored away too. But for reasons she’s only willing to share with a stranger, Hattie needs to tell the story her family has been
hiding at Riverbend, their home in Sherwood Forest. There is a history of heartbreak and hurt that Hattie is ready to face.
As Sophie helps Hattie uncover the secrets of generations of women who have lived at Riverbend, along with the stories of the men they have loved and lost, they start to see echoes in their own pasts. And as Riverbend shares its biggest secret of all, can Hattie and Sophie finally embrace the
lives they’ve put on hold for so long, and risk their hearts to men who can break the Riverbend curse?
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Beth Moran is the award winning author of ten contemporary fiction novels, including the top ten bestselling Just the Way You Are. Her books are set in and around Sherwood Forest, where she can
be found most mornings walking with her spaniel Murphy. She has the privilege of also being a foster carer to teenagers, and enjoys nothing better than curling up with a pot of tea and a good story.
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My thoughts: Sophie has an unusual job, helping clear up the things the recently deceased leave behind, possessions and admin, for the bereaved. She travels from place to place in her trusty campervan with pooch Muffin at her side but fears staying in one place after losing her family and her home.
But invited to Riverbend by the eccentric artist Hattie Hood, to help her sort out her home and her things just in case she’s running out of time. But it’s the story of the women of Riverbend is what she really needs to share.
Hattie is also an art therapist, and by including Sophie in her work, she helps her start to deal with her grief and fear, just in time for Sophie to fall in love, with Riverbend and Gideon.
The book is sweet and sad, heartbreaking at times and so warm and full of love, it’s just the most cosy and enjoyable hug of a book. Perfect for this rainy, cold time of year.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
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