Review: A poignant read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
Lavender Days by Robin Squires is a superb introspective romance story.  This book will undoubtedly play at your heartstrings and will appeal to an adult audience.  Gabriel Reeve is a 60 something bachelor, living an empty life in London, England.  That is until the fateful day he comes across a long forgotten diary of his encounter with a beautiful American in Provence, some twenty years ago.  As the pages of the diary turn, the grey shroud of what his life has become is removed from his eyes, shade by shade, to reveal an interlude lived in such stunning color that Gabriel cannot believe his precious moments with Kathryn have passed into the recesses of his mind.  He is reminded of a time filled with earth-shattering lust, comfortable moments of familial bliss, and what seems to be a whole lifetime crammed into the space of two weeks.Robin Squires writes with such vivid clarity and amazing detail, I can almost smell the fields of sunbaked lavender and fresh baked baguettes.  Robin brings to life with epic quality the budding relationship between Gabriel and Kathryn.  Why did Gabriel forget his time in Provence? His regrets, self-doubt, and realizations as the past unfolds are almost palpable.  To ride the emotional relationship rollercoaster through the eyes of a self-doubting 'gentlemanly' man made Lavender Days- a life affirming Anglo-American affaire in Provence by Robin Squires a unique weekend read.  I hope to see more books in the future!