Review: Awesome Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
I loved this book. It tells the story of how little things can bring you together - some chocolates, a family heirloom or a little girl with a mop of red hair.Lara is a historian that just spent two years in New Zealand helping Hone, an elderly Maori, catalogue family artifacts. He intends on leaving them, and his land to the last remaining member of his family. Unfortunately, he is unable to find that relative and because of it, Lara, who becomes close to him and because of it she does something unthinkable. Escaping to Market Harborough in England where to her safety net, Aunt Catherine, Lara tries to push that behind her and move forward. House-sitting for her aunt, Lara tries to come to grips with her past and what her future will be. But the quiet hideaway she imagined is constantly interrupted by her strange and quirky neighbors. She's drawn into helping with children at the local school, which leads to a job restoring and translating six-hundred year old manuscripts and to love.This book is only about 100 pages long but Bowes, a gifted storyteller, has managed to stuff it with intrigue, mystery, love and a story of redemption. The characters are believable, and the plot makes you want to keep turning the page. The story is well-written and leaves you wishing there was more of Lara's story. Highly enjoyable. Highly recommended.