It’s never too late for a second chance at happiness…
Pearl Flowers has been hiding away for so long that she has forgotten what real life is like. Her quiet routine in a woodland cottage in France is a sanctuary, far away from her past life running a beauty salon. But even when she is sitting at the foot of a beech tree with her drawing pad, surrounded by birdsong, her mind is never still. If she keeps herself distracted and far away, her past can’t hurt her… can it?
But then an unexpected phone call throws her calm world into chaos. Back in the UK, her estranged father Francis is dying. She hasn’t seen him for decades since he pushed her away and destroyed their family. And on his death-bed, Francis leaves her a gift – a diary, written in a code that only Pearl can understand.
As she begins to read her father’s diary, Pearl discovers that for forty years he had been thinking of her almost every day. And as she reads on, secrets begin to emerge from the pages causing her to question everything she thought she knew.
Reeling from the diary’s revelations, Pearl realises that the only way to heal and find true happiness is to face the past. But is she ready to confront her deepest secret, the one she’s been running from all this time?
This utterly tear-jerking and heartwarming novel is for anyone who knows it’s never too late to find happiness. Fans of Matt Haig,
Mike Gayle
and
Camille Pagán will fall in love with this beautiful, feel-good story.
Readers are falling in love with The Woman Who Came Back to Life:
‘A masterpiece… broke my heart a thousand times but filled me with love and hope and made me want to call everyone I know to tell them I love them… A deeply emotive, heart-rending story… Warm and cosy, but heart-breaking all at once… literally the feeling of a loving hug after a big cry.’ Bethany’s Bookshelf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Outstanding… touched my heartin so many ways and on so many different levels… totallycaptivating, the characters will stay with me for a very long time. Absolutelyloved it.’ Readheadedbooklady ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I found myself laughing out loud… I actually sobbed… heart-warming and often heartbreaking.’ Rachael Stray
‘Just kept drawing me in andgrippingme… I couldn’t put it down… I laughed, I cried and I hoped.’ Goodreads reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I read this one in one sitting… fantastic!… Emotional and heartwarming.’ Avid Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Heartbreaking… full of people who stay with you long after you've read the final page. Hugely recommended.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An emotional powerful hope filled book. I loved it’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Literary Fiction
Pearl Flowers has been hiding away for so long that she has forgotten what real life is like. Her quiet routine in a woodland cottage in France is a sanctuary, far away from her past life running a beauty salon. But even when she is sitting at the foot of a beech tree with her drawing pad, surrounded by birdsong, her mind is never still. If she keeps herself distracted and far away, her past can’t hurt her… can it?
But then an unexpected phone call throws her calm world into chaos. Back in the UK, her estranged father Francis is dying. She hasn’t seen him for decades since he pushed her away and destroyed their family. And on his death-bed, Francis leaves her a gift – a diary, written in a code that only Pearl can understand.
As she begins to read her father’s diary, Pearl discovers that for forty years he had been thinking of her almost every day. And as she reads on, secrets begin to emerge from the pages causing her to question everything she thought she knew.
Reeling from the diary’s revelations, Pearl realises that the only way to heal and find true happiness is to face the past. But is she ready to confront her deepest secret, the one she’s been running from all this time?
This utterly tear-jerking and heartwarming novel is for anyone who knows it’s never too late to find happiness. Fans of Matt Haig,
Mike Gayle
and
Camille Pagán will fall in love with this beautiful, feel-good story.
Readers are falling in love with The Woman Who Came Back to Life:
‘A masterpiece… broke my heart a thousand times but filled me with love and hope and made me want to call everyone I know to tell them I love them… A deeply emotive, heart-rending story… Warm and cosy, but heart-breaking all at once… literally the feeling of a loving hug after a big cry.’ Bethany’s Bookshelf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Outstanding… touched my heartin so many ways and on so many different levels… totallycaptivating, the characters will stay with me for a very long time. Absolutelyloved it.’ Readheadedbooklady ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I found myself laughing out loud… I actually sobbed… heart-warming and often heartbreaking.’ Rachael Stray
‘Just kept drawing me in andgrippingme… I couldn’t put it down… I laughed, I cried and I hoped.’ Goodreads reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I read this one in one sitting… fantastic!… Emotional and heartwarming.’ Avid Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Heartbreaking… full of people who stay with you long after you've read the final page. Hugely recommended.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An emotional powerful hope filled book. I loved it’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Literary Fiction
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