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Title: The Secrets of SunshineAuthor: Phaedra PatrickFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: HQPublication Date: 14th May 2020Rating: 5 Stars
A lonely single father gets an unexpected second chance at love in the heart-warming new novel from the bestselling author of The Library of Lost and Found.
Only his daughter Poppy knows that behind his prickly exterior, Mitchell Fisher is deeply lonely. He may have sworn off romance, relishing his job cutting off the padlocks that couples fasten to his hometown’s famous ‘love story’ bridge… but underneath it all, he’s still grieving the loss of Poppy’s mum.
Then one hot summer’s day, everything changes when Mitchell bravely rescues a woman who falls from the bridge into the river. He’s surprised to feel an unexpected connection to her, but then she disappears. Desperate to find the mysterious woman, Mitchell teams up with her spirited sister Liza to see if she’s left any clues behind. There’s just one – a secret message on the padlock she left on love story bridge…
Brimming with Phaedra Patrick’s signature charm and a sparkling cast of characters, The Secrets of Sunshine follows one man’s journey to unlock his heart and discover new beginnings in the unlikeliest places.
Everything I have come to expect from a Phaedra Patrick novel - this has taken me on a journey, secrets have been uncovered and leaves me with a smile on my face.
There is an action sequence early on which sets up the rest of the book, and makes a reluctant hero from Mitchell, who is just trying to do his job of cutting padlocks off the towns bridges, while being a single parent to Poppy. He is rather regimented and likes schedules, targets, spreadsheets etc...
He rescues a mystery women from the river, and then a few days later discovers he is the only person to have seen her in a year. Thus starts the search into just where she is now, and just why she disappeared a year ago.
There are also a lot of good old fashioned letters, mainly written to Mitchell after his heroics on the bridge and some of them are just lovely, and you can see he is starting to be affected by them, whether he wants to be or not.
I really loved the variety of characters especially Mitchell's best friend Graham and his girlfriend Rosie. We don't see much of them but I really did enjoy their character.
I was hooked on this book and just wanted to keep on reading the entire time. It was very absorbing and I loved all the various plot lines. Another really fabulous book from this talented author.
Thank you to HQ and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
I love a book that keeps you engaged! Thanks for sharing!
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