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Title: A Home in the SunAuthor: Sue MoorcroftFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: AvonPublication Date: 19th August 2021Rating: 4 Stars
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Title: A Home in the Sun
Home is where the heart is…but what if your heart is broken?
When Judith loses her partner, she loses her life in Malta too – including the beautiful view from her sun-warmed balcony of the sparkling blue waters of Sliema Creek.
Back in England, Judith finds a spare room in her sister’s house where she grew up – but with it comes a whole host of family dramas.
Nursing a broken heart, Judith knows she must find happiness again – and rebuild her life on her own terms. Could an island in the sun be the answer she is looking for?
A wonderfully escapist summer read, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Carole Matthews.
**Previously published as Uphill All the Way**
As a massive fan of Sue Moorcroft for many years, I've read the majority of her books but not her first ever published novel, which has just been re-released A Home in the Sun, with some editing.
And it certainly is a good debut novel, although being honest I prefer her newer releases, but there is nothing wrong with this story at all.
Set between Malta and the UK, we have Judith who was having a relationship with Giorgio, not that it was recognised by his friends and family, and that ends in the most terrible way.
Trying to come to terms with it all she flees back to the UK, into her sister's not so loving house while trying to kick Adam Le Blond who she used to fancy back in her school days out of her house, as he is renting from her at the moment.
Nothing goes quite according to plan, and this is about her getting her life back on track,
I enjoyed Judith's interactions with many people but especially her ex-stepson to whom she is still really close., and who is involved in a tricky storyline of this own.
All the characters felt real and well formed and some certainly left more of an impression than others.
Set in the early 2000s, it was nice to be back in a pre-Covid, pre Brexit world for a bit, and to feel safe amongst these pages, knowing they have been crafted by an author who has gone on to write some rather impressive books!
Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Trying again with the comment... Thanks very much for the review, Rachel. It's great to read your thoughts and I'm glad you enjoyed the book. :-)
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