Author: Isabelle Broom
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Publication Date: 17th October 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
Genie isn't feeling very festive this December.
The frosty mornings and twinkling fairy lights only remind her it's been a whole year since she lost her adoptive mother, who took her in as a baby and raised her as her own.
She's never felt more alone - until she discovers her birth mother's identity.
And where to find her: New Zealand, half the world away.
Travelling there could be her one chance to meet the woman who gave her up.
But will she find the answers she has been looking for? Or something she could never have expected?
One Winter Morning is a heart-warming, moving and life-affirming story for fans of Hannah Beckerman, Lucy Diamond and Paige Toon.
Simply beautiful story, beautiful location and beautiful people featuring in it.
I loved every single moment of this book, words can't really do it justice, it is that good.
It's the story of Genie who, a year after her mother dies, is encouraged to find and meet her birth mother, and it;s also the story of Bonnie, and just what lead to her giving up her baby.
We get chapters from both perspectives, and seeing Bonnie tell her story was rather moving and completely gripping, But at the same time, Genie from the moment she lands in New Zealand, starts to feel free-er and more like her old self from years before.
However the character that I loved the most was Tui. She is a young lady, who has assorted conditions, and just the most amazing personality and zest for life. She really is an inspirational character.
I loved discovering Queenstown and some of the surrounding area in New Zealand. Reading about penguins and seals is just magical, and for the animal lover there is a good amount of horses and time spent in stables, plus an adorable young dog.
Isabelle Broom has outdone herself with this book, the writing draws you in, I could see everything so clearly and although I did have some suspicions about elements of the book, I was enjoying the journey and seeing exactly what would happen.
It's a journey of self discovery for Genie, set to a fabulous backdrop, some brilliant characters that I loved reading about, and although it tackles adoption, and the sense of family, it does so in such a compelling manner.
An incredibly good book, that you really should curl up and read one winter's morning!!
Thank you to Michael Joseph and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
I loved every single moment of this book, words can't really do it justice, it is that good.
It's the story of Genie who, a year after her mother dies, is encouraged to find and meet her birth mother, and it;s also the story of Bonnie, and just what lead to her giving up her baby.
We get chapters from both perspectives, and seeing Bonnie tell her story was rather moving and completely gripping, But at the same time, Genie from the moment she lands in New Zealand, starts to feel free-er and more like her old self from years before.
However the character that I loved the most was Tui. She is a young lady, who has assorted conditions, and just the most amazing personality and zest for life. She really is an inspirational character.
I loved discovering Queenstown and some of the surrounding area in New Zealand. Reading about penguins and seals is just magical, and for the animal lover there is a good amount of horses and time spent in stables, plus an adorable young dog.
Isabelle Broom has outdone herself with this book, the writing draws you in, I could see everything so clearly and although I did have some suspicions about elements of the book, I was enjoying the journey and seeing exactly what would happen.
It's a journey of self discovery for Genie, set to a fabulous backdrop, some brilliant characters that I loved reading about, and although it tackles adoption, and the sense of family, it does so in such a compelling manner.
An incredibly good book, that you really should curl up and read one winter's morning!!
Thank you to Michael Joseph and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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