Welcome to my Stop on the Blog Tour for The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse!
I'm so excited to bring you my review on the first day of the tour!
What They Say:
From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a story that asks: how do you forgive the family that lied to you, and love the mum you never had?
When her loving, free-spirited grandmother Primrose passes away, Victoria is bereft, yet resilient—she has survived tragedy before. But even her strength is tested when a mysterious woman attends Prim’s funeral and claims to be the mother Victoria thought was dead.
As the two women get to know each other and Victoria begins to learn more about her past, it becomes clear that her beloved grandmother had been keeping life-changing secrets from her. Desperate for answers, she still struggles to trust anyone to tell her the truth.
To live a full and happy life, Victoria knows she must not only uncover the truth, but find a way to forgive her family. But after so many years, is trusting them even possible?
What I Say:
I'm not sure where to begin with this review.
As always, Amanda Prowse goes straight for the heart. She writes such incredibly beautiful stories that draw you in from the first page. Her characters are so well developed that you form instant connections with them, whether they're likeable or not.
With Victoria's story, we are taken on a huge rollercoaster ride of emotion. She goes from knowing who she is and where she's headed and suddenly everything changes. Almost overnight, everything she thought she knew becomes blurry and lies are exposed. Who can she trust? Is the woman at the funeral really the mother she thought had died when she was a child? If so, why did she leave her? Victoria's life is turned upside down and she struggles to stay in control. She's so young to have endured so much, I really admire her tenacity and poise. She and her best friend Daksha have a brilliant relationship that reminded me so much of my childhood best friend, Nicole.
The way this story unfolds is truly spellbinding. I was left weeping and so satisfied with the outcome. There is nothing not to love about this book. Except maybe that it ended...
Mandy has done it again! 10/10
Author Bio:
Amanda Prowse is one of the UK’s most prolific and loved storytellers with global sales of 8 million copies and legions of loyal readers. Based in the West Country, Amanda is the author of 25 novels and 7 novellas with books sold in 22 countries and translated into 12 languages– no mean feat when you consider her first novel was only published in 2012!
A passionate reader since her first visit to the local library aged 6, Amanda would read everything and anything and – armed with her precious library ticket – would spend hours reading loved Enid Blyton, Anna Sewell, Judi Blume, Nina Bawden while scribbling short stories of her own. As time passed, she moved onto the more risqué delights of Lace, The Thorn Birds and A Woman of Substance; gritty, emotional stories that would inform her writing.
A powerful storyteller and a master of the addictive plot, Amanda’s rich imagination and prolific writing talent has seen her write over 20 bestsellers with millions of copies sold across the world. She often writes for 15 hours a day and sees her plots like movies in her mind that she’s compelled to get down on paper. These heartfelt human stories have made her one of the most successful female writers of contemporary fiction today and she has become a regular interviewee on TV and radio as well as a successful journalistic writer.
Amanda’s ambition has always been to create stories that keep people from turning the bedside lamp off at night; great characters that stay with you and stories that inhabit your mind so you can’t possibly read another book until the memory fades. She is also a passionate supporter of military charities and those that support women’s causes and holds regular ‘Evenings with Amanda’ events as fundraisers for her chosen charities.
Twitter – @MrsAmandaProwse
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Thanks Trish for kicking off the blog tour today x
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