This is available as a hardback and an ebook on 11th July, 19.
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From Goodreads
Life can change in a heartbeat...
When struggling actress Heidi has a life-changing accident aged 32, her world falls apart. Stuck in hospital and unable to walk, her only companion is Maud, the elderly lady in the bed next to hers. Heidi misses her flatmate, her life, her freedom - surely 32 is too young to be an amputee?
But when Maud's aloof but attractive grandson Jack pays a visit to the ward, Heidi realises that her life isn't over just because it's different. It might not look like the life she dreamed of, but it's the one she's got - and there's a lot she still wants to tick off her bucket list. With Jack at her side, will Heidi take the first step back to happiness? Or is there one more surprise still in store...?
A feel-good read based on the inspiring true story of journalist Ella Dove. Sometimes all it takes is one small step... My thoughts
My thanks to the Publishers via NetGalley and Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers for the opportunity to read this delightful story in exchange for an honest review.
I gave this a lovely 5/5 stars or 10/10. It's not that often that I give this score to the books that I read, but I felt it was justified in this instance.
A freak accident one day sees the life of Heidi, being torn apart as the changes to her life are life changing. At 32 Heidi feels that she is too young to be an amputee, her life hasn't even begun really. Her room companion while in hospital is an elderly lady called Maud. Maud has a different take on life and is at the other end of the age spectrum, having lived her life. However, Maud is determined not to let things beat her and in Maud, Heidi has the perfect room mate that will spur her on to face up to all that life has in store for her.
When Heidi meets Maud's grandson the attractive, but slightly stand offish Jack, while visiting his Grandma. It's not long before Jack begins to put a slightly different spin on things and he makes her wake up to the fact that while her life isn't over, she's just got to learn to live it differently. With Jack at her side, can Heidi take the steps that she needs to take, to make the changes to her old life and begin to live a new life?
I enjoyed this well written, feel good romantic read. Based on the true story of the Author, she will have drawn on some of the trials and tribulations that she has had to overcome in her life. Who among us could deal with such a life changing situation? It's not easy at all and I can speak from some experience when I say this, whilst I might not have gone through what Heidi did, I had a really bad foot and leg for several months and found that I was only able to mobilise in my home using a zimmer frame, I was weeks before I could weight bear on the foot and leg that had been the problem. I can only imagine the problems that beset someone who finds themselves in this position for whatever reason.
Some times books have a tendency to get under your skin in a good way and in my opinion this was definitely one of those books. Grab a copy when it's published on 11th July and see why it got under my skin.
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