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?
Author: Isabelle Broom
Published By: Penguin
Publication Date: 17th October 2019
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Our Review
Isabelle Broom has done it again, I’ve just finished One Winter Morning and the last line literally gave me tingles because it was so beautiful.
I’ve loved each of Isabelle’s books so far, they aren’t just stories but also informative little travel guides. She describes her settings so vividly that they almost become characters themselves. The writing is sublime and I feel that Isabelle’s talent as a writer is getting stronger with each book.
One Winter Morning is set in New Zealand and whilst I’ve never been I can see the Koru Stables very clearly in my mind as well as the beautiful mountains and lakes.
I loved all of the characters, especially the hunky Kit but the character of Tui was my absolute favourite, I completely fell in love with her, I loved her carefree ways, her joyfulness and her laugh.
The concept behind the story is just brilliant and I really hope that Isabelle follows this up by writing the children’s book which featured strongly in the book.
I really feel that Isabelle has captured so well that absolute raw emotion and grief that comes from losing someone close. Also the innocent and protective love she felt for Tui was so sweet. I bawled my eyes out at 18% in as I felt such a good connection.
I really didn’t know what was going to happen from one moment to the next and was quite shocked in parts.
A beautifully written journey of one young lady’s journey through grief. Totally uplifting, intriguing and filled with pure love.
I can totally tell that Isabelle has poured her heart and soul into this book, it’s absolutely perfect and her best one yet.
Sincerely
Book Angel x
About the Author
Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before a 12-year stint at heat magazine. Always happiest when she's off on an adventure, Isabelle now travels all over the world seeking out settings for her escapist fiction novels, as well as making the annual pilgrimage to her second home - the Greek island of Zakynthos. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a cottage with her two dogs and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and tries her best not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.
If you like pictures of dogs, chatter about books and very bad jokes, you can follow her on Twitter or Instagram @Isabelle_Broom or find her on Facebook under Isabelle Broom Author. To find out more about her books, visit her website www.isabellebroom.com
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