The secrets that bind us can also tear us apart…
1990. Harriet is a journalist. Her job takes her to dangerous places, where she asks questions and tries to make a difference. But when she is sent to Romania, to the state orphanages the world is only just learning about, she is forced to rethink her most important rule.
2018. Ellie is a gardener. Her garden is her sanctuary, her pride and joy. But, though she spends long days outdoors, she hasn’t set foot beyond her gate for far too long. Now someone enters her life who could finally be the reason she needs to overcome her fears.
From post-revolution Romania to the idyllic English countryside, The World at My Feet is the story of two women, two worlds, and a journey of self-discovery that spans a lifetime.
Title: The World At My Feet
Author: Catherine Isaac
Published By: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 18th March 2021
Our Review
This is such a heart wrenching story about Ellie who is an Instagram gardening sensation but for the past two years had been unable to leave the house as she suffers from Agoraphobia. Luckily her parents live just a hundred yards away so they are always on hand if she needs them.
The book also features Harriet’s story, she is a war reporter and goes around the world raising awareness of conflicts and such like. It is through Harriet that we learn about the awful conditions in the orphanages in Romania which I remember seeing on the telly when I was younger and being very upset by. It’s unbelievable that people could allow this sort of thing to happen to children where babies don’t bother crying because no one will comfort them.
The writing is beautiful, the descriptive text sophisticated and is able to convey the emotions of the two main characters so well and their stories intertwine so wonderfully. I was rooting for Ellie to hopefully overcome this debilitating condition and get out there to enjoy the life she deserves. Although the book deals with a heartbreaking subject it is not gloomy and depressing it is quite the opposite in fact and I found it to be so uplifting.
Ellie’s journey was a difficult one for her to get through but she had the love and support of her parents and sister and a special someone who all gave her the comfort of feeling safe. I’m so pleased that Catherine Isaac has raised awareness for this charitable cause because although the orphanages are almost gone and those that remain are immensely improved they still need lots of help to find a family for each and every one of those children.
Evocative and uplifting, a story about love, family and belonging and shows that sometimes we need to face our past before we can move on to the future.
Sincerely
Book Angel x
About the Author
I write life-affirming stories about self-discovery and family secrets - and my latest, THE WORLD AT MY FEET, is published in the UK in March 2021.
The book will be my third written as 'Catherine Isaac'; my previous two, MESSY, WONDERFUL US and YOU ME EVERYTHING, have been translated into 24 languages, while a movie adaptation of the latter is currently in development by Lionsgate and Temple Hill.
Before those, I wrote romantic comedy for over a decade, under the pseudonym 'Jane Costello'.
I love hearing from anyone who's read my stories, so please do write an Amazon review or get in touch with me on Instagram @catherineisaacauthor, Twitter @CatherineIsaac_ or Facebook @Catherineisaacauthor.
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I live in Liverpool, with my husband and three boys, which is where my writing career began, as a trainee reporter on the Liverpool Echo, back in the late 1990s. These days, as well as my writing, I also love running, playing tennis, renovating our 178-year old house and reading a lot of books.
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