Mar 19, 20202 min read

You Never Told Me - Sarah Jasmon

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"With her mother gone, Is it too late to learn the truth? "

Synopsis

A year ago, Charlie’s life seemed to be following a plan: she had a beautiful house, a lovable dog and an upcoming wedding. But she felt trapped.

A few months before the big day, ignoring the warnings from her family, she abandoned her life and fled to the other side of the world in a bid for freedom.

But when her mother unexpectedly falls ill, Charlie has to cut her trip short. She flies home, but by the time she gets to the hospital, it’s too late.

Her mother is gone, but she’s left a mystery behind.

Why did she buy a canal boat, and where did the money for it come from?

As Charlie attempts to work through her grief and pick up the pieces of her life, she follows the threads of her mother’s secret past – but has she missed her chance to learn the truth?

Published in paperback and digital formats by Black Swan on 19th March 2020.

My Review

This read was an absolutely engaging and emotional journey which I adored.

We meet Charlie who having split up from her fiancé, sets off to travel the world, to move forward seeking adventure or to possibly find her own place in the world.

When suddenly on her travels she gets an urgent message from her sister, Eleanor, telling her to come home now! that their mother is very ill in hospital.

Rushing home, sadly Charlie finds it is too late and her mother Britta has passed away.

Dealing with grief and the feelings of guilt around not doing enough for her family, Charlie and her sister sort her mother belongings and affairs when the start to realise neither of them really knew there mother at all.

As the take this almost journey through their mothers life and secrets they learn her loves, passions the friends she had and that she even owned a canal boat! from which them learn the adventures she had in it all this in turn inspires and encourages both sisters in particular Charlie who was at such a crossroads in her life.

This was a light and joy filled read even though the sisters are dealing with grief, we are taken on this amazing journey and with a steady pace, this book became quite the page turner as we slowly uncovered Britta's secrets, and the lies woven in to this family dynamic.

wonderfully written, a lovely book for those wanting a more lighter read that still has an edge of mystery.

Author Bio

Sarah Jasmon lives on a canal boat near Manchester with her children.

She has had several short stories published, is curating a poetry anthology, and has recently graduated from the Creative Writing MA course at Manchester Metropolitan University.

To find out more, visit www.sarahjasmon.com

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