by Laura Pearson
Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere: ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar.
Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere: ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar.
'I love you: today, tomorrow, always’.
But now Arthur is gone. He died, softly, gently, not making a fuss. And he left Mabel a list with just one item on it: ‘Find D’.
Mabel feels sure she knows what it means. She must track down her best friend Dot who she hasn’t seen since the fateful day she left more than sixty years ago.
It seems impossible. She doesn’t even know if Dot is still alive. Also, every person Mabel talks to seems to need help first, with missing husbands, daughters, parents. Mabel finds her list is just getting longer, and she’s still no closer to finding Dot.
What she doesn’t know though is that her list isn’t just about finding her old friend, and that if she can admit the secrets of the past, maybe she could even find happiness again.
A lovely heartbreaking, uplifting story, guaranteed to make you cry and smile.
But now Arthur is gone. He died, softly, gently, not making a fuss. And he left Mabel a list with just one item on it: ‘Find D’.
Mabel feels sure she knows what it means. She must track down her best friend Dot who she hasn’t seen since the fateful day she left more than sixty years ago.
It seems impossible. She doesn’t even know if Dot is still alive. Also, every person Mabel talks to seems to need help first, with missing husbands, daughters, parents. Mabel finds her list is just getting longer, and she’s still no closer to finding Dot.
What she doesn’t know though is that her list isn’t just about finding her old friend, and that if she can admit the secrets of the past, maybe she could even find happiness again.
A lovely heartbreaking, uplifting story, guaranteed to make you cry and smile.
I enjoyed it.
∼ Happy Reading∼
Polly x
That would be a nice change from the murder and mayhem I seem to keep reading.
ReplyDeleteYes it was. I like murder mysteries but need a break from them now and again!
DeleteI've added it to my reading list, sounds good. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting Poppy
DeleteI will look for it!
ReplyDeleteI hope you find it Marie
DeleteIt does sound good! Like a mystery with depth.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely story
DeleteSounds like a book I'd enjoy, thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Chris
DeleteTHis sounds like a wonderful and uplifting read, Polly, and hopefully I can find it in our local library. Thanks for the synopsis and recommendation.
ReplyDeleteDrat, just did a catalog check and unfortunately, this title is not in our library's collection, but then there are no books by Laura Pearson 😟
ReplyDeleteHello Beatrice, I wonder if you could find it on ebay or Amazon.
DeleteThanks for the suggestion, Polly, but I am a library user only now and no longer buy books. I belong to the library Friends group and maybe a book by this author will show up in a future donation and then I could borrow and return😀
DeleteI prefer to use libraries because here if we don't use them we will lose them, also I love going into libraries 😊
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