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Borrowed this from my friend as I wasnt lucky enough to win a copy, nearly at the end. It's not what I'd call a page turner but it's sweet and engaging and an easy read. Good for a holiday I think

I have really enjoyed it so far

Clover lives with her father and the distant remnants of her mother mainly left in the main bedroom, door closed. After a trip to the Mersey Maritime Museum she decides to curate a museum to her mum. In doing so, alternating between Clover and her father, we discover the story of where she went and what makes a family. A beautiful heartwarming, and breaking, tale.

After a slightly slow start (more to do with me being tired than the book I think) I have just spent the afternoon relishing this book. It is warm, compassionate and interesting. Bray writes as both a 12 year old girl and a man in his 30s with equally convincing voices. I enjoyed how the characters were all well-rounded and I particularly enjoyed the upstairs neighbour and her malapropisms.

My only slight criticism is a suspicion that Kelly may not have been so patient in waiting, but, overall, I recommend this highly.
Thanks to mumsnet for the free copy :)

Lovely writing style. Emotional and light at the same time. I didn't really engage with the characters but cleverly written all the same.

What a lovely story and easy to read. A beautifully written story about a 12 year old girl finding out about her Mummy. Kept me wanting to read more, and I read it in three days! Would definitely recommend.

Just finished this book, thank you so much, I really enjoyed it. I found the charaters well drawn and the alternate chapters narrated by Clover and her dad worked well to draw the me in and gradually reveal more of the story. The grief is very well handled (very moving) and I loved Mrs M next door. I will be recommending it to other people and will seek out other books by Carys Bray from the library.

I've really enjoyed reading this book, I love the way that Carys Bray gives so much detail, it really made me feel like I was part of Clover's family.

Finding out with Clover, what actually happened to her mother and who she really was, before her mum died.

Not a lot really happens but the way the book deals with grief and loss, is beautifully done. I would really recommend.

Thank you so much for my copy. I really loved this book. It was so clever and touching - the little snippets of information about characters kept me wanting to know more about them and while there is a satisfactory ending to the book I also felt that i could have read on about them all. So much sadness and crushed opportunities existed in the small group of characters yet also so much happiness in the small things of life. The depiction of the first few weeks with a new baby were horribly realistic. The comic relief of Mrs Mackeral was welcome - although by the end you realised just what a kind and amazing woman she was - a neighbour who helped to bring up someone else's child. I think Carys Bray is an amazing author - I found Issy Bradley similarly unusual, touching and thought provoking. Fantastic

Loved this one from the moment I saw the cover :) I'd heard & enjoyed 'A Song for Issy Bradley' on Radio 4, so had a little idea of Carys style of writing & what to expect. I wasn't disappointed.
Clover is an interesting character & I warmed to her from the off. A beautiful story - heartwarming & harrowing in equal measure - made me want to call my Mum, ask her a million questions & tell her how much I love her, just in case she isn't there one day.
Highly recommend this & looking forward to the next offering from Carys Bray.

Thoroughly good read wonderful characterisation and sensitive handling of the issues. Well,paced with humour threaded through the narrative. Really enjoyed it.

very good book worth a read x

This is a touching story about grief and the various ways of dealing with it. It is well written, very descriptive however I just did not connect with it or the characters.

I received this book to review. I have not read any previous titles by this author.
I started to read this book and was immediately swamped by the minute detail. I found it quite hard to find the rhythm to the words for the first few chapters but perseverance pays off as something clicked and I was in the story after that. I found the story to be a bit disjointed 'too many cooks' for all the information about the characters was drip fed throughout, with no pattern or insight. I was slightly disappointed with the ending, it seemed very unfinished, all the characters had back stories and none were in anyway concuded. In my opinion of course. I wish everyone well in their enjoyment of this story, it seems it did not agree with myself.

What a beautiful story, so tenderly written. I really enjoyed it. The characters developed as the pages turned and although sad in places it ended quite positively. I couldn't put the book down and thought about the story long after I had finished it. A great book to get lost in a forget about the real world.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and thought it was incredibly well written, capturing the voice of a 12 year old perfectly. This was a real page turner and kept me hooked right up until the end. Relationships were well crafted and there was some real humour with particular characters. Great read and highly recommended.

really enjoyable read covering lots of different topics. Really liked the stye of writing too was so easy to read

Enjoyed this book and would recommend!

Charming lovely book

Sounds like another to add to my list of books to read.

About a third of the way through. Really enjoying the book, really descriptive and lovely storyline.

This was quite a quick read but on the whole quite enjoyable.

Just started reading this and cant put it down !

Not the typical kind of book that I'd read but I really enjoyed it.

Thank you so much for this. It's quite different from my usual reading choice, which is a good thing, I need to try different styles and genres. I haven't got very far yet, but so far it is interesting..