Beatrice Alright is the queen of silver linings. She can find a spark of hope in any situation. Even when her partner delivers earth-shattering news that leaves Bea and their four-year-old, Ellie, without a home, she refuses to panic.
Because Bea believes that what she
does
have is more important - her job at St Helen's Hospital, which offers a warm, dry shelter for her and Ellie to stay while she figures things out. By day Bea cleans the wards, by night she tucks her daughter into bed between mops and buckets.
And tries so hard to hold on to hope.
When Bea sees an old man sitting on a cold and lonely bench outside the hospital, she really doesn't have time to stop. She should be clearing up her own mess, not worrying about this cantankerous stranger. But Bea can't help herself...
As she slowly starts to draw out Malcolm's heartbreaking story, could this simple act of kindness begin to heal a decades-old pain? And might finding peace for Malcolm help Bea in ways she didn't even know she needed?
A moving, emotional and uplifting story about second chances and chosen families guaranteed to break your heart and patch it back up again. The perfect book for fans of
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont
,
A Man Called Ove
and
The Keeper of Stories
.
Readers love Brooke Harris...
'To say that
my heart was broken would be an understatement
. I felt like someone had ripped it out and stomped on it...
THE most moving, emotional, tender novel
I think
I have ever, ever read
.'
The Writing Garnet
, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'
My heart insisted on reading just one more chapter
, and another, and another... I even ate a banana in bed on the last night, as
there was no way I was putting it down
during the last few chapters... I was
crying so much, I could hardly see the words
, and woke up the following morning with puffy eyes.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't actually see due to the
great big fat tears spilling from my eyes
...
I didn't want it to end
. This is
not a book to read out in public
unless you don't mind being a big snotty mess...
Amazing
.' Reader Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow!
I am still in awe by what I have just read... There are
not enough stars to show just how much this book meant to me
... Top read of the year!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book broke me apart, my heart felt as if it was being crushed by a giant sledgehammer
... Took my heart and squeezed it until
all my emotions flowed down as tears
I loved every single thing
about this book.'
Shalini's Book Reviews
'One of the most moving stories...
Tears literally streaming down my face
... An unputdownable, heartbreaking and inspirational read, one that
deserves more than 5 stars
. I
cannot recommend it highly enough
- but make sure you
have tissues at the ready
when you read it!' Reader Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'I felt like
my heart had been ripped into tiny shreds
went through a full box of tissues
as I
sobbed my heart out
. One of the
most emotional, uplifting and inspiring reads
I've read.'
By the Letter Book Reviews