Fiona McCallum is an extremely talented Australian Author. This is my first read of hers, and reading this book was an absolute pleasure. She is extremely descriptive, her use of words flows beautifully and the detail in setting the scene and description of her characters and even their feelings is incredible. Some author's do not take the time to set the scene properly and tell the story. Fiona, however is a natural at this. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel, and will most definitely be adding more of her books to my TBR pile.
Erica is recently widowed, been threatened by a stalker, lost her job, and has uprooted herself in order to try and save thier home from being taken from by the banks. She is trying to adjust to life on her own in a small country town of Melrose, and has managed to secure a new job at the local funeral home. Where most people would feel uneasy about this type of career, Erica is at ease, she feels she is able to relate to the clients and is quite comfortable with them whilst they are upset and grieving.
Erica has a lovely boss (Walter), he also is recently widowed having lost his wife, whom used to work with him in the funeral home business.
Erica and her boss, Walter, are called out to a job that involves a young man and an accidental drowning. Erica is usually quite good with these aspects of their job, but for some reason this particular scene renders Erica motionless and she appears to suffer from PTSD and goes into severe shock.
This incident triggers a lot gaps in her memory for Erica, and her lack of memories from a similar incident, has encouraged Erica to do some digging into her past, with the assistance of her two daughters.
In this novel Erica goes through a journey of self discovery, she re-invents herself in the wake of a past traumatic experience, and through the help of her new friends she gains confidence in herself and her future.
This is a lovely book, that is very easy to read.
Thankyou to Netgalley, Harlequin Australia and [author:Fiona McCallum|4311460] for my advanced copy in return for my honest review.
I rate this book 4 stars - It was compelling, entertaining and easy to read. I would definitely like to read more books by this author.
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