Book Synopsis:
‘Welcome to Ocean View. You don’t know it yet, but you’ll be happy here…’
Julia’s not running away. Not exactly. She just needs a break from Paris and Marc and all the sad stuff that’s been going on lately. A little time to pull herself together.
The job offer felt like a lifeline. But now she’s back in Biarritz, suitcase in hand, she hasn’t the faintest idea what she was thinking.
What Julia doesn’t yet know is there’s more to the odds and ends of Ocean View than meet the eye. Behind the double doors lie broken hearts, lifelong secrets, a touch of romance and an unwavering passion for life. And sometimes it’s the most unlikely of places and people who help you find your way.
How To Find Love In The Little Things is available in ebook and paperback now, you can buy your copy here.
My Review:
This is a book to just fall in love with. I loved everything about it the setting, the characters and the uplifting story.
The setting of a retirement home is an unusual one but this home is so full of vitality and fun that I found myself wanting to live there. There always seemed to be something going on, some activity for the residents to do and when there wasn’t there were little social groups forming getting up to all sorts.
The reader gets the chance to know a lot of the residents very well which makes for fascinating but also slightly poignant reading. I’ve never given much thought into getting old but this book addresses a few harsh realities and some of the residents stories were very emotional. It definitely makes you want to embrace life and make the most of it while you can.
My favourite character was Julia and I enjoyed following her on the journey she goes through in the book. It was great to see the effect that working at the home has on her and I did enjoy seeing her blossom throughout her stay there. She’s a very real, natural character that is prone to making mistakes but is able to laugh at herself and doesn’t take these mistakes too much to heart. Her brilliant descriptions of the things she gets up to is wonderfully done and often had me in stitches.
This isn’t a fast paced book but it doesn’t need to be as the fantastic setting and characters help to draw the reader in so they feel involved in the story. I was soon fully immersed in the book reading the book in record time as I wanted to find out what on earth would happen next.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I can’t wait to read more from her. If you like funny, emotional and uplifting books, filled with fabulous characters you’ll love this book. It’s one I’ll be recommending to everyone!
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Headline publishers for my copy of this book. This one is going on my keep forever shelf!
About The Author:
Over The Rainbow Blog 
Thanks so much for the Blog Tour support Jo, so pleased you enjoyed this one x
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My pleasure, thank you so much for the tour invite! X
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