Book Synopsis:
Emily just wants to keep the world away.
After getting into trouble yet again, she’s agreed to attend anger management classes. But she refuses to share her deepest secrets with a room full of strangers.
Jake just wants to keep his family together.
He’ll do anything to save his marriage and bond with his six-year-old son, Alfie. But when he’s paired with spiky Emily, he wonders whether opening up will do more harm than good.
The two of them couldn’t be more different. Yet when Alfie, who never likes strangers, meets Emily, something extraordinary happens.
Could one small boy change everything?
Saturdays At Noon is available in ebook and paperback now. There is also an audiobook available which has the author’s son Jake narrating Alfie! You can purchase your copy using the link below.
My Review:
Wow I absolutely loved this book! Even more so because it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. It’s a wonderful, absorbing read which manages to be emotional but uplifting at the same time.
The story is told from three different points of view- Emily, Jake and Alfie. At the beginning none of the characters are particularly likeable but as we get to know them better and scratch beneath their prickly exteriors we get to know the real them, who I quickly warmed too. Alfie was my favourite character and I found myself falling in love with his little mannerisms and quirky behaviour. It’s very obvious that the author is a parent and some of the incidents with him made me smile as they have happened to me.
This isn’t a particularly fast paced book but I really didn’t care as I just wanted to spend as much time as possible in the characters company. I found myself towards the end trying to ration how much I read each day as I really didn’t want it to end. I can’t recommend this book highly enough, it’s such a good book and would make a great book club read as there would be lots to discuss.
Huge thanks to Sriya from Michael St Joseph for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book which is going on my keep forever shelf. I’m very excited to read more from this author!
About The Author:
Rachel Marks studied English at Exeter University before becoming a primary school teacher. Despite always loving to write, it wasn’t until she gained a place on the 2016 Curtis Brown Creative online novel writing course that she started to believe it could be anything more than a much-loved hobby. Her inspiration for her first book came from the challenges she faced with her eldest son, testing and fascinating in equal measure, and the research she did to try to understand him better.
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