#BlogTour: You Never Told Me by Sarah Jasmon @sarahontheboat @TransworldBooks @DamppebblesBTs #YouNeverToldMe #SarahJasmon #damppebblestours

Book Synopsis:

A year ago, Charlie’s life seemed to be following a plan: she had a beautiful house, a lovable dog and an upcoming wedding. But she felt trapped. A few months before the big day, ignoring the warnings from her family, she abandoned her life and fled to the other side of the world in a bid for freedom.

But when her mother unexpectedly falls ill, Charlie has to cut her trip short. She flies home, but by the time she gets to the hospital, it’s too late.

Her mother is gone, but she’s left a mystery behind. Why did she buy a canal boat, and where did the money for it come from? As Charlie attempts to work through her grief and pick up the pieces of her life, she follows the threads of her mother’s secret past – but has she missed her chance to learn the truth?

You Never Told Me is published in ebook and paperback on the 19th March 2020. You can pre-order your copy using the link below.

My Review:

Firstly I have to say that this book was not what I was expecting. It was a far deeper, emotional book then I thought and I have found myself continuing to think about it long after I’ve finished reading it.

This is a book about identity and how well we know ourselves which was fascinating to read about. I liked following Charlie as she tried to solve the mystery and whilst doing so learns more about herself and her family. It was interesting to see how we can be wrong about our assumptions and how quick we can be to form an opinion on a person.

I loved the wonderful, vivid descriptions of what life is like living on a narrow boat. I went on many narrow boat holidays as a child so have a bit of an idea about what it would involve, so I really enjoyed this part of the book. The smallness of the narrow boat also helps create some atmosphere too as it makes things quite claustrophobic which makes things very intense at times.

The author cleverly takes the reader on a journey of discovery which is incredibly absorbing and hard to out down as I was soon lost in the story I liked the gradual unraveling of family secrets and hidden secrets which was very intriguing to follow. I will be recommending this book to everyone.

Huge thanks to Emma from Damp pebbles tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Sarah Jasmon lives on a canal boat in Lancashire, which is also the setting for her two novels – The Summer of Secrets and You Never Told Me. She has written short stories for a wide selection of publications and in 2018 was shortlisted for the Harper’s Bazaar short story competition. She is an Associate Tutor in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Geography.