#BlogTour: The Woman Who Came Back To Life by Beth Miller @drbethmiller @bookouture #TheWomanWhoCameBackToLife #BethMiller #5Stars #recommended

Book Synopsis:

It’s never too late for a second chance at happiness…

Pearl Flowers has been hiding away for so long that she has forgotten what real life is like. Her quiet routine in a woodland cottage in France is a sanctuary, far away from her past life running a beauty salon. But even when she is sitting at the foot of a beech tree with her drawing pad, surrounded by birdsong, her mind is never still. If she keeps herself distracted and far away, her past can’t hurt her… can it?

But then an unexpected phone call throws her calm world into chaos. Back in the UK, her estranged father Francis is dying. She hasn’t seen him for decades since he pushed her away and destroyed their family. And on his death-bed, Francis leaves her a gift – a diary, written in a code that only Pearl can understand.

As she begins to read her father’s diary, Pearl discovers that for forty years he had been thinking of her almost every day. And as she reads on, secrets begin to emerge from the pages causing her to question everything she thought she knew.

Reeling from the diary’s revelations, Pearl realises that the only way to heal and find true happiness is to face the past. But is she ready to confront her deepest secret, the one she’s been running from all this time?

This utterly tear-jerking and heartwarming novel is for anyone who knows it’s never too late to find happiness. Fans of Matt Haig,Mike GayleandCamille Pagán will fall in love with this beautiful, feel-good story.

My Review:

The Woman Who Came Back To Life is a lovely story of love, loss and hope that I found very absorbing.

I think the most stood out about this story was the fabulous characters the author has created. They seemed very realistic and I enjoyed getting to know them slowly as the book progresses. Each character had different things to unwrap and secrets they were hiding and I found it very intriguing to discover these. I loved the first person narrative which made me feel more connected to the characters so I started to really care about them.

The story unfolds at a steady pace and there always seemed to be something happening to keep my interest. The story is set in both France and England and I enjoyed exploring all the different places alongside the characters. I particularly liked the fantastic descriptions of Paris which has made me want to visit there again. There was a great blend of emotional and poignant moments as well as some funny moments which stopped the story becoming too sad. I particularly liked Benji for this as his opinions and ideas on things often made me laugh out loud.

The ending was beautiful and I felt made the story seem very real. This is definitely a story that has stayed with me not least because it has made me reflect on my own lost opportunities.

Huge thanks to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley and to Sarah Harding for inviting me onto the blog tour. I’ve just bought a copy of this book as it’s a book I desperately want to share with others, definitely recommend!

About The Author:

I have been told that I write like a tall blonde, so that’s how I’d like you to picture me.I’ve published five novels. The most recent, ‘Starstruck’, came out in August 2021. The previous one, ‘The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright’, was a top twenty Kindle bestseller. I’ve also published two non-fiction books. I work as a book coach and creative writing tutor.Before writing books, I did a lot of different jobs. I worked in schools, shops, offices, hospitals, students’ unions, basements, from home, in my car, and up a tree. OK, not up a tree. I’ve been a sexual health trainer, a journalist, a psychology lecturer, a PhD student, a lousy alcohol counsellor, and an inept audio-typist. I sold pens, bread, and condoms. Not in the same shop. I taught parents how to tell if their teenagers are taking drugs (clue: they act like teenagers), and taught teenagers how to put on condoms (clue: there won’t really be a cucumber). I taught rabbis how to tell if their teenagers are druggedly putting condoms on cucumbers.Throughout this, I always wrote, and always drank a lot of tea. I’m now pretty much unbeatable at drinking tea.Connect with Beth:Website: https://www.bethmiller.co.uk/Facebook: Beth Miller AuthorTwitter: @drbethmillerInstagram: @beth_miller_author