A review by viviennemorgain
Coco's Secret by Niamh Greene

5.0

This is the first book I have read by the author, but after reading it I bought another one by her because I liked it so much. I think it tells more than any reviews. It is a heartwarming story of Coco Swan who is nothing like her namesake Coco Chanel as people are quick to point it out to her. She lives an ordinary life hidden in a small country town in the antiques shop she runs with her grandmother. One day she finds a very rare original Chanel bag among the rubble she bought at an auction and this extraordinary object slowly changes her whole life. In the bag she finds a letter and she decides to search for the person it was written to and give it back to him. This quest not only takes her to new places, but it is also like an inner journey for her a real ’coming to age’ experience. At the end of the story she is a different person and also finds happiness. It is a very enjoyable novel. Niamh Greene has a lovely sense of humour and she creates wonderful characters to whom the reader can easily relate. You are drawn to the story at once and when you have finished you close the book with a smile on your face. So if you are after a feel-good book this is the perfect choice.