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A review by katykelly
Life and Otter Miracles by Hazel Prior
4.0
Warm and insightful animal/invisible condition story.
I got this purely on the adorable Penguins books by the same author, and have to say I do enjoy the author's style, themes and characters.
You know you're in for a story that'll carry you along with it and tug a few times at the old heartstrings.
Here instead of penguins we get to fall a little in love with otters. Phoebe's an adult daughter struggling to cope with some unseen challenges, having moved with her father to a new rural home and finding little to motivate her, when she discovers an abandoned baby otter near the water.
With an otter sanctuary nearby, Phoebe and her father do what they think is the right thing and take the baby there, setting the scene for new people, new opportunities, and a world of cuddly critters that seem to be loved by most but possibly with one enemy that the wily Phoebe begins to suspect she could figure out.
A community story of different individuals with mini-plots, though this is mostly about Phoebe and her dad, their closeness, and the other people in their lives. Phoebe herself reveals her own last few years and struggles, giving the reader insight into a hidden world of rather scary health conditions.
It's the sort of book you race through quite quickly, like Prior's others it's both comforting and engaging.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.
I got this purely on the adorable Penguins books by the same author, and have to say I do enjoy the author's style, themes and characters.
You know you're in for a story that'll carry you along with it and tug a few times at the old heartstrings.
Here instead of penguins we get to fall a little in love with otters. Phoebe's an adult daughter struggling to cope with some unseen challenges, having moved with her father to a new rural home and finding little to motivate her, when she discovers an abandoned baby otter near the water.
With an otter sanctuary nearby, Phoebe and her father do what they think is the right thing and take the baby there, setting the scene for new people, new opportunities, and a world of cuddly critters that seem to be loved by most but possibly with one enemy that the wily Phoebe begins to suspect she could figure out.
A community story of different individuals with mini-plots, though this is mostly about Phoebe and her dad, their closeness, and the other people in their lives. Phoebe herself reveals her own last few years and struggles, giving the reader insight into a hidden world of rather scary health conditions.
It's the sort of book you race through quite quickly, like Prior's others it's both comforting and engaging.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.