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The Handover
by David M. Barnett
The Handover is set in The Manchester Museum of Social History, where Daisy does nights and Nate does days..their shifts overlap for a five minute handover each night…
Daisy lives at home with her Sister and Mother who has cancer. Something terrible has happened in Daisy’s childhood which has made her a social outcast and burdened her with the feeling that she doesn’t deserve happiness. Nate is divorced, with a 10 year old son. He desperately wants to be the Dad he didn’t have…Both Nate and Daisy are struggling with their pasts..until their presents collide!
This is a heartwarming story with some gorgeous romance and overtones of Eleanor Oliphant - dysfunctional family dynamic with single female disconnected from the world and Mothers who have adversely affected the lives of their offspring. The romance between Nate and Daisy evolves slowly and tenderly and there’s a lovely romantic clinch which had me making all the oohing and ahhing sounds that accompany the best romances! The interaction between Nate and his son is well observed - Nate thinks he knows what he needs to do to be the best Dad to Ben but he doesn’t really understand what Ben needs..
The writing has a lightness of touch, with some lovely dialogue and gentle humour. This is one to read curled up with a cup of hot chocolate and your favourite slippers.
‘Somebody sighs. It might be me. It might be her.’
Daisy lives at home with her Sister and Mother who has cancer. Something terrible has happened in Daisy’s childhood which has made her a social outcast and burdened her with the feeling that she doesn’t deserve happiness. Nate is divorced, with a 10 year old son. He desperately wants to be the Dad he didn’t have…Both Nate and Daisy are struggling with their pasts..until their presents collide!
This is a heartwarming story with some gorgeous romance and overtones of Eleanor Oliphant - dysfunctional family dynamic with single female disconnected from the world and Mothers who have adversely affected the lives of their offspring. The romance between Nate and Daisy evolves slowly and tenderly and there’s a lovely romantic clinch which had me making all the oohing and ahhing sounds that accompany the best romances! The interaction between Nate and his son is well observed - Nate thinks he knows what he needs to do to be the best Dad to Ben but he doesn’t really understand what Ben needs..
The writing has a lightness of touch, with some lovely dialogue and gentle humour. This is one to read curled up with a cup of hot chocolate and your favourite slippers.
‘Somebody sighs. It might be me. It might be her.’