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The Memory Box by Kathryn Hughes
4.0
The Memory Box
by Kathryn Hughes
Synopsis:
"Jenny Tanner opens the box she has cherished for decades. Contained within are her most precious mementoes, amongst them a pebble, a carving and a newspaper cutting she can hardly bear to read. But Jenny knows the time is finally here. After the war, in a mountainside village in Italy, she left behind a piece of her heart. However painful, she must return to Cinque Alberi and lay the past to rest.
After a troubled upbringing, Candice Barnes dreams of a future with the love of her life - but is he the man she believes him to be? When Candice is given the opportunity to travel to Italy with Jenny, she is unaware the trip will open her eyes to the truth she's been too afraid to face. Could a place of goodbyes help her make a brave new beginning?"
Review:
I loved the camaraderie of Jenny and Candice, such well-developed characters. This story, told over an eighty-year span, included both heart-breaking and heartwarming moments. 100-year-old Jenny regales a much-younger Candice with her life story, beginning in 1940 when she & her younger brother, "Our Louis" are evacuated to the countryside during the British Blitz. The stories affect Candice, who begins to question her relationship with a possessive, drugged-out, wannabe rock star. Even with their huge age difference, similarities between the two women present themselves. Highly recommended.
I was gifted this advance copy by NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
by Kathryn Hughes
Synopsis:
"Jenny Tanner opens the box she has cherished for decades. Contained within are her most precious mementoes, amongst them a pebble, a carving and a newspaper cutting she can hardly bear to read. But Jenny knows the time is finally here. After the war, in a mountainside village in Italy, she left behind a piece of her heart. However painful, she must return to Cinque Alberi and lay the past to rest.
After a troubled upbringing, Candice Barnes dreams of a future with the love of her life - but is he the man she believes him to be? When Candice is given the opportunity to travel to Italy with Jenny, she is unaware the trip will open her eyes to the truth she's been too afraid to face. Could a place of goodbyes help her make a brave new beginning?"
Review:
I loved the camaraderie of Jenny and Candice, such well-developed characters. This story, told over an eighty-year span, included both heart-breaking and heartwarming moments. 100-year-old Jenny regales a much-younger Candice with her life story, beginning in 1940 when she & her younger brother, "Our Louis" are evacuated to the countryside during the British Blitz. The stories affect Candice, who begins to question her relationship with a possessive, drugged-out, wannabe rock star. Even with their huge age difference, similarities between the two women present themselves. Highly recommended.
I was gifted this advance copy by NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.