It’s always such a pleasure to participate in a blog tour for a Shari Low book, and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. This is an author who continues to be a breath of fresh air!
Blurb:
For forty years the fabulous Odette Devine has been a beloved matriarchal actress on Scotland’slongest-running TV show. Today she is broken, betrayed, and desperate to find out if this is her payback for a lie she told forty years ago.
A year ago today, Tress Walker’s husband was killed in a car accident, on the same day she gave birth to their baby. Reeling from the discovery that he was with his mistress, Tress has to choose whether to protect her fragile heart or open it to love again.
Noah Clark was devastated to discover his wife and his best friend were having an affair. Now the love of his life is asking for another chance to make their marriage work. But can there ever be a way back, once the trust is broken?
Noah’s sister Keli Clark has recently been ghosted by the man she loves. When a shocking message from a complete stranger reveals the reason why, Keli will have to decide whether to forgive, forget, or to make sure he pays.
Twenty-four hours. Four shocking secrets. One tumultuous tale of love, loss and second chances.
My Review:
The story is told over 24 hours, from alternating points of view: Odette, Noah, Keli and Tress. It’s amazing what a difference a day can make – one full year after the events of Shari Low’s book, One Day With You. (Disclaimer: I didn’t realize that I hadn’t read this book, but it didn’t make a difference, and this follow-up can easily be read as a standalone.)
A brief recap: one year ago, Tress was married to Max and in labour with their baby. But Max was having a long-term affair with his best friend Noah’s wife Anya, and is killed in a car accident on that same day. Basically their lives are all blown to pieces! Tress and Noah aren’t sure how they can pick up the pieces and carry on after discovering such an awful betrayal.
The book opens on the morning of the anniversary of that fateful day, and we follow how each of our characters is getting on with what they know will be a challenging day: Odette, an actress in Scotland’s longest-running soapie is spending her final day on set, now that her character’s been written out; Tress is a set designer on the show and has struck up a friendship with Odette – today will be hard enough for her and now she has to face what will surely be a poignant goodbye on-set too; Keli is a nurse working on a geriatric ward who’s been ghosted by the guy she thought she was falling in love with; her brother Noah, is a pediatric specialist in the same hospital and intends doing everything he can to be there for Tress and her little boy (also named Noah) today, knowing what this day means for all of them.
Needless to say, the day doesn’t exactly go the way everyone is expecting! But that’s life, isn’t it?! And in fiction-land, there are a few more curveballs around every corner!
The way that Shari Low weaves her story together, intertwining everyone’s lives, is just magical! She makes it seem quite effortless, the way everything fits together so seamlessly, although I’m sure the process isn’t as easy as she makes it look! This is a real page-turner and I became completely invested in every single one of these characters!
Thank you to Rara Resources for another great blog tour!
Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/oneyearafteryousocial
Author Bio:
Shari Low is the #1 bestselling author of over 30 novels, including My One Month Marriage and One Summer Sunrise and a collection of parenthood memories called Because Mummy Said So. She lives near Glasgow.
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