I’m thrilled to be doing another blog tour for Shari Low! This time it’s for her new book, One Midnight With You. I thoroughly enjoy Shari’s ‘One’ series of books. It’s not really a series in the strict sense of the word, as the books don’t follow on from each other, but there are various characters who appear in some form or other, playing major or minor roles in each story. It’s such fun to see where they’ll pop up next, and how they fit in to each new plot.
Blurb:
What would you do if you had just twenty-four hours to change your life?
Ailish Ryan has been in hiding since her husband’s affair ended their marriage. But when a friend forces her to face her new reality, will she choose to revisit the past or embrace a brand new future?
Ailish’s daughter, Emmy, thought her boyfriend was nothing like her cheating father, but now she’s not so sure. As the hours pass, she turns detective to find out if she picked the right man, or if history is repeating itself.
Grandmother, Minnie Ryan is on a mission to deliver a very special gift to a lifelong friend. But will grit and a touch of divine intervention be enough to overcome the obstacles that fate is putting in her way?
Dario Moretti has spent his whole life working in the family business, but now it’s in trouble and he’s all out of options. Will he have the strength to let it go, even if it means hurting the people he loves?
The clock is ticking… but will twenty-four hours be long enough to heal four broken hearts?
My Review:
It’s New Years’ Eve, and as the story takes place in Scotland, it’s called Hogmanay – this seems to be a word derived from French Gaelic. Everyone is eagerly awaiting a night of celebration, the stroke of midnight (referred to as ‘the bells’), and the arrival of the new year. But there’s a lot that’s still going to happen in the final hours of the ‘old’ year’!
The story is told from three alternating points of view: Ailish, still reeling from her (ex-) husband’s deception that she discovered exactly two years ago (and would you believe the timing – the final divorce papers landed on her doormat this very morning!); her daughter Emmy, who thought her lovely boyfriend Cormac was a keeper, but who now has reason to suspect that he (and possibly all men) are rubbish, just like her dad; and her mother Minnie, who is determined to deliver a gift and a message to a very special friend before the year is out.
All three characters come with a bunch of delightful friends (cheerleaders, if you will), many of whom, we discover, are as quirky and colourful as Christmas wrapping paper, and definitely not as easily tossed aside or forgotten!
And the background to it all is the much-loved local Italian restaurant, Gino’s. Now run by Gino’s son Dario, who has troubles of his own, the popular eatery has run into some major financial difficulties. Things aren’t what they used to be and the landscape has changed a lot – especially since the lockdowns, and although he’s given it his all, Dario knows that it’s decision time – when in comes to matters of business and of the heart.
By the time the bells chime at midnight, there’ll be a whole lot of life-changing drama, tears, laughter and banter going on, and I can promise you, you don’t want to miss any of it!
Shari Low understands people. She knows how the heart works. She has a keen perception of the intricacies of long-term friendship. She has empathy for the poignancy that comes with ageing. And she knows just how to blend all of these elements together to create a warm, unforgettable story. I can’t wait for the next One … see what I did there ;).
Thank you to RaRa Resources for once again including me in one of Shari’s blog tours!
Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/OneMidnightwithYou
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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