I was asked to review this book by Lovereading.co.uk
The cover intrigued me to begin with and an author I had not come across before.
This was a book I read on a sun terrace last week; this will make a good beach read this summer.
This story is told through the 12 year old girl called Clover. She lives with her father. Her mother Becky died when she was only a few weeks old. Her father tries his best to bring her up and hopes she is happy. Her father doesn’t talk about her mother. They never get round to tidying up the house and her mother belongings remain in an untidy bedroom.
One long summer Clover decides to dedicate a museum to her mother using her belongings- as she wants answers to questions her father is unable to answer.
There are some interesting characters woven throughout the story – Mrs. Mackerel the neighbour with her “Dinner ladies” mixed up sayings. The uncle who is so damaged and is in and out of mental health care and her unlikely friend who no one else likes.
This is a story of relationships, a father who is set on his daughter being happy and finding answers.
A well recommended summer read – due for publication June 2016.
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