Release Date: 24th March 2016.
Publisher: Harper Collins.
Twitter: @Freya_North
How do you write a book
review when you are lost for words after reading the book? Well, I guess we
will find out soon enough… ahem…
Freya
North is one of my favourite authors, I would say she is definitely in my top
two! I am up to date with all her books so the last two years I have waited
patiently (honest) for her next novel to be released. I was not disappointed
with “The Way Back Home” and, once again, with her latest release “The Turning
Point.” I was left highly satisfied, so much so that I had to stare at the wall
for a few seconds after reading the last page, just to take it all in.
How do I
even begin to explain how this book made me feel? How do I put into words just
the sheer joy of the way Freya writes? Within reading the first few pages, I
couldn’t help but smile as the talent of her writing shone through the pages
and made me think “yep, that’s why she’s my favourite” The detail that goes
into her novels is just incredible, her descriptions of the places they are set
in, (this story taking place in both Norfolk and Pemberton, British Columbia)
jump off the page and you feel like you become richer with the knowledge of
places you have never been before.
This novel follows the lives of Frankie and Scott, but you don’t end up just knowing them, you end up knowing their whole family and you don’t just know them, you care about them. You want to know how Frankie’s children, Sam and Annabel, are and what they are up to, you want to know what movies Scott’s doing music for next or if Frankie is any closer to reaching her book deadline. Freya has a way of making you connect with every character you meet. This story stays with you and you feel like Scott and Frankie become a part of your life as you truly get a sense of who they are, how they live and what they mean to each other.
This novel follows the lives of Frankie and Scott, but you don’t end up just knowing them, you end up knowing their whole family and you don’t just know them, you care about them. You want to know how Frankie’s children, Sam and Annabel, are and what they are up to, you want to know what movies Scott’s doing music for next or if Frankie is any closer to reaching her book deadline. Freya has a way of making you connect with every character you meet. This story stays with you and you feel like Scott and Frankie become a part of your life as you truly get a sense of who they are, how they live and what they mean to each other.
I’ve said
this before but I feel I have to say it again, I don’t like giving you the
whole story in my reviews, you can read what the book is about online and of
course on the back or inside of the book. I don’t feel like I could do the book
justice if I give you my brief version as we all most likely read things
differently. All I can offer is my thoughts that this was such a refreshing
book for me, it was a welcome change to what I have been reading lately and it
was an absolutely wonderful welcome back Freya North to my bookshelf (In
America I only have The Way Back Home and It was getting lonely)
So, if
you are looking for a beautifully written, emotional ride that will take your
breath away, please pick up a copy of 'The Turning Point' and add Freya North to your must read author
list! Now, I will sit here and wait for next year! :p
Until
next time, keep reading!
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