The Little Library Project

There's something about reading a Christmas book in the middle of the year that just feels... a little different. But that's what I did guys. For you.  One Christmas Morning is a gorgeous treat of a book that will have you crying, gasping and smiling.  Wrapped up in the launch of her new business, Eva is in the Cornish countryside for Christmas with her husband and some of her closest friends. But after 3 years of throwing herself into the business, she's a world apart and there is so much that hangs in the balance. Her very own Ghost of Christmas Present is there for her though, showing her what she's missing out on. But is it too late? I have no doubt that this book is going to be a hit this Christmas. Everyone is guilty of upending that work/life balance occasionally and this book really does bring home the message that there is so much more to life. 

  Leni is in a slump - so much has changed since her last birthday and she just wants to everything to go right but he mums late to the party, her sister is acting strange, her brother's brought his new girlfriend along and her Dad? Well, he's nowhere to be seen... What started off as a story discovering the last few weeks of Leni's short life turns out to be a quest for closure for her family as they all come to terms with her untimely death, 6 week after her birthday. The Best Days of Our Lives is beautifully written; the nuances and differences between everyone's grief is sensitively illustrated and Lucy Diamond masters the fine lines from each of their perspectives.  Not my normal read about family dynamics but a welcome addition to my collection and a well earned 5 stars.