This week I've been reading The Child I Long For by Caroline Finnerty as part of a #boldwoodbooktour!
Here's what it is about:
Emily is back in Ireland after nine long years away from home, when she sees him. Her ex-husband, Rob, holding hands with a five-year-old girl. A girl that should be hers.
Over a decade before, Emily and Rob were exhausted but ecstatic new parents, delighting in the arrival of their longed-for baby daughter, Alannah. But tragedy was just a few weeks away, and in their unfathomable grief, Emily and Rob's marriage fell apart.
Emily moved to New Zealand to get away – but returning to Dublin nearly a decade later for her mother's funeral, she finds herself face-to-face with her past. The man she loved has a new daughter, beautiful little Molly, and Emily's heart breaks yet again for everything that could have – should have – been.
But Rob and Molly's lives aren't without their own misfortunes.
Could a second chance at family heal all their broken hearts?
My thoughts:
I'm a pretty decent ways in but not quite done. It is a pretty quick read and I have found it easy to connect with Emily while reading her story. There is quite a bit of sudden change between the parts of the story, as we are alternating between 11 years ago and the present, and the characters are in very different places in their lives in each of those time periods. I'm looking forward to seeing where the last 1/3 of the book goes and how these characters' stories wrap up.
Check back soon for a full review once I'm finished this one!
It is nice being in the middle of the tour because I have lots of time to check out the other tour stops, and you should too! I'm excited to see what everyone thinks!
But in the meantime, go grab your copy now!
Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/childilongforsocial
Thanks to Boldwood and Netgalley for giving me the chance to read and review this book, and to Rachel of Rachels Random Resources for organizing another great book tour!
More about the amazing author:
Caroline Finnerty is an Irish author of heart-wrenching family dramas and has compiled a non-fiction charity anthology. She has been shortlisted for several short-story awards and lives in County Kildare with her husband and four young children.
Facebook: @CarolineFinnertyBooks
Twitter: @cfinnertywriter
Instagram: @carolinefinnerty
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Bookbub profile: @CarolineFinnerty
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