My Map of You by Isabelle Broom - Book Review

My Map of You 

By

Isabelle Broom

Penguin - April 2016

Holly Wright has had a difficult few years. After her mother's death, she's become expert at keeping

people at a distance - including her boyfriend, Rupert.

But when Holly receives an unexpected letter explaining that an aunt she never met has left her a house on the Greek island of Zakynthos, the walls she has built begin to crumble. Arriving on the island, Holly meets the handsome Aidan and slowly begins to uncover the truth about the secret which tore her family apart.

But is the island where Holly really belongs? Or will her real life catch up with her first?

The novel begins when Holly receives a letter with a foreign postmark. Holly is frightened of opening the letter and obviously has a tormented past, which is preventing her from wanting to reveal the letters contents.
Her boyfriend the high flying, successful businessman Rupert finds the letter and opens it revealing the contents to Holly. Holly's aunt - Sandra - who she didn't know existed has died and left Holly her house on the Greek island of Zakynthos.

Holly goes to the island alone to find the house and ends up discovering her forgotten past from the locals and a map she finds at her aunt's house.

Aidan - the friendly Irish vet, who lives next door - helps Holly to piece together all the pieces of the puzzle that will reveal her true past. Aidan in my mind looks like Aidan Turner and sounds like the Supervet guy from the TV!

The descriptions of the island are so vivid you can picture the blue and whitewashed houses, the cobbled streets, the blue sea and the colourful Greek salads served in the tavernas. I particularly liked the scene by the Blue Caves in Cape Skinari and I want to get on a plane and a boat and visit right now.

Blue Caves

This is a beautiful story of love and family set in glorious Greece. I loved it and can't wait to read more books by Isabelle Broom.

I received an advance copy from the publisher Penguin in return for an honest review. Apologies for the delay in posting the review.

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About the author

I have been lucky enough to meet Isabelle many times and chat to her on social media - I know I'm a name dropper! She is also the author of the utterly fabulous novella The Wedding Speech as well as being book reviewer for Heat magazine.

She is a warm, friendly and generous person who I am proud to call a friend.

Her next novel A Year and a Day is due to be published on 17th November 2016. Isabelle can be found on Twitter where she posts some funny stories and pictures of the exquisite Max (her doggy).



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