One Day in Winter - Shari Low

About the book

On a cold December's morning...

Caro sets off to find the truth: has her relationship with her father been based on a lifetime of lies?

Cammy can't wait to surprise the woman he loves with a proposal. All he needs is the perfect ring.

Lila can no longer hide her secret. She has to tell her lover's wife about their affair.

After thirty years, Bernadette knows it's time. She's ready to leave her controlling husband... and never look back.

Over the course of twenty-four hours, four lives are about to change forever...

My Review:

A captivating story with themes built around trust, betrayal, family values and friendship. The story is told over the period of one day, which I found interesting and although at first, I thought the pace felt slow, it was setting the scene and building up what was to come! We have four characters that are seeming to go about their own lives but bit by bit we see how connected they are and how the smallest of actions can have farther reaching effects.

Whilst not all the main characters are exactly likable – Shari Low gives us circumstances that we can connect with and don’t we all love to hate some characters anyway!  I think many parts of One Day in Winter will be relatable for so many readers.

My advice is not to feel overwhelmed by the long list of characters at the beginning – they soon make themselves known and it is easy to follow. Bernadette is my favourite, out of everyone I wanted her to find the happiness she deserved.

This is an intense, emotional story but it does include many moments that gave me the odd chuckle. I was glad of the light and shade, it made it a book I became deeply engrossed with. I love a book that is deep and meaningful, Shari Low beautifully gives us that with this read.

As the stories develop there is no way you will be able to put this book down! A fantastic read – highly recommended. 

About the author

Shari Low is the No1 best-selling author of over 20 novels, including One Day In Winter, A Life Without You, The Story Of Our Life, With Or Without You, Another Day In Winter and her latest release, This Is Me. 

And because she likes to over-share toe-curling moments and hapless disasters, she is also the shameless mother behind a collection of parenthood memories called Because Mummy Said So. 

Once upon a time she met a guy, got engaged after a week, and twenty-something years later she lives near Glasgow with her husband, a labradoodle, and two teenagers who think she's fairly embarrassing except when they need a lift. 

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