Followers of this blog may be familiar with my previous post, an interview with Lily Graham, where the author spoke extensively about her writing and also let us take a look at a couple of her awesome paintings. Today, I am pleased to post my review for her enchanting novella, The Postcard.
The Postcard is a delightful story of women’s fiction that had just the right amount of humor, sentiment and quirkiness thrown into the mix to make it just perfect for my tastes. It reminded me a lot of my favorite novels by Irish author Cecilia Ahern, whose stories are sprinkled with the same kind of magic. Lily Graham has written a very touching story. The spirit of a deceased mother makes an appearance in the life of her daughter—as to protect and comfort her–via unexplainable writings on an old postcard. It was a wonderful way to speak about the connection between a mother and her children, how precious it is, so much that not even death really breaks it. The book is well written when it comes to use of language, but I thought it requires a proper copy edit; I refer mainly to the commas and quotes, which I kept finding in the wrong place or missing where they should be. Without this flaw, the book would be simply perfect. I will definitely look out for the next book by this author.
My rating
4 stars
A touching story sprinkled with magic!
Fancy a whimsical tale of a daughter whose mother can’t stop caring for her even after death?
This little gem will play a touching little tune at your heartstrings!
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