La verdad, me hubiera gustado inaugurar este blog dándole 5 estrellas, pero este se va a quedar con tres. No sé si sois seguidores de las series "5 hermanos" o "Parenthood". Pues esta novela es como esas series: historia de una familia a la que le pasan un montón de cosas, casi todas malas. Y, sin embargo, ellos son tan buenísimos que lo perdonan todo y se quieren de lo más.

En fin, con tres estrellitas va que se mata.

By Ella Harper
ISBN: 9780007581115
Publisher: HarperCollins UK, Avon
Publication Date: 8/21/2014
Format: Other
My Rating: 4 Stars

A special thank you to Harper Collins UK, Avon and NetGalley for a complimentary reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

Ella Harper’s bittersweet debut contemporary novel, PIECES OF YOU, is a powerful, and emotional tale involving morality and secrets.

Set in England, Lucy and her husband, Luke have a dream of building a family and a home of their own. Unfortunately Lucy gets discouraged after multiple miscarriages, failed pregnancies, and eight long years of trying with no luck having a baby. She is obsessed with being a mother and continues to wish and hope and question, the what ifs?

When more tragedy occurs, Lucy begins to think about her priorities. When a woman arrives with a secret which will further complicate her life, she is faced with more choices, and her love is love is tested, time and time again.

A heartbreaking novel, written with sensitivity, clarity, and raw emotion with a bittersweet gift for one woman who longs to be a wife and mother. Told from different POV’s of Luke and Lucy, family members, and friends, some offering more support than others.

A novel of relationships, marriage, family drama, tragedy, betrayal, and choices. Every character in the novel has something to hide and each have repercussions.

PIECES OF YOU would make an ideal book for book clubs and groups with some thought-provoking questions, as how different things would be if the characters had chosen to tell the truth.

A compelling and absorbing, debut novel, of flawed characters, inspired by personal loss and fertility issues suffered by the author’s friends, making it a unique and special novel.

Fans of Diane Chamberlain, Lisa Jewell, Jojo Moyes, Sarah Rayner, and Liane Moriarty will enjoy Harper’s style – An author to follow!

Kindle edition available now, Paperback 25th September from Harper Collins UK Avon.

Source: Netgalley

Lucy. I don’t even know how to start this letter.
Something happened. Something terrible . . .

Lucy was always sure of one thing – her future with husband and soulmate Luke. But after eight long, heartbreaking years trying to have a baby, that future is crumbling before her eyes.
When a terrible accident puts Luke into a coma, Lucy is forced to reassess everything she thought she wanted.
Then a woman arrives with a shocking secret that will force Lucy to make the hardest decision of her life.

Ok so this is one of those novels where I'm not really sure what to say. I LOVED it because it was so beautifully written, so totally absorbing and absolutely compelling, but I disliked it intensely simply because it tugged on my heartstrings so much I spent most of it bawling. So I suppose you could say it was brilliant. Lets go with that..

Lucy is a wonderfully drawn and sympathetic character and boy does she face off against some difficult times and decisions....her husband Luke is lovely and they are the perfect couple on the outside, almost annoyingly so, but they face a terrible struggle. Desperate for a child of their own, Lucy has suffered multiple miscarriages and all the stress and strain that brings. Then, she gets past the first stage and they seem to be on the road to true happiness, until a terrible tragedy occurs.

Told from several points of view, extending to family and friends, this is extremely sad and haunting reading at times, but also very authentic in the outlook and reactions of some of the participants. Ms Harper manages to give a unique voice and genuine complexity to the people and events, one which will give you pause for thought and genuinely touch you. Just when you think it can't get worse it does...and yet there is hope here and a realistic journey through to the other side. I adored the ending because that also felt very real and likely and overall this really is a stunning debut.

Wonderful writing, an emotional story gracefully told, this comes highly recommended, especially for fans of family drama.

Happy Reading Folks!