A Year to Change a Life by Kitty Arthur, a book review

A year to Change a Life is a romance novel. Not usually my cup of tea, but I like a little light and happiness in my reading sometimes and this one didn’t disappoint.

The Blurb

Can finding the right book lead to love?

Trudie works in a beautiful bookshop called The Nook and keeps her world deliberately small and safe after a devastating loss.

But everything changes when a series of handwritten letters from her aunt start to arrive. Trudie is challenged to change the lives of five people within a year – and if she doesn’t succeed her beloved bookshop may not survive.

Her world is about to get bigger… and a lot more interesting. From 90-year-old Arthur to a sausage dog called Bing Crosby, Trudie starts to reconnect with her community and in the process begins to unlock the fascinating story of her aunt’s own love life and mysterious past.

This is a story about the healing power of books, letters, friendship, community and love. Probably the most wonderful things in the world, ever.

My Review of A Year to Change a Life

I can’t resist a good story about stories and bookshops. I’m not usually partial to love stories but this was a great little read about friendships, grief and pushing on through the hardest of times. With a fair bit of romance added in. It also mentions one of my favourite romantic films, You’ve Got Mail, which is also about a book shop.

This book was a delight, it had just the right amount of all the feel good moments mixed in with sadness. It kept you guessing until the end, but it was a really lovely ending and I found myself wishing that I could be Trudie.

Trudie is the main character who works in a book shop and is grieving the loss of her parents who died in a tragic accident. She becomes faced with challenges left to her in the will of her aunt whom she has never met. But can she do it while grieving? She doesn’t rush into it but things start falling gently into place.

The book keeps you turning the pages as you find out what will happen next to Trudie and her new found friends, and if she’ll meet the requirements of her aunts will. With a nice little twist at the end.

I’m not a romance reader, but I really enjoyed this book.

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