The Irish Lake House - Colleen Coleman

 The Irish Lake House - Colleen Coleman

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Daisy Clarke is working as a self employed illustrator in London.  She was raised by a single mother who died when Daisy was a child, which resulted in her being put in a care home.  She is scraping by trying to make ends meet, with a boyfriend, Ash,  who wants them to buy a flat together and a current project for a boss who seems less than pleased with her work.  She knew nothing of her Irish mother’s background, except that she was from the village of Innisfree and cherished a scenic postcard from there.

When handsome attorney James appears on the scene with news that Daisy has inherited a lake house in Innisfree, she travels there to sell the property to satisfy Ash’s dream and also to try to find out something about her mother’s history, including who her father was.  

When I first read the synopsis of this book, I thought it a mystery.  However, although there are questions to be answered, it is a romance/women’s fiction.   It is a sweet, not cloying story, full of charming (and a few not so charming) characters.  The descriptions of the Irish countryside are beautiful and evocative.  There is a bit of whimsy here, as well as poignancy for those things we have missed in life and hope for the future that awaits us.  In addition to a beguiling romance, this book is about making choices in life….weighing gains and losses involved in them, forging new bonds and finding our selves.

Thanks to #netgalley and @bookouture for the ARC.

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