Today I'm on the Blog Tour for the fantastic The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan. I received an ecopy* free of charge to enable me to take part in the blog tour.
Three women, three different stages of life, united by one thing: the chance to start again.
When Elizabeth's husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, she must turn to her friend, Jo for help, who calls in her daughter, Lucy to run the village surgery. Leaving her city life, and past demons, behind, Lucy is determined to make the most of her fresh start.
As life slowly begins to resemble something normal for the three women, Jo's world is turned upside down when she receives some shocking news.
In search of some solace, Jo and Elizabeth find themselves enjoying midnight dips in the freezing Irish sea. Here they can laugh, cry and wash away all their fears. As well as conjure a fundraising plan for the local hospice; to take a dip in the nip...
An emotional story about taking chances, finding new friends and living life to the fullest.
About the Author:
Faith Hogan is an Irish award-winning and bestselling author of six novels. She also writes crime novels under the name, Geraldine Hogan. Her books have featured as Book Club Favorites, Net Galley Hot Reads and Summer Must Reads. She writes grown up women's fiction which is unashamedly uplifting, feel good and inspiring.
Faith Hogan was born in Ireland. She gained an Honours Degree in English Literature and Psychology from Dublin City University and a Postgraduate Degree from University College, Galway.
She is currently working on her next novel. She lives in the west of Ireland with her husband, four children and a very busy Labrador named Penny. You can find out more about Faith on her website www.faithhogan.com and catch her on Twitter @gerhogan.
My thoughts?
I fell head-over-heels for this gorgeous book! Elizabeth's husband, the village GP dies suddenly leaving her with huge and largely unexplained debts. She turns to her friend Jo who suggests that the daughter, Lucy may be able to lend a hand in the meantime as she's taking time out from her busy hospital job. Lucy is divorced and she and her teenage son, Niall come down to Ballycove from Dublin to check the situation out and see if they could make their home there.
Dan is having some time out from his busy life in London to try and trace someone who means the world to him. He's also planning to write his first novel. He meets Niall in unusual circumstances and becomes a father-figure and friend.
Jo and Elizabeth start taking midnight swims together to share their troubles as well as having a few laughs. When Jo breaks the news to her friends and family everyone is heartbroken but after getting over the shock of it they plan a big fundraiser - gathering all the women together, young and old to take part in a midnight skinny dip, which turns out to be a huge success.
There are some moments in the book which had me in tears, both sad and happy ones which made my heart ache. I just loved the storylines and characters and highly recommend it. It's one of my favourite reads this year.
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