LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
This is such a lovely, charmingly heartfelt debut. When grief-stricken Florence discovers tantalising information about unknown relation Nancy Moon, she sets off to follow the path Nancy took through Europe in the 1960’s. I adore this premise, we travel with Florence and Nancy in two timelines, and vintage dress patterns create a vibrant link between the pair. I was able to just sink straight into the story as the intimacy and warmth of the writing from Sarah Steele created a cocoon around me. The two timelines hold equal interest, particularly as they begin to gently entwine. I was completely invested in each woman, their friends, relations, and love interests also sparking my interest and making my thoughts whirl. While I would describe this novel as uplifting, there is intrigue and heartbreak to be found along the way. Ultimately though, The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon is a story full of love, friendship and hope and it gave me the most enormous emotional hug.
Liz Robinson
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The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon Synopsis
If you love taking a journey with the novels of Kristin Hannah or Kathryn Hughes, this novel is for you.
To unravel that long-lost summer, she had to follow the thread…
Florence Connelly is broken hearted. Her marriage has collapsed under the weight of the loss she shares with her husband, and her beloved grandmother has just died. Even the joy she found in dressmaking is gone.
But things change when Flo opens a box of vintage 1960s dress patterns found inside her grandmother’s wardrobe. Inside each pattern packet is a fabric swatch, a postcard from Europe and a photograph of a mysterious young woman, Nancy Moon, wearing the hand-made dress.
Flo discovers that Nancy was a distant relation who took the boat train to Paris in 1962 and never returned. With no one to stay home for, Flo decides to follow Nancy’s thread. She unravels an untold story of love and loss in her family’s past. And begins to stitch the pieces of her own life back together.
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9781472270078 |
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6th August 2020 |
Author: |
Sarah Steele |
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Headline Review an imprint of Headline Publishing Group |
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Hardback |
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Feel-Good Fiction
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Press Reviews
Sarah Steele Press Reviews
‘Moving, hopeful and heartfelt’ Felicity Hayes-McCoy, author of THE LIBRARY AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
‘Warm and true… Pays tribute to the heart and backbone of women who support each other when the world turns its back’ Stephanie Butland, author of LOST FOR WORDS
‘Two captivating stories of love and heartbreak, stitched together by a trail through Europe in 1962′ Gill Paul, author of THE SECRET WIFE
‘Beautiful and touching. A remarkable debut novel, which demonstrates the enduring nature of love, family and friendship’ Sarah Haywood, author of THE CACTUS
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About Sarah Steele
Sarah Steele was the director of Wordfest at Gloucester Cathedral in 2018, which culminated in a suffragette march led by Helen Pankhurst. After training in London as a classical pianist and violinist, Sarah joined the world of publishing as assistant at Hodder and Stoughton. She was for many years a freelance editor. She lives in Stroud. THE MISSING PIECES OF NANCY MOON is her debut novel.
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