Blue Archipelago

Love in the Present Tense - Buy this book

Rating

3 stars - Enjoyable read - but slightly forgettable

Description

For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son. Life has given her every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force her to trust her neighbor Mitch with watching Leonard while she goes off to work. Then one day Pearl drops her son off…and never returns.

Review

I started reading this book on the train to London on Monday and realised that I’d read the beginning before… I seem to remember starting it last year and just not connecting with the character so I gave up. This time I decided to persevere with it - and I’m glad I did as it was a very nice read.

The book is written from the point of view of the three main characters in the book at different stages of their lives. First is Pearl, a teenager looking for love who ends up as a young mother on the run with her son. She loves him fiercely and will do anything for him - but one day disappears from his life.

Then there’s Leonard, the little boy left behind who believes his mum is dead, but still with him in spirit for he is a believer in *forever love*.

Finally we have Mitch, the kindly neighbour with nothing much going for him other than a business and a snatched affair with a married woman, who takes in Leonard and learns to love him as his own son.

There’s not a lot to the story - no twists or turns - but the theme of love in its different forms is what carries you through the tale. Hyde does a good job of wrapping up all the loose ends too - not in a rushed epilogue fashion but as part of the novel - I know some people like to imagine what happens to the characters next - but I prefer the author to finish the job they started - otherwise I feel like there’s some pages missing *lol*

If you’re looking for a nice Sunday afternoon read then you can’t go wrong with this book.

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