Sally is an incredible singer but she sings only in her wardrobe where nobody can hear her. She’d rather join a nudist colony than sing in public.
That is until she ventures to New York where a wild and heady summer of love and loss changes her forever. No longer able to hide in the shadows. Sally must return home to London to fulfill a promise she cannot break – to share her voice.
But just as she’s about to embark on her new life, A beautiful man turns up on Sally’s doorstep bearing a sheepish smile and a mysterious hand-written message.
How did he find her ? Why is he here ? Does he hold the truth to what happened back in New York ? And, with him back on the scene, will she still have the courage to step into the spotlight ?
What I think :
Sally is off to The Royal Collage of music to start a diploma in Opera, and she feels scared. Sally can sing. In fact she’s a wonderful singer, but only in the safety of her wardrobe. She has a phobia of people hearing her sing.
I really, really loved this book, It moves back and forth from past to present to tell the story.The Main Character sally is a quite damaged, insecure person. Her childhood wasn’t very good and she feels slightly unloved by her parents. Her cousin Fiona came to live with Sally’s family when she was quite small because Fiona’s mother died. As a result Sally and Fiona are more like sisters than cousin’s.
There are some other lovely supporting characters. Such as Barry the welsh dancer and Helen the new friend at the college. Of course we cant forget the wonderful larger than life Jan.
Lots of serious issues are covered in this story, but always there is a hint of humour. I really liked Lucy’s style of writing, very down to earth and I caught myself laughing out loud !
As with Lucy’s other book’s I couldn’t put this one down and almost read it all in one sitting.
Thankfully I was home alone when reading this and not on the bus because I found myself shedding a few tears, especially at the wonderful ending.
A gorgeous book !
Thank you to Netgalley and The Publishers Penguin Uk for the Digital copy to read and Review.
Candys BookCase 
