Postcards From a Stranger

A charming story about family Cara, a wedding dress designer lives with her elderly father, who is slowly succumbing to Alzheimer s She was always led to believe her mother died when she was 2 years old, and her upbringing was a little neglectful It s only when she discovers dozens of postcards in the attic from her mother, sent years after her death that she realises her mum may still be alive, and tries to hunt her down.The only thing I didn t like about this novel was how negatively it por A [...]

This book is about controlling people s lives and about bullying But also about regret and forgiveness.Cara looks after her demented father and one day, when she goes up to the attic where she was never allowed to go, she finds hundreds of postcards addressed to her and her brother She tries to find out what s been hidden from her for all these years.

This was a light breezy read though the topic was definitely a deep one Cara finds postcards in the trunk which opens up the proverbial can of worms Trying to decipher and get to the bottom of her parents marriage and what really happened decades ago causes Cara to travel to the United States and then back to London till a funeral brings the past to the present.The author Imogen Clark has tried to bring twists and suspense and a sense of family to this clearly difficult topic of bullying in a Th [...]

I had been wanting to read this book since I first heard about it on It appealed to my love of history and how circumstances can change people s lives Postcards from a Stranger certainly fit my criteria The story is about a family whose mother presumably past away when Cara and her brother were very young The father was left with 2 children to raise He tried his best, but had one rule They must never enter the attic The children never did Now the father is old and his health I had been wanting t [...]

GNab Postcards from a Stranger is an excellent story, wrapped around a disjointed, broken family, their decisions and choices and the repercussions of those choices for years and generations to follow It is a story to warm your heart I will watch for from Imogen Clark I really like her style And I love her definition of mother I received a free electronic copy of this modern British novel from Netgalley, Imogen Clark, and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review Thank GNab Postcard [...]

Unfortunately, this didn t work for me I went into the book thinking it would be a breath taking, edge of your seat kind of read but it just wasn t I found myself skimming a lot because there was so much unnecessary information The big reveal wasn t really anything too awesome and it was completely predictable I felt no connection to the characters and actually ended up hating Cara because she was really annoying.

Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.This is a poignant and emotional tale of family secrets and lies A controlling father and a distant brother and a dutiful daughter make up the family dynamic Cara is the daughter who struggles to juggle her wedding dress business whilst caring for her father who suffers with Alzheimers.I loved Cara, her gentleness and her artistic ability, her relationship with her best friend and the way she saw the best in people I will definitely look for books by this Thanks t [...]