I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When Elizabeth returns home to the Irish country town she grew up in after her mother's death, she ends up discovering facts about the father she was told died before she was born. Elizabeth ends up discovering who she really is, while also trying to stay grounded to help her wayward teenage son.

Graham Norton is honestly becoming a master at being able to capture the essence of Irish country life, and all the people you expect to see in such places. It's obvious he understands what it's like to live in such a place, and has a real respect for the Irish countryside, and its people, while still being able to capture the types of characters that can be deemed stereotypical.

I loved Elizabeth's journey in this book, and found myself completely sucked into the mystery of who she was and what happened to her mother before she was born. I had a nice chuckle at the Farmer's Journal letters - like Tinder before smart phones! Though this story definitely screams of stranger danger too. I read this book basically in one sitting, which goes to show how easy the writing is, and how engrossing the story becomes. I just couldn't put it down until I had all the details.

There were some times when dialogue became a bit awkward - normally conversations between women and men in a romantic sense, and I did cringe a bit at some of the more awkward questions and statements that I just can't imagine people actually saying or doing. I did find the side plot with Elizabeth's son a bit distracting, and for the most part I didn't care what was happening with him because I just wanted to get back to the past mystery storyline. Things did all tangle together in the end but I still could have done without the side plot.