I received an ARC of this book with thanks to Transworld Publishers, Doubleday Ireland via NetGalley.

Throughout this story we follow the intertwined love triangle of Ruth, Robin and Joseph. The infatuations of some, the unattainable nature of others and how they navigate living day-to-day with the errors of the past and the frustrations of the present. How through lack of communication and affection a relationship can crumble but the slightest attempt of reach has the power to help heal. How the obsession of loved ones in our minds and placing them on an unattainable pedestal has the strength to break not only your heart, but yours and their spirit. And how the unspoken eats away at us more than we possibly understand until upon realisation, at which point we're too far apart to repair the distance we've created between one another.

I wouldn't classify this an uplifting book, but I really enjoyed this story. It's about the everyday, ordinary kind of love. It's a love story that isn't romanticised; it just feels real. Whilst reading this I felt transported to an icy, windy Irish beach. I felt cold, but comforted at the same time which is a true talent for a writer to possess.