Two lonely people.
One note in the window.
And what happens when they reach out…
Lachlan Wallace is stuck at home after a car accident stalled his army career. With months of physiotherapy still to endure and only his rescue dog and cat for company, he’s taken to gazing out of the window, watching the world spin on without him. And then he notices a vase of flowers on the windowsill of the apartment opposite his. Drawn to their hope and colour, he decides to reach out and sticks a message in his window…
Bethan Gwynne is a stranger in a new town. Bringing up her son Noah by herself, she is slowly rebuilding her life, but loneliness is one obstacle she has yet to overcome. She’s intrigued by a glimpse of her neighbour in the apartment across from hers – and then, one evening, she sees a message in his window just for her:
WHAT ARE THOSE FLOWERS CALLED?
And so begins a love story of two people reaching out, daring to trust a stranger…
The Start of Something is the latest novel by one of my favourite authors Miranda Dickinson, a novel that touches on loneliness, friendship, healing and overcoming battles. One thing I love about Miranda’s characters is that they are so well developed they always feel as though they are characters we are reconnecting with because they have such big hearts and gentle personalities that instantly makes us warm to them as we stand in their corners cheering them on for a happy ever after!
The storyline alternates between new neighbours Lachlan and Bethan who are both at a point in their lives where they are trying to overcome a challenge in their lives whilst the sting of loneliness is looming which is what prompts Lachlan to put a message in his window to Bethan which is the start of a endearing communication between the two who need each other more than they know.
After lockdown we can all appreciate what the lack of communication has on us so it was easy to relate to Lochlan being cooped up in his flat needing a friend and the idea of communicating through posters in the window is something new to me in books but I am sure there are many of us who used this form of communication over the last year!
I loved the relationship that blossomed between Bethan and Lochlan, it was humorous at times too especially with their biscuit education which I think I could educate them a little more on! Just as I thought the messages in the window was beginning to become a bit drawn out the author change tack at just the right time to keep my interest piqued and the storyline picked back up and had me intrigued in what was going to happen to Lochlan.
Although we had the romance gently blossoming between the two I loved that the author also took the approach for us to get to know each of the characters in their day to day lives away from each other which is where we see the characters depth build when we find out more about their background and what has got them into the situations they face now.
The romance was predictable and a little far fetched falling in love having barely met in person but the hopeless romantic in me still enjoyed this book so much and I think it was the perfect uplifting, heartwarming, addictive novel that I have read in a long time and it was lovely to find myself immersed in this authors writing once again.
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