📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: Dear Lily
AUTHOR: Drew Davies
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: May 17, 2019
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Dear Lily is a collection of stories, told by one woman who has recently moved from London to Denmark to escape. She is sharing the stories to her sister, Lilly. It is a story about discovering who you are and how you must be true to yourself.⠀
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There are a few truths to be discovered in this story. Some are about the narrator and some about the people in the story itself. I have to say (without giving around one of the twists) that I had a feeling one of these was true. But I am really good at figuring out the endings of books. However, this did not make it any less impactful. Learning to be healthy and accept yourself is so important. ⠀
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If you like dramatic and easy to understand reads, I recommend this. Definitely one you could read in a few days with no problem and it’s so enjoyable.⠀
Small Summary:
Dear Lily,
It’s me, Joy, your much wiser and (very slightly) older sister. I thought I’d start a new tradition of letter writing – now that we’re long distance.
On the plane over here, I began to cry in seat 21C. I think the magnitude of it finally hit me, after everything that happened…
I haven’t even unpacked yet – the only thing I’ve taken out of my suitcase is Harville, your beloved childhood teddy. Sorry for stealing him, but I need him more than you do. Every time I look at that little brown bear I think about our childhood. Remember that dance we made up to Annie’s ‘It’s a Hard Knock Life’? (Remember the broom choreography?)
I’m also sorry for abandoning you – I’ve always been your agony aunt, and a buffer in your infamous shouting matches with Mum. But I had to leave, Lily, I had to.
Anyway, I’m here now. I’m here to start over, and to face up to the past. I want to learn to laugh again, and to find someone to love who will maybe even love me back. You always told me I was just getting by, not actually living, so I’m finally doing it. Wish me luck, little sister.
Love,
Joy x
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Received from Netgalley.