It’s never too late to make amends and to find happiness

Synopsis

It’s never too late…

After five husbands and five broken hearts, Lydia feels like she’s always been chasing something. But now she’s found her purpose, and having moved to Driftwood Bay to spend more time with her daughter Meredith, she’s happier than ever. 

But there’s still life in these old bones yet! With her newfound sense of identity, she’s keen to re-explore the things that made her happy as a younger person. Lydia’s passion was dancing – she used to compete in her younger years, and there’s no place she’s more at home than on the dancefloor. 

So when widower and antiques restorer Martin tells her about a big dance competition, she’s ready and raring to bring more joy into her life. But while making memories with Martin, the more she realises that both of their hearts need restoring too…

My review

Lydia has made a few mistakes in the past, how she abandoned her daughter with her own mother, getting married five times, giving up her passion for dancing, …
But now she has settled in Driftwood Bay, to spend more time with her daughter Meredith, and it seems that finally everything fell into the right place.
Lydia is also that kind of person that doesn’t let her age hold het back, because no matter how old she is, she still has still a lot of fire in her!
A fire she wants to keep alight with things that make her happy. And as her passion used to be dancing, Lydia is over the moon when her friend, widower Martin, tells her about a dance competition they will be taking part in. And while practicing together, Lydia understands that while making new memories, this is also an opportunity to understand her own heart better.

First of all, it was lovely to return to Driftwood Bay! And as Lydia wasn’t completely my favourite person in Meredith’s story (especially at the start of the book), I was very eager to see how life would be for her in Driftwood Bay, and how her relationship with Meredith would evolve.

And I have to admit, I totally devoured this book, I was totally smitten by the friendship, love and even the fears that are present in this book. Yes, even the sadder moments were perfectly fitting in the story.

On one hand it was sweet to see how at home Lydia has been feeling since her move to Driftwood Bay. And also how her relationship with Meredith has been growing.
But in another way, it was also a bit sad to see that Lydia is still carrying around a lot of guilt of the mistakes of her past, and is trying to do the right thing without jeopardizing that still fragile bond between mother and daughter.
And it was extra sad to see how lonely people can feel, even if they are surrounded by people that love them.

In that view, I found it great to see how the friendship between her and Martin grew stronger. It helps to create that bond when both their children are together with each other, but Martin seems to comprehend what Lydia needs. And he wants to put a smile on her face, by bringing her things that bring her happiness.

It is such a silly thought, do what brings you happiness. Yet how small those things may be, it’s true that even the smallest things can bring happiness. From seeing a sunset, a walk on the beach, or to just dance again. Anything can bring happiness, but it’s to find those little gems and use them.

Lydia in this book goes to a whirlwind of emotions. She loves being close to Meredith again, she is making new friends, finding new old passions again. But she also gets several scares… And while in a book it would be great if everything would run smoothly, life isn’t always a walk in the park and bad things can happen…

Perhaps for me personally it was a bit more difficult to relate completely to Lydia, because she could be my mother or grandmother even, but that didn’t take away the wonderful feelings I had while reading page after page!
I found this an amazing and even inspiring story about how you are never too old to dream and to pursue your little happiness’s.
And while pursuing those happy moments, you can learn to mend your own heart, and understand what it truly wants and needs…
This is once again an amazing story by the hand of the talented Kim Nash, who had to fulfill my high expectations and succeeded in it splendidly! 😊