Monday, April 14, 2025

Book Review for Wish You Were Here by Alex Brown

 


Your perfect escape awaits! Three friends. Two secrets. And a holiday to remember forever.

Deedee Merriman loves her job running a travel agency but with turnover down and a big birthday fast approaching she’s thinking about the next chapter of her life and the changes she wants to make.

Determined to stay vibrant and keep a youthful outlook on life she invites her friends, Gina and Rosie to celebrate with her in New York, one of her favourite places and where she feels closest to her late husband, Joe.

On arrival, there’s a surprise, secret gift in store for Deedee of a small, ramshackle beach house in the beautiful Hamptons where Joe spent his childhood. But the house isn’t the only secret and discovering the truth will change everything….

Wish You Were Here is an emotional, romantic story about female friendship and finding love after loss in the city that never sleeps and the sand dunes with stunning sunsets of the Hamptons.

My Thoughts: The friendships in this book are amazing.   Deedee has the friendships that women dream of.   Gina and Rosie understand what Deedee needs before she even knows it herself.  They give her space when she needs it, keep her company when needed, and always support her.   I love that their friendship is on the new side, but it feels like it has years of understanding and knowledge.

I have never visited New York but it is on my list of places to be visited.  I love how Gina and Rosie chose where to go.  Visiting movie locations is a great way to see a city with so much to offer.   The surprise that Joe, Deedee’s late husband, left her made me cry. 

This is my first Alex Brown book and I am excited to read more.

Thank you Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book via NetGalley as part of a book tour in exchange for my honest review.

 

Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/wishyouwerehere



Author Bio –

Alex Brown is the No.1 international bestselling author of 12 novels and 4 short stories and has sold over one million copies worldwide. Her novels are published in 23 countries, have hit the number one spot in the paperback and eBook bestsellers charts in 3 countries and she was shortlisted for an RNA Award for A Postcard from Capri in 2023, described as ‘the best escapist fiction’ by Prima magazine.

Alex lives with her husband, daughter and son, and rescue dog, Nancy, on the south coast of England. Before becoming a full time author, Alex worked in financial services and wrote the hugely popular satirical City Girl column for The London Paper.

 

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