Watch Over Me - Hardcover

Daniela Sacerdoti

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1444813420 ISBN 13: 9781444813425

Publisher: Charnwood, 2012

Synopsis

Eilidh Lawson's life has just been turned upside down. Her marriage is ending and she's lost her much longed-for baby. Mentally and physically exhausted, she's not sure what to do but feels oddly compelled to return to Glen Avich, a small village in the Scottish Highlands, where her family has lived for generations. Here, she meets her best friend from childhood, Jamie McAnena, who is raising his daughter alone. Following the death of his mother, Elizabeth, Jamie has resigned himself to being a family of two, closing himself off and devoting his life to his daughter, Maisie. What none of them can know is that it is Elizabeth who has called Eilidh back to Glen Avich. Though dead for three years, she has not been able to leave Jamie behind in his lost and lonely state. Now, she starts working behind the scenes for Jamie and Eilidh to get close again, but both are scared of repeating the past and Elizabeth's influence can only reach so far. An ethereal tale narrated from several different perspectives, "Watch Over Me" is a beautifully written debut novel. It is a poignant yet subtle story about letting go and moving on - with a little bit of help from beyond the grave.

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About the Author

Daniela Sacerdoti was born and raised in Italy but has lived in Scotland for the past ten years. She holds a degree in Classics from the University of Turin and has taught Italian, Latin and Greek - her great-uncle was the renowned Italian writer Carlo Levi. She writes in both English and Italian. Watch Over Me is her debut novel.

Review

"A fabulous book. Watch Over Me is a poignant and beautifully crafted story . . . pretty impossible to put down. 9/10" —Novelicious

"This has got to be the most touching and emotional book l've read this year. Watch Over Me is such a delicate a beautiful read that you can't help but fall in to the storyline from the first page. 5/5" —Readbookreview

"This impressive debut is a reflective and poignant story which tackles some difficult subjects - miscarriage, infertility and infidelity. Yet even though the topic can seem gloomy the book doesn't feel dark. 7/10" —Chicklit Club

"One of the best books l've ever read . . .This is a book that deserves to be read by everybody . . . An amazing debut novel from this magnificent writer who I am sure is going to be a massive success with, I hope, many more novels on the way in the future." —Kim The Book Worm

About this edition

• Publisher: Charnwood
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1444813420
• ISBN 13: 9781444813425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320