Author: Claire Davis, Al Stewart
Language: English
Format: ebook
Rating: 3 stars
Reading challenge: A book with a title that contains a woman's name
No of pages: 65
Date read: 12.11.2017
BLURB:
Tom, shy office clerk by day and drawer of foxes by night wakes up one Monday knowing the most extraordinary week of his life is about to begin. In five days time a lifelong ‘secret’ will be made gloriously public—but will it mean losing the person he loves most?Getting married… It seems like only yesterday Tom changed nappies and sang nursery rhymes to a laughing baby. He relishes the demands of being a daddy; especially teaching his little girl to draw and paint as she grows up. But the years tick by and times change. Long-buried secrets must come to the surface which may test even the strongest ties.
Tom and Lawrence… He writes a list of all the things he has to do before the weekend and sticks it in the middle of his wall. The names and goals hang like threads of a spider’s web, inevitably leading to the centre, and all to the same place.
Dear Mona Lisa… How to explain? Each morning he notes the colours of dawn, listens to the birds and waits for the perfect moment. In one hand rests the balance of life and a terrible responsibility, in the other a wedding ring. Difficult days and the past loom, but his friends rally round and one by one the words come to life.Everyone waits as Tom finds the strength to open up and set free the secrets of his heart in a celebration of family, friendship and love. A quirky story of modern life, set within the breathtaking landscape of Bradford.
Liked the story. Found it to be cute, and yet there was something missing for me to like the story more. Short stories are always a bit tricky for me because I never know whether the author manages to make me root for the characters or not. This time the authors managed it only partway. I liked what I got to know of Loz and Tom, but I felt that I needed more. Had it been a part of a bigger story or a prequel to a longer story, I don't think I would've even been bothered (had I read the longer story), but as it is today, it simply lacks *something*.
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