This is a great book to read when it's stormy outside, and you're comfortably seated next to the fire ! It isn't a happy, cheerful read - the author tells a story of loss and grief, but I found it interesting, although It wasn't a real page turner.
Twelve year old Nicky Turner moved from New York two years ago, mainly because her father wanted to escape the clutter and noise of city life, to take a break from it all. Both Nicky and her father are still recovering from the death of her mother, and baby sister who died in New York due to a car crash.
One day, Nicky and her father take a walk through the forest, and hear a baby crying. They find a baby left in a bundle of blankets, freezing in the snow. They immediately take the baby to hospital, and begin to wonder about its mysterious past. Nicky and her dad go home and become heroes in their small village. A week later, a woman turns up at their doorstep, calling herself Charlotte. She claims that she is looking for a piece of furniture, as Nicky's dad is a carpenter. However, she later reveals she is the abandoned baby's mother... And begins to tell the shocking story of how her baby ended up stranded in an isolated forest with nobody to claim her.
This is a casual read, that should keep you interested throughout the book, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens next !
By Beth Miller
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