When life feels like a puzzle, sometimes it’s the small pieces that make up the bigger picture… Join Bridget on a journey to put her world back together.
A successful travel journalist, Bridget has ambitions to turn her quirky relationship blog about the missing pieces of her heart into a book. But after a spate of rejections from publishers, she accepts an alternative proposition.
It was so easy to be swept up into Bridget and Charlie’s friendship from those early, awkward days. So much heartache as Bridget works from Nicki’s study, reading her notes and diaries, trying to gauge where she would have taken the story and on edge with so many people to please. There are a few ‘firsts’ for both of them as Charlie starts to heal and Bridget opens up. Conflict comes from the unusual situation as much as from other characters.
I thought there was a great balance of emotions. There are many scenes that brought my emotions (laughter as well as tears) to the surface and unusually for me, there’s not just one scene that’s my favourite. I could visualise the settings, whether that was in ‘Hermie’ the motorhome on the campsite, in Charlie’s home, London or Thailand. Paige Toon knows how to build the picture and draw your senses in.
I was eager to pick up The Last Piece of my Heart each evening and found it hard to put down. It’s a story about family and trust, loss, healing and love. It has plenty of ‘feels’ and characters you’ll want to be best friends with. A keeper for me and highly recommended.