The premise sounded good, but this just fell flat for me. I did not find Lucy interesting... and that affected the story.

The title was what drew me to this book. A nice story that was a pleasure to read. Characters are charming and relatable.

As an older adult I found this book fascinating! Thinking about growing older and the responsibilities of raising children done what is our purpose now? Lucy has to decide what is important and what she will do with the rest of her life. It's about her journey to rediscover who she is and make changes and follow her dreams. Excellent read!

Thank you to Netgalley for this advanced reader's copy. A light hearted novel. An easy pleasant read with sprinklings of self help.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. For the main part I was drawn into this narrative of a woman in crisis as her life as she knows it shatters. Used to doing what she is told rather than making her own decisions she barely carries on. It seems like it is at least semi-autobiographical in that she gets the characterisation almost exactly right. Whilst a novel it also includes facets of therapy that I found really interesting and hadn't hear of before and which add a whole new dimension to the book. I felt losing touch with her best friend was strange neither "friend" tried really hard to at least keep some sort of a relationship going and that feels a little bit false.
Overall it was an enjoyable read by an author i would read more of

As a first novel, the intent is positive. It is written in four parts with quotes from self help sources starting each section. I did like the parts about speaking the truth in a good way. The methods Lucy learned and used to pull herself together out of the funk are good.
However, the story line was true to life but strung out to the point of my flipping through the pages.

What does make your heart sing?

A bit migraine heavy focused to start with, not knowing where the story is going to go, a woman called Lucy reads a magazine during a business flight to Oslo when the words, “What makes your heart sing?” push her over the edge.

From “Beige woman,” 2 kids, in a loveless marriage, never feeling like she belonged, with a husband that has all the power and the money, to breaking down and escaping from that life and finding, creating the life she wants to live.

Who is Lucy? What life has she had for the last twenty years? Where has the pre-married Lucy full of life and colour gone? What are her wants, her needs, her purpose?

What makes your heart sing unravels and reveals life awakening.

A wonderful story, a really great read for anyone awakening to their life, let’s them know they’re not alone. EFT tapping information and advice included!

This is a delightful romance in the fullest definition of the word, although perhaps romantic journey to find one’s one true self is more accurate.

When Lucy’s “nice” life is turned upside down, she does what she knows best to do when things get tough: she flees. After a brief fling with a young Norwegian man, she returns to her home in London and flees again, vowing this time to truly find herself.In her flight she stumbles upon what becomes a new extended “family” of friends and healers, and finds her true purpose.

An enjoyable light read, with a fine cast of characters. Although sometimes bordering on trite, the author manages to save herself and tells a good story.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

How to Make Your Heart Sing was a very enjoyable read for me. I appreciate the theme of yearning to find your real self.

As we grow older we can become set, not only in our ways, but in our daily life as well. Lucy, at 49 years old, finds herself at the precipice of her future. She faces the challenge of garnering the courage to change her life into something that is good and right for her.

Growing older is not something that should extinguish our dreams...yet often times that is just how life goes. But as children grow up and leave the nest, they begin to live their own lives and follow their own dreams, how does that affect their parents? Just as parents are now freed from the responsibilities of raising children, they may also find themselves feeling a loss of purpose. It is at this time that Lucy must decide what she will do with the rest of her life.

I found myself engrossed in Lucy's journey to re-discover her true self. It takes courage and drive to make big changes in one's life. A journey of rediscovery can bring you to your knees, but it can also spring you forward to your new best life.

I loved reading this book. The characters are human, they mess up, they say sorry, they grow.
This is an easy to read novel with some very, very light hints of self-help.
If you are looking for a change in your lofe, this book will be the right choice.
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and Gitta Wolf for the opportunity to read this book. It is a wonderfully told story of a woman whose entire life falls apart around her. Her marriage, her job and her best friend all seem to be imploding and Lucy has absolutely no control over any of it. For the first time in her life she has to make decisions for herself and she simply doesn’t know how. As she slowly faces her life and sees exactly what she has lost and what she has to gain she begins to evolve into the woman she always could have been. This book had me from the beginning. I believe all women have looked back and wondered how their lives got to this point. I felt like I was seeing my life through her eyes. Our stories may be very different yet we both have reached an age where our lives are out of our control. My heart hurt for her and so many times I wanted to hug her. There are many strong female characters in this book that I loved instantly and who I wish I could sit and have a cup of tea and a chat with. I was cheering in the end of the book and proud of Lucy and all that she accomplished both emotionally and physically. I was left content and happy and ready to a bit more control over my own life. A beautiful story that is well written and one that I believe will draw you in.