Roisin, who has a life of heartbreak behind her, comes to live in BallyBray with her son. What might be termed 'an interfering neighbour', Mabel, lives next door and a real deep friendship grows. Until Mabel dies.
Then her nephew arrives. Mabel has left messages for them over the course of a year, and we see their lives gradually alter as they watch the videos.
A lovley book. Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for a review copy.

This book was fantastic so well written and really couldn’t put it down and had you on the end of your chair wondering what would happen next. It’s so well written and a brilliant read well worth more than five stars. It’s full of families secrets romance heartbreak and moving forward and you will love the characters so much.
Roisin and her son Ben move to Ballybray after her husband dies she wants to start a new life as her husband always put her down. She gets very friendly with the neighbour Mabel and they become so close so to learn of her passing is so hard. The wonderful nephew Aidan arrives for the funeral and they are left a video clip to watch together. Mabel has left things for them to do throughout the year to enjoy and do together. Who’s helps her arrange all of this but Roisin and Ben head off to America to spend time with Aidan and things are going well till the last night and she believes he’s still with his ex and playing her so she heads home and falls deeper in to depression as she really thought they would be together for ever. Suddenly she’s left a message on her phone and things change for her so she heads off to America and tries to tell Aidan that she loves him and fill him in on the family history but has she left it to late or not and who has helped Mabel to sort all this out and can they be happy ever after or not.
Brilliant read.

I love Emma Heatherington!! I had high hopes for Secrets in the Snow, after becoming obsessed with her last book “Rewrite The Stars.” I am completely blown away by this book and the author’s ability to write such amazing characters. This book had me feeling so many emotions! I will be recommending this to everyone!!

What a fabulous book. It’s a book that will stay with you long after you turn the last page

Roisin has had a difficult past. A mother who drank, foster care and a husband who not only used his fists but shredded her confidence. When she moves to a small town with her precious son Ben she is lucky enough to have a neighbour who loves and guides her and helps her build her confidence step by step.

It’s a beautiful story of love, kindness And friendship and a book I am so pleased to have had the opportunity to read

Roisin has had a rough ride in life, bouncing from foster carer to foster carer, before entering o=innto an abusive marriage.
Through a welcome tragedy, she finds herself widowed and wants to make a fresh start for her and her son, Ben.
A pin in a map lands her in a tiny village called Ballybray in Ireland, and it couldn't be more different from her upbringing in the city of Dublin.
Once there, she finds that she has an interfering neighbour, Mabel Murphy, an elderly widow, with a New York twang, who refuses to believe that this young woman would prefer to be alone.
What develops between them, is a friendship stronger than most, more akin to family.
Life is idyllic, almost, until Mabel gets ill and passes away.
But this meddling neighbour isn't finished with her work to make sure Roisin lives her life to the fullest.
Somehow, from beyond the grave, she's arranged for some messages, specifically for Roisin, and Aidan, Mabel's nephew, who has been in the US for the last fourteen years, and only comes back to Ballybray to attend the funeral and sell off her property.
What follows, in the story, is the impact of the messages that Mabel sends, seasonally, for these two lost souls, over the course of a year, and how the words of a soul long gone, can still have a positive effect on the lives of those left behind.
I truly enjoyed this book. Wonderful characters. Everyone needs a Mabel Murphy in their lives.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for an ARC, in exchange for an honest review.