Member Review

Paper Heart
By Cecelia Ahern
Published by HarperCollins Publishers

From the bestselling author of Into the Storm and PS I Love You comes a heart-warming, beautiful tale of unexpected new beginnings for the main character Pip.

Pip’s world is small. After having her baby at sixteen years old, her life and her dreams have been crushed by her parents. Embarrassed by the pregnancy, they do everything, bringing the baby up as their own, leaving Pip drifting alongside. Whilst her teenage sweetheart and father of the baby is shipped off to Liverpool.

So through her heartbreak and loss, Pip creates beautiful poetry within delicate origami alone in her room.
Until she meets Io - an astronomer from the local observatory. He teaches her to look up at the stars, and to see a world far bigger and more beautiful than she ever imagined.
Who would have thought that an inspiring astronomer could make such a difference to the life of a shy and quiet origami enthusiast?

Now her daughter Bella is sixteen and wants her freedom too. No longer happy being dictated to by her grandparents, she schemes for a teenage lifestyle. But all is not fair in love. And so Pip begins to see who cares and If only she can find the courage to open up her heart she may be able to fall in love again.

A beautifully written story of heartbreak, lost opportunities and bravery to open your eyes and your heart and give life a chance to start again.

Joanne Bardgett - teacher of littlies, lover of Children’s literature.
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