This Lovely City
This Lovely City by Louise Hare
Reviewed by Mimi
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After the second world war, Britain is rebuilding.
The call goes out to the Caribbean and the West Indies. Come to your new home and help us rebuild. We follow the story of a young couple navigating their relationship through racial issues and scandals that threatened to tear them apart.
I loved Evie, I thought she was a graceful character doing her best with a very bitter white mother who was left to raise her mixed-race daughter in an era of judgement.
What do parents do thinking they are protecting their children?
For me, Evie's mother was selfish all the way through.
Lawrie, her boyfriend, starts the story as a bit too good to be true but there are also big mistakes he has made. Their journey is not easy and every time you think you know what's going to happen, there is another drama or incident that pulls the story in a different direction. This was a really easy and enjoyable read with a wonderful, romantic feel to it.
