Forgive me not

                                                                         
Forgive Me Not

Forgiveness can be hard to come by… An unputdownable new novel from bestseller Samantha Tonge
How far would you go to make amends?
When Emma fled her home at Foxglove Farm, she’d let down and hurt those who cared for her most. But now, two years later, she’s ready to face up to her past; she’s ready to go back.
But Emma’s unannounced return causes more problems than she could have foreseen. The people she knew and loved aren’t ready to forget, let alone forgive. And the one person she wants to reconnect with the most, her mother, can’t remember who she is.
Just as Emma starts to rebuild trust, an uncovered family secret and a shocking past crime threaten her newly forged future...
Sometimes simply saying sorry isn’t enough.
Perfect for readers of Ruth Hogan or Amanda Prowse, this is an extraordinary and unforgettable novel about running away from yourself – and finding a way back.

Publication Date – 23rd July 2018


About Samantha Tonge

                                                                       

Samantha Tonge lives in Manchester UK and her passion, second to spending time with her husband and children, is writing. She studied German and French at university and has worked abroad, including a stint at Disneyland Paris. She has travelled widely.
When not writing she passes her days cycling, baking and drinking coffee. Samantha has sold many dozens of short stories to women’s magazines.
In 2013, she landed a publishing deal for romantic comedy fiction with HQDigital at HarperCollins and in 2014, her bestselling debut novel, Doubting Abbey, was shortlisted for the Festival of Romantic Fiction best Ebook award. In 2015 her summer novel, Game of Scones, hit #5 in the UK Kindle chart and won the Love Stories Awards Best Romantic Ebook category.

Links
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Website: http://samanthatonge.co.uk/

My Review
Samantha Tonge's new departure into writing fiction that deals with quite dark subjects is an interesting one. Her style is still the same and at first, I kept hearing the author's voice which jarred with the serious topics discussed. After a while, though I became thoroughly engrossed in the story.
I felt torn between Emma seeking forgiveness and her sister's inability to forgive. I felt I was being pulled in two directions and both were right. Sometimes we can't forgive yet we need to in order to move on. Emma quite rightly needed to do more than just apologise and the flashbacks to her life before show us that but for the grace of god etc. This is a wonderful book for raising awareness of the plight of the homeless. Perhaps before we judge we should remember that it could happen to any of us. The ending is a shocker yet so poignant. It certainly gives food for thought and perhaps reminds us all simply to be kind to each other as we really don't know what is going on behind closed doors.