Sam and Phoebe are both starting their own adventures at St Pancreas Station in London. For Phoebe it’s the start of a year long journey through Europe; for Sam it’s a journey to the home he left behind. Neither were supposed to meet but run into each other at the statue Sir John Betjeman who stands eternally waiting for his own train. This sparks a year of wondrous beginnings, harsh lessons and discovery as Sam and Phoebe promise that they will meet again in a years time at the exact same spot.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!

It’s romance at heart but deals with serious issues such as abandonment, alcoholism, families and even one’s own anxieties and fears. You take Sam and Phoebe’s journey with them and soon feel like one of their tight knit group of friends just wanting to shout at them or bang their heads together or both in my case as I sat crossed legged on my sofa stress eating a bar of Dairy Milk until the end.

This is a cosy read that will make you laugh, pull at your heart strings, make you angry and gasp out loud. It came with my on my own little adventure around the Fylde Coast and will stay with me forever.

Thank you so much Miranda Dickinson and HQ Stories (Harper Collins) for placing this book in my hands. Woe betide anyone who tries to rip it out!

Five stars.

*gifted copy by the author and publisher