In Just One Day by Helen McGinn Review

In Just One Day

By Helen McGinn

Release Date: August 5th, 2021

Boldwood Books

Tour host: Rachel's Random Resources

Source: ARC provided by the Publisher

Flora has always adored her brother Billy. Born just eighteen months apart, their childhood was spent like two peas in a pod – no one could separate them. Now, as adults, they remain the best of friends. And as Flora is immersed in family life, Billy is always there to lend a hand.

But, in just one day, everything changes.

In just one day, Flora’s life falls apart.

In just one day, Flora has to learn how to live again.

From the nostalgia of seaside Britain to the breath-taking beauty of Venice, in tears and laughter, join Helen McGinn for this emotional, uplifting and joyful story about love in all its guises. But above all, this is an unforgettable story of one little girl and the brother she adored.

*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review*

In Just One Day by Helen McGinn is a heartbreaking story about one family, and how their whole life changed in one day, so fair warning! In Just One Day will give you all the feelings! Happy, sad, hopeful, heartbreak, and every other emotion you can think of. 

The characters in this book are wonderful, but we are mainly focused on Flora, but we also meet Flora's parents Robin and Kate, brother Billy, husband Johnny, just to begin with.  When you first start the book, you are somewhat quickly overwhelmed by all of the characters that come at you like fastballs, but it doesn’t take long for you to get used to everyone. The book is well written and you can't help but get swept away with the tale.

Overall I found In Just One Day a book full of tears and heartbreak, but you take away the wise words that heartbreak never goes away, it just gets easier.

I give In Just One Day 5 Stars

Helen McGinn is a much-loved wine expert on TV and in print and an international wine judge. She spent ten years as a supermarket buyer sourcing wines around the world before setting up her award-winning blog (and now best-selling wine book) The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club.

She is the drinks writer for the Daily Mail and regularly appears on TV’s Saturday Kitchen and This Morning. Helen lives in the New Forest and Boldwood are publishing her debut women’s fiction title in Spring 2021