Lily wakes up one crisp Sunday morning on the side of the road. She has no idea how she got there. It is all very peaceful, and very beautiful. It is only when the police car, and then the ambulance arrive, and she sees her own body, that she realises that she is in fact dead. But what is she supposed do now? Lily has no option but to follow her body and see her family - her parents and her twin brother start falling apart. Then Lily gets her a once in a deathtime opportunity…
This was a beautiful, moving book. It just captured grief wonderfully for me and I adored the supernatural twist. Very few books have managed to move me as much as this one did.
Shrimpton’s use of multiple perspectives really worked to give the story a broader feel and it had a new take on the sub-genre, as the author didn’t focus on the mystery of Lily’s death, as you quickly find out whodunit.
Sunflowers in February was a wonderful, hopeful debut from a voice I hope to hear more of.
This was a beautiful, moving book. It just captured grief wonderfully for me and I adored the supernatural twist. Very few books have managed to move me as much as this one did.
Shrimpton’s use of multiple perspectives really worked to give the story a broader feel and it had a new take on the sub-genre, as the author didn’t focus on the mystery of Lily’s death, as you quickly find out whodunit.
Sunflowers in February was a wonderful, hopeful debut from a voice I hope to hear more of.