There are certain genres of books where you broadly know what you're going to get. For a decent saga you need to have characters that are loveable that you can warm too, a couple of villains of the piece to mentally boo and a storyline that cossets you like a blanket with the odd surprise chucked in.
Rosie Goodwin sticks to the formula brilliantly in The Little Angel. It mainly focuses on the story of Kitty - a foundling brought up in a children's home, under the loving wings of Tom and Sunday. Every year a mysterious benefactor leaves money for Kitty's upkeep and her world turns when her mother claims her as a teenager.
Relocated to London under the "care" of her feckless mother Ruby (a singer whose star is waning rapidly) it's not long before Kitty is being led down a dangerous road.
There are plenty of side plots to keep you turning the pages, involving a fine supporting cast of characters.
There's the perfect match of happy every after tinged with sadness, which means it avoids being trite or schmaltzy. The perfect holiday read.
Rosie Goodwin sticks to the formula brilliantly in The Little Angel. It mainly focuses on the story of Kitty - a foundling brought up in a children's home, under the loving wings of Tom and Sunday. Every year a mysterious benefactor leaves money for Kitty's upkeep and her world turns when her mother claims her as a teenager.
Relocated to London under the "care" of her feckless mother Ruby (a singer whose star is waning rapidly) it's not long before Kitty is being led down a dangerous road.
There are plenty of side plots to keep you turning the pages, involving a fine supporting cast of characters.
There's the perfect match of happy every after tinged with sadness, which means it avoids being trite or schmaltzy. The perfect holiday read.