The Secrets of Sunshine
Single dad Mitchell Fisher has said a firm goodbye to romance. He relishes his job cutting off the padlocks that couples fasten to his hometown’s famous ‘love story’ bridge. Only his young daughter Poppy knows that behind his prickly veneer, Mitchell is deeply lonely – and he still grieves the loss of her mother.
Then one hot summer’s day, everything changes when Mitchell bravely rescues a woman who falls from the bridge into the river. He’s surprised to feel an unexpected connection to her, but then she disappears. Desperate to find the mysterious woman, Mitchell teams up with her spirited sister Liza to see if she’s left any clues behind. There’s just one – a secret message on the padlock she left on love story bridge…
I had previously enjoyed The Library of Lost and Found so requested this one by Phaedra Patrick as well. Oh what a disappointment. It was so incredibly dull. I had to force myself to keep reading it.
While attaching padlocks is something that is known, I can't think someone is employed day in and day out to remove them. Nor would two people who fell/jumped in the river not be taken to hospital after, where were the emergency services.
Inconsistency with Victor's dog's name. First she is Penny and then she is Rosie.
A rushed book to satisfy her publisher. I'll not be rushing to read another.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for my ARC in return for an honest review.