Tricia Stringer
Reviewed by Helen
This is the first book of MS Stringer’s that I have read and I need to remedy that, this is a fabulous story, a story set on a cruise ship sailing out of Sydney and as it happens I read this one while on a cruise that sailed from Sydney, this is the story of fashion designer Ketty Clift, who has sailed on quite a few cruises and makes friends with the people she shares her dinner table with, more than friends really she has such a generous nature that she helps people, but this cruise on the Diamond Duchess opens up a lot of memories for Ketty this time.
Ketty’s designer company in Paddington Sydney is struggling to make ends meet these days you see Ketty prefers the personal touch with her customers rather than the online business that seems to be taking off and she is just about to celebrate her sixty fifth birthday and she is treating herself to a cruise, on one of her favourite ships, she has enjoyed many cruises over the years and made many friends, this time around there is someone on board that she has not seen in many years, someone who caused big changes in her life, can they overcome wat happened or will Ketty learn more about this man that meant so much to her.
While Ketty is dealing with her own problems she is always there for the friends at her table, the grieving widow, the divorced wife trying to prove something, the spoilt daughter firstly trying to rekindle her marriage and win her father over, the older man who falls for the fun loving Lady. All of these people come together different personalities but together they all discover things about themselves and each other while travelling around the beautiful Island in the Pacific.
I really enjoyed this story it was moving and the characters so real, the descriptions about the ship were fabulous and bought memories of the places I have visited back to me, but I loved the friendships that were developed the help that they gave to each other and Ketty is just such a beautiful person, this is a story that I highly recommend, it really is a page turner, thank MS Stringer for a fabulous story.
Ketty’s designer company in Paddington Sydney is struggling to make ends meet these days you see Ketty prefers the personal touch with her customers rather than the online business that seems to be taking off and she is just about to celebrate her sixty fifth birthday and she is treating herself to a cruise, on one of her favourite ships, she has enjoyed many cruises over the years and made many friends, this time around there is someone on board that she has not seen in many years, someone who caused big changes in her life, can they overcome wat happened or will Ketty learn more about this man that meant so much to her.
While Ketty is dealing with her own problems she is always there for the friends at her table, the grieving widow, the divorced wife trying to prove something, the spoilt daughter firstly trying to rekindle her marriage and win her father over, the older man who falls for the fun loving Lady. All of these people come together different personalities but together they all discover things about themselves and each other while travelling around the beautiful Island in the Pacific.
I really enjoyed this story it was moving and the characters so real, the descriptions about the ship were fabulous and bought memories of the places I have visited back to me, but I loved the friendships that were developed the help that they gave to each other and Ketty is just such a beautiful person, this is a story that I highly recommend, it really is a page turner, thank MS Stringer for a fabulous story.
5/5 stars for a fabulous story
Published September 24th 2018 by HQ Fiction
