Take Me Home
Karly Lane
Reviewed by Helen
This is such a fantastic story and what a trip to Scotland I had, Karly Lane has taken me to so many places that are on my bucket list and of course I got to know some awesome characters along the way, when Elle Kinnaird’s beloved grandmother asks her to take her home, a journey of a lifetime begins, Elle finds a lot of herself on this journey, a trip that surely will bring happiness after losing her Gran. I do hope that you enjoy this one as much as I did.
Elle is one of four children growing up in the small town of Jessup’s Creek in Australia, she is happy working in the local supermarket and has no love of a degree at university, she loves her art, this is what makes her happy, but losing her Gran who she has been living with changes everything, not only does she lose her job but with the reading of the will she is tasked with the job of taking her Gran’s ashes back to Scotland the place she left when she was fifteen, a trip that Elle and her gran had always wanted to do together.
Elle arrives in Edinburgh with the note book and their bucket list written in it and off she goes doing some wonderful sight- seeing and falling in love Scotland along the way, she meets up with family she has never met and feels so comfortable with them all, and feels that there are secrets that have been kept for many years, she also has to think about what she is going to do when she gets back home, but for now she is off to find the castle ruins of Stormeil the place her grandmothers want to go to, will she be able to say goodbye when the time comes.
Arriving on Skye and searching out the ruins brings her in touch with farmer Stuart Buchannan he offers to take her to the ruins and as they get to know each other Elle starts to look differently at what she wants in life, should she stay for longer in Scotland should she go home? Will she find love and happiness and will she finally see how good her art work is?
I really loved this story, it is filled with fabulous characters, emotion and of course an awesome trip to Scotland, this one is beautifully written it was a joy to read, yes I cried and I smiled Elle is witty and fun and I loved seeing her truly find herself and what can I say about Gran what a beautiful character. I do highly recommend this book, don’t miss it.
My thanks to Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review
Elle is one of four children growing up in the small town of Jessup’s Creek in Australia, she is happy working in the local supermarket and has no love of a degree at university, she loves her art, this is what makes her happy, but losing her Gran who she has been living with changes everything, not only does she lose her job but with the reading of the will she is tasked with the job of taking her Gran’s ashes back to Scotland the place she left when she was fifteen, a trip that Elle and her gran had always wanted to do together.
Elle arrives in Edinburgh with the note book and their bucket list written in it and off she goes doing some wonderful sight- seeing and falling in love Scotland along the way, she meets up with family she has never met and feels so comfortable with them all, and feels that there are secrets that have been kept for many years, she also has to think about what she is going to do when she gets back home, but for now she is off to find the castle ruins of Stormeil the place her grandmothers want to go to, will she be able to say goodbye when the time comes.
Arriving on Skye and searching out the ruins brings her in touch with farmer Stuart Buchannan he offers to take her to the ruins and as they get to know each other Elle starts to look differently at what she wants in life, should she stay for longer in Scotland should she go home? Will she find love and happiness and will she finally see how good her art work is?
I really loved this story, it is filled with fabulous characters, emotion and of course an awesome trip to Scotland, this one is beautifully written it was a joy to read, yes I cried and I smiled Elle is witty and fun and I loved seeing her truly find herself and what can I say about Gran what a beautiful character. I do highly recommend this book, don’t miss it.
My thanks to Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review
5 stars
Published May 4th 2021 by Allen & Unwin AU
