The Redgum River Retreat
Sandie Docker
Reviewed by Helen
Another beautiful story from the wonderful pen of MS Sandie Docker, her stories are filled with emotion and honest people and stories that will pull the reader in from page one and this one is a gorgeous story of love, hope, heartache and healing as Rosalie, Sarah and Melody put the past behind them and look to the future in the small town of Redgum River.
Sarah is a gifted cellist and single mum to Melody, driving home from a concert at the Opera House they are in a terrible car accident that sees Melody seriously injured, leaving her in a wheel chair and not speaking and Sarah blaming herself for what happened, this will change their lives.
Rosalie is Sarah’s grandmother a famous photo journalist through the years, she grew up in Redgum River, during the second world war Rosalie took photos for the YMCA snapshot cause and became very close to two brothers Edward and Albert but when they return from the war life is not the same and Rosalie leaves Redgum River vowing never to return.
When Sarah finds a hatbox with a photo album in it she discovers precious photos that her grandmother had taken and this is something that Granny Rose has never spoken about and then they discover a music retreat in Redgum River, will this be the answer to bring Melody’s speech back or will it be too hard for Rosalie to return to her past.
Rosalie will do anything to help her beloved Sarah and Melody even if it means returning to her past and uncovering secrets and a mystery that is decades old. A gorgeous heartwarming and heartbreaking tale that will see truths come out and hearts healed it shows the strength that these three family members show. I do highly recommend this one it is sure to keep you turning the pages with a cast of awesome characters and such a beautiful setting.
Sarah is a gifted cellist and single mum to Melody, driving home from a concert at the Opera House they are in a terrible car accident that sees Melody seriously injured, leaving her in a wheel chair and not speaking and Sarah blaming herself for what happened, this will change their lives.
Rosalie is Sarah’s grandmother a famous photo journalist through the years, she grew up in Redgum River, during the second world war Rosalie took photos for the YMCA snapshot cause and became very close to two brothers Edward and Albert but when they return from the war life is not the same and Rosalie leaves Redgum River vowing never to return.
When Sarah finds a hatbox with a photo album in it she discovers precious photos that her grandmother had taken and this is something that Granny Rose has never spoken about and then they discover a music retreat in Redgum River, will this be the answer to bring Melody’s speech back or will it be too hard for Rosalie to return to her past.
Rosalie will do anything to help her beloved Sarah and Melody even if it means returning to her past and uncovering secrets and a mystery that is decades old. A gorgeous heartwarming and heartbreaking tale that will see truths come out and hearts healed it shows the strength that these three family members show. I do highly recommend this one it is sure to keep you turning the pages with a cast of awesome characters and such a beautiful setting.
5 stars
March 21, 2023 by Penguin Random House Australia
