The Girl With Nowhere To Go
Louise Guy
Reviewed by Helen
Another fabulous story from Louise Guy she brings life to the pages as you read her stories with characters who are real, the emotions and feelings are strong and this one is no exception I loved getting to know Rebecca (Bec) Sampson and her family, twins Hugo and Zara as well as Anna and Skye.
Bec has just lost her beloved husband Owen suddenly and she has made the move back to Melbourne with her twins to start over it has been over twenty years since she left Melbourne and her family after the death of her twin brother Chris, she has not been in contact with her parents since.
While at work she meets a young girl Skye and Bec knows in her heart that this girl needs help and she is determined to get to know her and help her. Having convinced Skye to attend a meeting with her, she starts to get to know her, Skye has just lost her mother and is now alone she has no family and foster care is something that Skye is not eager to be in, Bec takes her home and Skye meets Hugo and Zara a friendship starts.
Anna is a counselor who runs a meeting at Echoes and Bec and Anna are soon firm friends Anna having lost a brother to a car accident twenty two years ago they both still grieve for their brothers Anna is helping Skye and soon Anna takes Skye in for temporary foster care, could this be the best option for Skye after all she has been through?
Bec is now worried that her daughter is doing her best to get in contact with her parents and it is the last thing she wants and Anna is contacted by her old boyfriend her brother’s best mate the one who left after the death of her brother and Anna’s mother who has dementia keeps bring up the past and on investigation Anna finds out somethings about the night her brother died all those years ago. What will this information bring to everyone?
I loved this moving and emotional story that brings together the past and the emotions that go with grief, the characters are wonderful easy to get to know as I was turning the pages I felt their emotions strongly and there were tears from me, this is such a well written and beautiful story and one that I highly recommend, I loved Bec, Zara, Hugo, Anna and Skye as well as the other characters who made this story so good.
My thanks to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.
Bec has just lost her beloved husband Owen suddenly and she has made the move back to Melbourne with her twins to start over it has been over twenty years since she left Melbourne and her family after the death of her twin brother Chris, she has not been in contact with her parents since.
While at work she meets a young girl Skye and Bec knows in her heart that this girl needs help and she is determined to get to know her and help her. Having convinced Skye to attend a meeting with her, she starts to get to know her, Skye has just lost her mother and is now alone she has no family and foster care is something that Skye is not eager to be in, Bec takes her home and Skye meets Hugo and Zara a friendship starts.
Anna is a counselor who runs a meeting at Echoes and Bec and Anna are soon firm friends Anna having lost a brother to a car accident twenty two years ago they both still grieve for their brothers Anna is helping Skye and soon Anna takes Skye in for temporary foster care, could this be the best option for Skye after all she has been through?
Bec is now worried that her daughter is doing her best to get in contact with her parents and it is the last thing she wants and Anna is contacted by her old boyfriend her brother’s best mate the one who left after the death of her brother and Anna’s mother who has dementia keeps bring up the past and on investigation Anna finds out somethings about the night her brother died all those years ago. What will this information bring to everyone?
I loved this moving and emotional story that brings together the past and the emotions that go with grief, the characters are wonderful easy to get to know as I was turning the pages I felt their emotions strongly and there were tears from me, this is such a well written and beautiful story and one that I highly recommend, I loved Bec, Zara, Hugo, Anna and Skye as well as the other characters who made this story so good.
My thanks to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
January 28, 2026 by Boldwood Books
