Book Review || You Never Told Me By Sarah Jasmon

A year ago, Charlie’s life seemed to be following a plan: she had a beautiful house, a lovable dog and
an upcoming wedding. But she felt trapped. A few months before the big day, ignoring the warnings
from her family, she abandoned her life and fled to the other side of the world in a bid for freedom.
But when her mother unexpectedly falls ill, Charlie has to cut her trip short. She flies home, but by
the time she gets to the hospital, it’s too late.

Her mother is gone, but she’s left a mystery behind. Why did she buy a canal boat, and where did
the money for it come from? As Charlie attempts to work through her grief and pick up the pieces of
her life, she follows the threads of her mother’s secret past – but has she missed her chance to learn
the truth?

This book just shows that you can never really know someone, even if they someone is your own mother! This follows the story of the main character Charlie as she goes on a journey of not only self discovery, but also trying to work out who her family, and mother in particular, really was and in return, who she really is.

I really enjoyed the mystery element to this book as you are kept guessing alongside Charlie as to who her mother, Britta really was and unravelling all her secrets of her past. It was also so interesting to learn more about the canals and 'barge-life' especially since a lot of the locations mentioned are in fact, very close to where I live! Also, the relationship development between Charlie and the rest of her family is nicely written out and is very 'real' as we all know, sometimes family's don't get along, but this just shows that one unfortunate event can bring people back together as shown with Charlie and her sister Eleanor.

I really hope that Sarah does a sequel to this as I would love to read what happens next - especially since it is left on a bit of a cliff-hanger!

*Book sent for review. All opinions are my own.