Don't miss out, read this fairy tale.
One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I was engrossed in Nell’s story from page one and could not read this 592 page book fast enough. A four year old girl, Nell, is found on the docks after making the long voyage to Australia, she does not remember who she is and no one on the boat claims to know where she came from. She is taken in by a good family who raises her as their own. On her 18th birthday she is told, by her father, the story of how he found her. What do you do when you find out you aren’t who you thought you were? After having her world turned upside down, Nell goes on a journey to discover who she is and how she got on that boat that fateful day. Thirty years later, after Nell passes away, her granddaughter Cassandra embarks on the same journey to finish solving the mystery. This book weaves together stories of Nell’s true parents, her granddaughter, and her own saga so that you get all the pieces to the puzzle deliciously slow. The book is intertwined with the fairy tales from Nell’s book, one of her few possessions from her mysterious past. And her story reads like a fairy tale itself. I could hardly stand to put this book down. I wanted to go and buy a copy for everyone I know so they could have the same wonderful experience I did. I highly recommend this to everyone. Don’t let the length of this book intimidate you because at the end you’ll see that it still wasn’t enough. It’s a sweetly sad story of family and what people give up for those they love.
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