The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis

 

What is your favorite song?  What song brings back good memories when you hear it?

The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis was a wonderful and unique story about one woman’s journey from grief to hope.  This was very different from most books I’ve read, and I loved the characters and the journey.

Natalie Fincher lost her husband due to an accident.  It’s been two and a half years since he died, but she can’t move on.  Her friends and family all think she needs to move on, but she still feels lost.  She has lost her spark for life.  She doesn’t really love the cottage she lives in anymore but can’t leave because it was her and her husband’s project.  She was a musician but doesn’t work in music anymore.  She has started to play music on a piano at the train station and mysteriously has been finding music left in the piano bench that had significance to her and her husband.  Who is leaving the music and why?  As she starts to get out there and try to heal, she meets two interesting men.  Is she ready to move on with love?

The Key to My Heart was an honest look at grief and going through the grief process.  It was a good look at can you find “the one” after you have lost “the one?”  How do you move on?  When will people stop looking at you like you are broken?    It was a good book about friends that stick with you and friends that aren’t sure how to act when something like this happens.  I like how Natalie was able to find support and make new connections.  I connected with Natalie even though I haven’t been through this experience.  It was a very heartfelt book with great characters.  I will definitely be reading more by this author.

Thank you @BookClubFavorites #BookClubFavorites for the free book.  I received a complimentary copy of this book from Simon & Schuster and Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.