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HOW MUCH WINE WILL FIX MY BROKEN HEART?

 



SYNOPSIS

Are you suffering from a broken heart? Searching for the right medicine? Staring down the barrel of being single and not knowing where to start? Learn from Grace Callaghan! She’s done it all:

Wine is the answer. Some serving-size suggestions include: a glass the size of your head, a bathtub, an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Best served chilled, and with a straw.

Friends with benefits is always an option. Be prepared for side effects such as the guy saying ‘baby’, crying out his ex’s name and preferring to keep his socks on.

Going ‘out out’ helps banish the blues. It may involve breaking into replica ships from the fifteenth century, screaming ‘Aye-aye, Captain!’ and accidentally falling off the plank.

Karaoke makes everything better. Best enjoyed singing Enrique Iglesias, followed by an extra-large serving of fries.
Three years ago, when Grace’s heart was blown to smithereens, she made a promise to protect herself. But has she gone too far? Has she played it too safe? Should she take a leap into the unknown, messy business of the heart? Because maybe, just maybe, she could learn to love again…


Title: How much wine will fix my broken heart?
Author: Kristen Bailey
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication date: June 30, 2021



Mother-of-four, gin-drinker, binge-watcher, receipt hoarder, enthusiastic but terrible cook. Kristen also writes. She has had short fiction published in several publications including Mslexia & Riptide. Her first two novels, Souper Mum and Second Helpings were published in 2016. In 2019, she was long listed in the Comedy Women in Print Prize and has since joined the Bookouture family. She writes women's fiction and she hopes her novels have fresh and funny things to say about modern life, love and family.


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REVIEW

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Excuse me a moment while a dry my tears… I knew that Grace’s story was gonna make me cry! What I did not know was that not all those tears were gonna be sad ones.

The Callaghan sisters are back and it’s like meeting back old friends. Three years have gone by since we last saw them, Grace is now living in Bristol with her two daughters while still grieving the death of her love, Tom.

Even though it may look like just a sad and heart wrenching story, it is written with so much love, tenderness and humor that even in the gloomiest moments you find yourself with a smile on your face. It shows how there’re several ways to deal with the grief of losing a loved one and how, even though you may feel alone, there’s always someone around to help you carry on. And Grace has a lot of wonderful people around (not you Carrie Cantello!). From her sisters to Lihn, Joyce or Sam, they were all adorable.

Each time I read a book in this series I think “ok, this one is my favorite sister”, and right now Grace is my favorite sister! Those letters at the beginning of each chapter were a total gem. You could see how much they loved each other even when they were apart.

Her dealings with Carrie and the playground mafia were absolutely hilarious, finding myself in stitches more than once, and the perfect balance to the most poignant parts of the story.

How much wine will fix my broken heart? is a touching tale of grief and loss, but most of all, a celebration of life. 

Now it’s Lucy’s turn and knowing Lucy (look at me talking about her like she was a real friend) her story promises to be a hoot!

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. 




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