Purple Michaelmas by Patricia Hutson is a heartfelt romance fiction filled with passionate love and unexpected turns.
Vicki, a medium living in London with her husband Bill and children has an inkling that something is wrong. Whilst standing near the rose bush that had once been her mother’s thinking of the past
and the guilty secret she has carried for years, she sees the purple michaelmas flowers and has a premonition that contentment and suffering will occur.
When a football match is arranged with a team from a small village in Germany, those in London were to host the players. When Dieter arrived for the weekend an instant attraction was made between him and Vicki, with a strong bond forming their lives became interlaced their desire for each other undeniable.
With the weekend over and new friendships formed plans were made for Vicki and her family to visit Germany. It was the perfect opportunity for Vicki and Dieter to explore their attraction towards each other, they truly believed love at first sight did exist even though it was complicated. For over 10 years they spent every opportunity they could with each other including trips away until tragedy strikes.
The story of Vicki and Dieter is engaging and fascinating and sheds light on how they survived the challenges thrown at them despite being in separate relationships. Readers will find the characters relatable as the author describes them and their personalities in detail, along with how their love story progresses, it was sweet, yet full of heat and earnest love, and it was so tender and heart-felt that you are practically a quivering ball of sappy jelly!
Purple Michaelmas has so much going for it; romance, intrigue, suspense, friendship, family dynamics and so much more. The characters are well presented, and the plot is fast-moving with touches of both fiction and realism, scenes play out in a fashion that allows each character’s personality to shine.
For her debut novel Patricia Hutson is a skilled author in creating a story that makes for an enjoyable reading. Relationship decisions are important decisions in life and Patricia handles the topic extensively, examining one’s needs and wants honestly.
If you believe in soul mates, finding your one true love, then Purple Michaelmas should be at the top of your reading list.
The poem at the end is very heartening and he front cover is gorgeous and very eye catching. I highly recommend this book.
Thank you, Beauty and Lace for the opportunity to read and review.
Author: Patricia Hutson
ISBN: 9781786127525
A selection of our Beauty and Lace Club Members are reading Purple Michaelmas by Patricia Hutson. You can read their comments below, or add your own review.
My love of books started at a very young age. My mum has always been a reader and encouraged me to read, buying me endless book from classic fairy tales advancing to the world of Enid Blyton, CS Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, Kathryn Kenny, Carolyn Keene, Francine Pascal. In my adult years the list of authors is endless and every room in my house is filled with books.
One of my favourite novels is Narnia which has always has a special place in my heart. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 1978 and when I was given this book to read it let me escape to another world where I felt like I was in the book with all the characters, it wasfun and exciting to escape from reality and eased the ups and downs of the disease at such a young age.
In books nothing is impossible and there is endless potential and hundreds of places to explore or being taken to places that are only made up from the authors’ great minds, the past and future to navigate, characters lives you step into taking you on an emotional rollercoaster ride or being scared out of your wits. I can experience things that I can’t in real life because they’re not possible or real. It challenges my perspective and mindset expanding my worldview.
I find joy, comfort and peace with books, many people may not get it, but I know bookworms like me truly understand. Reading makes my heart happy.
Purple Michaelmas intrigued me from the first page. This story depicts the interesting soul mate connection, and yet messy rollercoasters along the way! I found Vicki intriguing, and enjoyed the spiritual side depicted in the novel. Thanks to Beauty and Lace for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I must say this was a longer read for me and I thought it was very sad that Vicki and Dieter could actually do this behind their partners backs and felt it was more lust than love.
I did think they were very selfish but it also got my feelings roped in where the lead up to to their attraction for one another was quite tense but also had me saying in my head things like, `why didn`t you end it years ago` and `was it really worth it`
Overall it was an interesting read for me and thanks for the opportunity to read.