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The Key to My Heart
The Key to My Heart: A Novel | Lia Louis
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A Goodreads Most Anticipated Romance A heartwarming novel about hope after loss as a young widow receives mysterious messages of love from the must-buy author (Jodi Picoult) of Eight Perfect Hours. Sparkly and charming Natalie Fincher has it alla handsome new husband, a fixer-upper cottage of her dreams, and the opportunity to tour with the musical shes spent years writing. But when her husband suddenly dies, all her hopes and dreams instantly disappear. Two and a half years later, Natalie is still lost. She works, sleeps (well, as much as the sexually frustrated village foxes will allow), and sees friends just often enough to allay their worries, but her life is empty. And she can only bring herself to play music at a London train stations public piano where she can be anonymous. Shes lost motivation, faith in love, in happinessin everything. But when someone begins to mysteriously leave the sheet music for her husbands favorite songs at the stations piano, Natalie begins to feel a sense of hope and excitement for the first time. As she investigates just who could be doing this, Natalie finds herself on an unexpected journey toward newfound love for herself, for life, and maybe, for a special someone.
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GinaKButler
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
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GinaKButler
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December‘s #bookspin and #doublespin picks! I love how different they are!

Thank you so much for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks I look forward to this challenge every month!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Enjoy!! 11mo
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kissmehardy
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I wish a couple of Natalie's friends had been held a little more accountable for their bad manners, but I just loved her navigating her grief and finding new meaning with Tom and Joe. The banter especially was so good! #womensfiction #contemporaryromance

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ElleMNOpe
Key to My Heart | Lia Louis
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A lovely P.S. I Love You flavored contemporary romance examining the personal nature of grief. Gently written with a naturally developing plot following heartbreak, friendship, & love. Heartwarming story that isn't full of fluff & contains a protagonist who feels unapologetically real. There are moments of levity in the banter, but the narrative is more seriously centered & things move at a slow burn. An enjoyable, contemplative read.

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TorieStorieS
Key to My Heart | Lia Louis
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Ahh, Louis has done it again!! I just adore her latest! Since first reading DEAR EMMIE BLUE, Louis shot up to one of my favorite authors and her fourth novel doesn‘t disappoint! I laughed, I cried (and cried some more) and didn‘t want it to end! Songwriter Natalie lost her husband over two years ago, but the first glimmers of hope come from mysterious but significant sheet music seemingly left for her at the public piano in the train station…

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robinb
Key to My Heart | Lia Louis
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This is my third book from Louis, and I‘ve loved them all (but this one not quite as much as the two previous). What I love most about her books are the unique and interesting storylines (and her characters aren‘t too shabby either). Natalie is a widow (early 30s) who is having trouble moving forward and finding her “old” self (if there‘s one to get back to). As an accomplished pianist, she begins playing an old public piano at a London train 🔻

robinb station as music has always been her salvation. One day she accidentally discovers a single sheet of music inside the bench…a favorite song that she played for her husband in hospital. Then more appear, each with a special memory attached. Could it somehow be from Russ, her deceased husband? Meanwhile, her friends are trying to set her up and have her talk to an anonymous guy (Tom) at a bar. He turns out to be the son of a sweet friend 🔻 2y
robinb that she‘s made at the train station. They hit it off and become friends. As she gradually begins to heal, she joins a grief musical therapy group and then volunteers there. There she makes a new friend there who may become possibly more. She makes up with her estranged best friend. But she‘s not able to discover who‘s leaving her music…until she does. This is a story about love and loss, grief and hope, and ultimately finding a new you 🔻 2y
robinb following major upheavals in life. My only complaint was a good bit of unnecessary bad language (which was distracting at times). But a sweet (though at times sad) story that ultimately left me happy and cheering on Natalie. 4.25/5⭐️ 2y
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