In the Land of Milk and Honey

by Nell E.S. Douglas

[zooloo1983]

The mystery is around “Bree” and her newborn baby (although not so newborn when we meet him), her lost memories, her apparent breakdown but what happened? Where is the father of the child? Who is the father of the child? And who is Daniel Hawthorne Baird II?

Gabrielle Valentine, Bree to her friends and family, has a gorgeous five-year-old boy, the opening part of the book focuses on who is his dad, and what secrets is she hiding? Months of memories have been lost following one night with a mysterious man until she wakes five months pregnant. She does not seem to want to know who the father is, and happy to live in her bubble until her best friend, and sister, pushes it one night in an argument. Setting things in motion in Bree’s life, and turning it upside down.

I loved the secondary characters, a scene that has stuck with me still is Tristian first day at Kindergarten. Even though the group of friends had been bickering amongst themselves, without telling each other they all turned up to the school gates to watch him at lunchtime, and the comradery between them was beautiful. It brought a tear to my eye, I loved it. To me, they make the story much more complete as it feels more real having their lives intertwine rather than just having the main characters quite singular on their journey.

The mystery between Bree and Daniel is palpable at the beginning. I will say it again but who is he! He remembers her, but she has not got any memories of him. He is not an endearing man, he has an attitude, but Bree keeps finding herself going back to him. Reminding me of a soft version of Anastasia and Mr Grey himself, from their behaviour (not the Red room situation!)

There were many twists and turns in this book, and it kept me hooked for all 516 pages! However, it was probably a bit long with some scenes that could have cut down a little. The length of the book shows you the detail that the author went into, however, this should not be cast in a negative light, she wanted a complete story which we have. I for one wanted to know how it would end, and if it would be a bang…..well for that you need to read it to find out.

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