I don't know about you but sometimes it can feel like not much happens in our lives in a day, or even a week, but for the inhabitants of the small village of Weirbridge in Scotland, that couldn't be further from the truth on 1 December.
Jessie McLean has worked hard to build up a hairdressing business in the town. She has many regular clients who have become friends, the salon has been decorated to the highest standard, and her daughter, Georgie has worked with her for years. Now, it is time for Jessie to retire and 1 December is her retirement party day, but it is something she is not looking forward to. Her husband, Stan, has decided that they are going to retire to Tenerife. Nothing but endless days of sunshine ahead with lots of golf for Stan. Jessie is trying to be excited about this move, but the reality is that she doesn't really want to go. How will she cope without seeing her daughter every day like she has for years? How will she manage without being able to see her best friends regularly?
As for Georgie, she is really pleased that she has been able to take over her mum's business. Georgie has had a tough few years after her husband left her to go and find himself. Now, her daughter has left home so Georgie is an empty nester, but her ex-husband is back and he also wants to come back to Georgie. What she hasn't told anyone is that she has had an offer to go and be an on-set hairdresser with a major Hollywood star. It's an attractive offer which would mean living in Los Angeles and other locations, and is very tempting but how can she take the job when it means closing the salon that she has just taken over from her mother permanently.
Across the road from the salon, Alyssa has poured her heart and soul into creating the Once Upon a Book cafe. The walls are lined with bookshelves filled with books that customers can read while having their coffees. Alyssa's day gets off to a terrible start when she reads a letter that has been sent to her from an estate lawyer advising her that she has 60 days to vacate her premises following the death of the owner.
When the late owner's son Lachlan shows up to the cafe as he takes a trip down memory lane, Alyssa can't help but confront him. He doesn't really want to be in Scotland at all. He was summoned to Glasgow to hear the reading of the will. While he couldn't care less about what he might inherit from his father's estate, his brother Jason is adamant that he has to liquidate any assets immediately, and that means that Alyssa's cafe's operational days are numbered. All of this is happening on the day that she has to host Jessie's going away party and suddenly she also has to be her sister's taxi driver given how bad the weather is! No wonder she was quite antagonistic towards him.
As the day progresses, preparations continue for the party which basically the whole village is attending, lives are changed, secrets that have been kept for decades are revealed and dreams come true. The book is structured in a way that we see what is happening with each of the characters at various 2 hour blocks on this particularly momentous, and yes, snowy day.
This is the third book I have read by Shari Low and this was another fun ensemble piece . There are a variety of characters who represent people at varying stages in life from those contemplating the golden years of retirement to those trying to start or restart their lives and with multiple different issues that they are facing.
Shari Low seems to have a habit of populating her books with characters that have appeared in earlier books. Whilst I was familiar with some of them, like the irrepressible Moira Chiles who has appeared in the previous two books I read, there were others who I was not familiar with. I think that this is a case where there are crossover characters in multiple books but it doesn't stop you from still enjoying the story. I will be going back through Shari Low's back list at some point, and of course reading anything new she puts out in the future.
I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted at The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews. Be sure to check out other stops on the tour shown below. Thanks to the publisher, Netgalley and Rachel's Random Resources for the review copy.
Rating 4/5
One Snowy Day
On a cold winter’s day, a storm is brewing in the village of Weirbridge…
Georgie Dern has the chance to swap her empty nest for the job of a lifetime in Los Angeles. Can she chase her dream if it means letting down the woman who has given her the world?
Jessie McLean should be counting down the hours until she jets off to spend her retirement years in the sun. But when a devastating betrayal resurfaces, she has to choose between a fresh start and staying behind to settle old scores.
Alyssa Canavan has spent years building the business she adores. Now a legal letter has threatened her home and livelihood, but how does she fight a family that doesn’t give a damn?
Lachlan Morden is forced to return to Scotland to face the people who almost destroyed him. Will coming home reopen old wounds, or will a memory from the past lead him to the perfect revenge?
One snowy day, four lives, but who will have a bright new future when the snow is gone?
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Shari Low is the multi-million copy bestselling author of over 30 novels, including the #1 bestsellers One Day with You, One Midnight with You and One Day and Forever.
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