New York Miracle by Margo Laurie - #bookreview #blogtour

 

As the plane came to land at JFK airport, orange snow plows, as cute as dinky toys, beetled about on the edge of the runway. Ellie dug her fingernails into her palm. The wheels clanked down and the plane whooshed into a landing. When it eventually skittered to a halt, there was nervous, breathless laughter, and the passengers burst into applause.

"Phew!" said Ellie to the couple sitting nest to her. "Made it."

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to New York..."

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A sweet, Christmas ghost story with a dash of romance

Ellie Peach travels to Manhattan for a fan-making apprenticeship. While staying at a historic boarding house, she meets the charming James Denny. He claims to be a Broadway actor waiting for his lost love. When Ellie offers to help search for her, it leads to old secrets and adventure...

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This novella made for a lovely read. It contains elements of a ghost story, a short period of time travel and a festive read all rolled into one. Considering it is only 154 pages in length the author has done a great job in combining all of these elements.

However, it does not feel rushed. Instead it moves along at an appropriate pace and was a delightful way to spend a few hours.

The author portrays the atmosphere of the 1920's in New York through the story of James extremely well. Ellie, the main character, meets James upon arriving at her accommodation, and the reader quickly realises that there is more to James than first appears. His backstory presented a charming romance element.

I could well imagine watching this as a Christmas film and it had a lovely feel good aspect to the story. Ms Laurie is not an author I have encountered before but I would definitely consider reading more of her fiction.

ISBN:  978 1739898113

Publisher:  Calleia Press

Formats: e-book and paperback - currently available on KindleUnlimited

No. of Pages:  154 (paperback)

About the Author:

Margo Laurie studied history at university and is a member of the RNA's New Writers' Scheme. She is the author of the Christmas ghost story New York Miracle and the 1920s historical fiction novella The Anarchist’s Wife. She lives in the North West.

(ARC and media courtesy of Rachel's Random Resources)

(all opinions are my own)