NEW RELEASE
The Charm Bracelet - Melissa Hill (2012)
Holly O'Neill's most prize possession is her charm bracelet. The charms have mysteriously always appeared when her life takes a significant turn. When she discovers someone else's charm bracelet in a Chanel jacket at the vintage store where she works, she embarks on a journey to reunite it with the owner. Using the charms as clues, she tries to unravel the life of the owner. At first you wonder how in a city as big as New York, it would ever be believable that Holly could track down the owner of a bracelet by just the charms. But the charms are cleverly so unique, that it is totally believable and you soon get sucked into Holly's magical quest. This is a charming and entertaining novel, and I couldn't put it down. And the ending is fantastic. (AB)
The Charm Bracelet, by Melissa Hill, sees Holly try to reunite a lost bracelet with its owner. The summary says: "Every charm bracelet tells a story and Holly O'Neill knows this better than most. Years ago, at a difficult time in her life, a silver bracelet in a pretty wrapped box was delivered anonymously to her, a single charm attached. Some time later, another mysterious charm appeared, and the same thing happened many times over the years. Each charm proved to be significant in her life, as if her unnamed benefactor understood she needed some kind of talisman to help her through challenging times. Since then, she has added her own charms - special reminders of the most important events in her life. Her bracelet makes memories tangible - spelling out the nuances of cherished moments through the shorthand of each tiny charm. For this reason, Holly's charm bracelet is her most prized possession. So when one day, she stumbles across a bracelet that somebody else has lost, she recognises a lifetime spelt out through the very different charms, and knows she must try to reunite it with its owner. In order to try and track this person down, she uses each charm to help discover more about them. But as Holly gradually begins to piece together the details of this person's life, her quest leads her somewhere she never expected." The Charm Bracelet is out in May.