Touch is a good woman’s fiction
I read a lot but realised that recently, my core reading fell into three groups – crime fiction, literary or non-fiction. Occasionally, I will read Danielle Steel when I need some pick-up. I read Touch because I loved what it was about and fell for the cover.
The Heart of Touch
The story is about physiotherapist Ella Rose, who had it all – a nice life with her boyfriend and soul mate, Brett. And all should have been well; they would have married and grown old together, but then Brett died in tragic circumstances, shattering Ella’s life. Broken, Ella relocated from London to the Essex countryside to rebuild her life. When she fell into the hands of a toxic employer, she raised some money and started her holistic health clinic.
Rebuilding
I loved this story of rebuilding and recovery because we know life happens. I remember someone saying we only sometimes end where we started. The author also taught us a bit of physiotherapy through Ella’s care of her patience and her loyalty to them. And we cheered her on when she made friends and began a relationship with a neighbour who came with his own brokenness.
Domestic semi-rural Britain
Touch pulls you into the warmth of semi-rural British living, with farmhouses, bounding dogs and everyday village life.
Angela is a gifted writer who brings her setting and characters to life and shows us what love and tender feelings are like. I enjoyed going on dog walks with Ella Rose and her best friend.
Angela has two more in the Ella Rose series, and I look forward to catching up with them in Dilemma and Bloom.
