Keith Juden – 5 stars
Turn Right at the Rainbow is Roz Morris’s latest memoir, subtitled “A Diary of Househunting, Happenstance & Home”, and it’s an absolute joy to read. I volunteered to read an advance review copy, and I’m so glad I did!
Anyone who has ever looked for somewhere to live will smile and groan as the book leads you to places unexpectedly tender, funny and quietly profound. From the first chapter, Roz’s warmth and wit makes even the most chaotic house‑hunting misadventure feel like a moment worth savouring.
One of Roz’s many talents is her emotional precision: she captures the strange state of searching for a home – a mix of hope, despair, exhaustion, superstition and stubborn optimism – and combines it with wonderful observational details: small, throwaway moments that become the emotional architecture of the book.
There’s also a beautiful rhythm to the storytelling. Scenes unfold with a cinematic clarity, but the real magic is in the quiet beats that reveal just how much heart sits beneath the humour. Roz demonstrates perfectly that the search for a house is never just about bricks and mortar; it’s about identity, belonging and the stories we tell ourselves about the lives we hope to build.
This is a book for anyone who has ever chased a dream or stood in a doorway and wondered whether this might finally be “the one”.
Warm and witty, Turn Right at the Rainbow is a genuine pleasure to read.
Roz Morris, author 