Amazon customer – 5 stars
The first book by Roz Morris that I read was Ever Rest. It haunted me, is one of the very few contemporary books that I’ve read, and reread, and it keeps calling to me. If you’re not familiar with it, find it, and read it – you won’t be disappointed!
Lifeform Three… while I was reading it, I kept wondering how the author had seemingly seen so far into the future to write such a compelling book. Her research was thorough, and she’s clearly a lover of horses.
I could go on, but that’s not the point of this review.
Roz has that ability to draw you in, to make you think, and then to make you want more.
So now, Turn Right at the Rainbow; a book about house buying and selling. Sounds pretty mundane, right? Except this isn’t. It’s about the roots we put down, without even knowing. About trying to move on with your life, possibly without appreciating what you already have. The silly games that are entered into when trying to outguess a seller, and indeed, some estate agents, although I’m glad to say we’ve had some very good agents. We have bought & sold several houses in England over the last 40 years, and every time have been mystified at how the housing market operates. It makes you wonder how anyone ever gets to move house. The process is uplifting, exciting, stressful, heart breaking and frustrating, but sometimes, oftentimes, the problems are resolved, and moves are made without a backwards glance. Life goes on.
I love the flow of the book, capturing memories, visiting new places. Going round and round. How the book title came into existence raises a smile, and even the cover is quirky and comical.
It’s all there to read and enjoy. I suspect I’ll be picking this one up again for a reread, and certainly would like to find out more about the places and people Roz mentions. Alderley Edge sounds fascinating.
I can’t choose between Roz’s fiction and non fiction – wherever she points her quill, the results are masterful.
I look forward to her next book… no pressure!
Roz Morris, author 