This Thing Called Love- Debbie Howells
Just finished this over the weekend and what an absolutely beautiful book. It gave me allll the fuzzies.
This is a story about so many things. It's about surrendering to and trusting the power of the universe. It's about loss and the impact it has on different people. It's about family and the complexities of those relationships. It's about finding your tribe. It's about love.

Bee, quite suddenly, finds herself dumped, unemployed and homeless. Needless to say she feels like the universe is against her and is struggling to figure out her place in the world. Upon discovering the name of her birth father, she takes off to Majorca in search of him but the universe has some very interesting plans for her indeed.
Alex finds himself living with his mother after her diagnosis of early onset Dementia. Coming home one day to discover she has had a fall sets in motion a chain of events neither of them could have imagined.

This is a wonderful book that I could not get enough of. It was heartwarming and hopeful and uplifting. Exactly what I needed this weekend. I love the multiple narrator style novel. All the characters in the book are so well developed and you fall in love with all of them. It's an emotive read and one I just couldn't put down. As always, very grateful to @netgalley for this wonderful ARC and to @theboldbookclub @boldwoodeverafter for approving me 🙏
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A truly heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting story about family, friendship, love and serendipity.
To say I wanted more would be an understatement. This was a delicious page turner right from the start. Everytime I had to put it down, it was all I could think about. I did end up finishing way past my bedtime, just so I would be able to sleep.

A heart-warming story, implausible and predictable at times but nevertheless very pleasant to read. Great set of characters that it’s impossible not to love. A compelling read that kept me glued to the page and one I will definitely recommend.
With many thank to Boldwood, NetGalley and the author for an early copy.

Some stories don’t just unfold—they pull you in completely. This was one of them. I sat down on a Sunday afternoon, thinking I’d read a few chapters, and before I knew it, I had finished the entire book.

Debbie Howells captured something truly powerful here. Dementia isn’t just a backdrop; it’s a storm that arrives suddenly, turning a mother’s life—and her child’s—inside out. When it’s still in its early stages, there’s a cruel awareness to it, a heartbreaking push-and-pull between remembering and forgetting. And just when you think that’s enough to deal with, life throws another curveball—finding out there’s a father you never knew, living in Mallorca. Do you stay and hold onto the past, or do you leap into the unknown?

This book is about loss, but it’s also about discovery. About music, memories, and the unexpected turns that shape who we become. It’s raw, it’s real, and it lingers long after the last page.