Name: If Ever I Fall
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9780008100704

S.D. Robertson

’A heart-breaking tale of love, grief and devotion’ THE SUN ‘Exceptionally beautiful, emotionally charged and inspirational’ MIRANDA DICKINSON, Sunday Times bestseller ‘A wonderfully told tale of devastation, grief and ultimately hope’ KATHRYN HUGHES, bestselling author of THE LETTER and THE SECRET

If Ever I Fall

S. D. Robertson

A heart-rending story of family tragedy, perfect for fans of Amanda Prowse and Jojo Moyes. Is holding on harder than letting go? Dan's life has fallen apart at the seams. He's lost his house, his job is on the line, and now he's going to lose his family too. All he's ever wanted is to keep them together, but is everything beyond repair? Maria is drowning in grief. She spends her days writing letters that will never be answered. Nights are spent trying to hold terrible memories at bay, to escape the pain that threatens to engulf her. Jack wakes up confused and alone. He doesn't know who he is, how he got there, or why he finds himself on a deserted clifftop, but will piecing together the past leave him a broken man? In the face of real tragedy, can these three people find a way to reconcile their past with a new future? And is love enough to carry them through?

Jess Bickerton

I find myself having to be very careful about how I write this review. There is so much within this story which I don't want to giveaway, as I really believe that it is important for the reader to live this story through the characters, finding out the details as the characters decide they are ready to tell them. 

This story follows the lives of a family who have suffered a great trauma and focuses on the different ways people deal with difficult situations and how this can start to come between them. If Ever I Fall is portrayed in a very different way to any other story I've read. It jumps from the view of Sam's parents, Maria and Dan, and then there is a third perspective which has a great deal of mystery behind it. I found that at first I became really hooked to this mystery; the need to figure it out and understand it. Then there was a small part where I felt myself getting a little more confused, struggling to see how it connected to the story of Maria and Dan. All I will say, is if you hit this phase like I did - and it was a short one - then persevere. S.D. Robertson pulls this story together beautifully. 

This is one of those stories that will stay with you for a long time after reading that last page. You'll find yourself running over in your mind how each character was affected, how they dealt with the situation and in turn how their actions affected those around them. It makes you wonder, if you, God forbid, were in a similar situation how would you respond?

I love the honesty of this story. S.D. Robertson isn't afraid to show the pain and the struggle that these characters face. It really makes you think, makes you questions and isn't just a typical happy ending. Oh... and I should warn you... there is a scene towards the end which had me sobbing. S. D. Robertson's writing is so vivid and real that it takes you right there, into each moment with the characters and once you're there, there's no escape. You feel everything they feel.

Shirley Jones 

Absolutely brilliant such an unputdownable read!!

If Ever I Fall

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