In Little Stars by Linda Green

 

Synopsis:

In a divided northern England, love and hate are about to collide . . .

Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common.

What they don't know is that their eldest children, Rachid and Jodie, are about to meet for the first time and fall in love. Aware that neither family will approve, the teenagers vow to keep their romance a secret.

But as Sylvie's family feel increasingly unwelcome in England, a desire for a better life threatens Rachid and Jodie's relationship. Can their love unite their families - or will it end in tragedy?

Review:

In Little Stars is a poignant story about love and hate.

It's so real it's scary, it's set in Englad but it could have been set wherever in the World because unfortunately the far-right and racist are raising their shitty heads everywhere.

Jodie and Rachid meets on the train to college and they fall in love. Their love is the one of the fairy tales, they are sweet and attentive, but they have to keep their relationship a secret because they come from families that wouldn't support their love. Jodie's father and brother are racist, while Rachid's father is muslim. Everything goes well until Rachid's family decides to go back to France, because after Brexit England doesn't let them feel welcome anymore, will they find a way to stay together? Or will they be separated for ever?

Linda Green beautifully told the story of these two different families at times of Brexit, her writing was so gripping I couldn't put the book down until the end.

I liked to read the two young lovers pov and also their mothers’, the four of them give a deeper feel to the story, that result in a more compelling read.
I especially appreciated how the author depicted Sylvie and Donna, these two mothers that do everything they can to protect their families, they even overlook their dear ones flaws in order to keep their families together.

I recommend to read this book because it's a must read but I also want to warn you that at the end of the novel my eyes hurt because I have cried too much.

Release Date: 09.06.2022