The Trick to Time

Some moments you want to last forever. Some moments shape a life.For Mona, its the joy of playing on a Wexford beach as a young girl, next to her familys cottage overlooking the Irish sea. The thrill of moving to Birmingham with a new job and a room of her own in a busy boarding-house. Meeting the love of her life; a whirlwind marriage; a sudden, tragic loss.But now, decades later, Mona is determined to find happiness before its too late. She knows that every moment is precious. But can we ever let go of the past that shaped us?Devastatingly emotional. De Waals storytelling gives us the poetry and sorrow of life itself Financial TimesWeaving tragedy and joy, big themes and the minutiae of li