Reviewed by Anne Marie Chalmers

Rachel is still attractive and hasn’t yet reached 40.  She is trying hard to share her time evenly between working and bringing up her 8 year old son, Alexander.  Her son means everything to her and he is the only good thing that came from her marriage to ex-husband Richard.  She works hard to give Alex everything he needs but it isn’t an easy life for him or her.

Richard maybe her ex but he is not out of the picture.  Richard and his father are always there waiting and hoping that Rachel will make a mistake so they can take Alex away from her.  So Rachel keeps to herself and doesn’t even contemplate the idea of a new romantic relationship.  However Rachel’s views change when Daniel arrives into her life.  Working in a hotel she sometimes gets to meet the rich and famous and he is one that Rachel is drawn to.  It becomes clear that there is more to their relationship than just friendship so in the end his persistence finally has her giving in to him.  

Richard finds out about Daniel and all hell breaks loose and suddenly Rachel finds herself in more trouble than she could have ever imagined.  Her ex-husband starts a campaign to discredit her as a mother and get full custody for Alex.  There is only one person who can help her but maybe Rachel has ruined her chances. Will Daniel help her or will she loose him and the light of her life?

This reads like a true story.  With divorce, child custody battles and ex-husbands being somewhat of the norm in today’s society this story is only made more exciting by the fact that the knight in shining armour is famous.  This tale is of course one that will pull your heartstrings and make you cry but it will also warm you.   There are characters a reader can relate to and the emotional twists and turns will make you feel like you are riding a roller coaster.

‘Letting go’ will grab you if you are a reader untouched by this kind of life experience.  If this is a story close to the readers own life then this novel could be very uplifting.   However if you are already privy to these kinds of details the book may bore or annoy you.  All in all this is a well written piece of work that is very British and romantic in its own way. This is definitely a piece of work that a lot of readers could relate to and enjoy.