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THE BRINK OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Bobbi French
HarperCollins Canada | HarperAvenue
April 21, 2026
304 Pages
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I was drawn to this book because of the setting: St. John’s, Newfoundland. Newfoundland is my favourite place in the world. I have visited many times, love the people, love everything about it.
This is the story of a newly widowed woman in her 50s. Ruby. And a young lady with a rough background, now pregnant, with an unsavoury man as the father. Maxine.
Women helping women. This is one of my favourite themes. Ruby has had a lot in her life that she needs to come to grips with, but she is determined to help Maxine find her way too.
There is a lot of introspection for both Ruby and Maxine. I got familiar with them through each of their internal dialogues. While Ruby is Maxine’s main support, Ruby builds her own circle of support through rekindling an old friendship. Both ladies benefit from it.
Great character building, a wonderful vision of Newfoundland. I enjoy a setting when I have some firsthand knowledge of it. I love that the Newfoundland speech pattern was evident.
I appreciated the ending. It wasn’t a storybook ending but there was a lot of positivity and hope.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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