Amanda Prowse has always been the 'Queen of Emotions' for me. Her books have always made me run for tissues, a big box load of them. I generally read her books with tears down my cheeks along with a smile on my lips.

This book too had its moments when my eyes would film over, but it didn't wrench my heart, overloading it with emotions. The premise of the story was soul shuddering, just imagining the scene when Rachel and James get up one morning on their boat and finding their 7 year old Oscar missing. The worst thing that could happen to parents.

The story followed Rachel's pain with James and housekeeper CeeCee feeling their own loss. Oscar's death affected everyone. The book was basically Rachel's point of view with CeeCee sending her letters telling her own story of loss. But they didn't gel together for me.

The book had its moments where I too was sadder than sad, but they were seen occasionally, especially scenes and conversations of Rachel with her father. I loved him. His love for her and his pain at her suffering came through so beautifully in a few lines that I couldn't help crying.

I love books which have a whirlpool of emotions, but this book didn't pull me in. I coasted its emotional surface, both thankful and sorry for not crying like a baby!!

A sensitive and beautifully written book from well-loved author, Amanda Prowse, this tackles the most difficult of subjects in a brutally honest manner. We see the story developing from three different perspectives and it doesn’t flinch away from the truth or sugar coat anything.

Heart wrenching & emotional every parents worst nightmare. Well written & a totally different read for me. Thanks so much for the preview would highly recommend.

The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse is a novel that will cause you to use a box of tissues to help you get through it.
James & Rachel had a beautiful and loving marriage they shared with their 7 year old son, Oscar.
After waking up on their boat... Rachel sees that Oscar is missing.
As grief can do... it breaks down their marriage & Rachel shuts herself off from those near & dear to her heart.
The author tugs at your heartstrings with her ability to make this novel very realistic.
Thank you to the publisher, via NetGalley for a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

The unimagineable has happened to Rachel and James. They must find a way to move through the tragedy and find their lives on the other side of their grief.

It took a minute for this book to take off for me, but I ended up liking it. Such sad material, but Prowse always manages to write beautiful characters. A very emotional read, but I would recommend.

As always Amanda Prowse did not disappoint with this book. I love her writing. This book was so powerful - I found it a hard read as a parent but uplifting. All the characters were so real. She writes so well and this book was no exception. She tackles real life issues and does her research thoroughly. You must read this - it is excellent. Thanks to NetGalley for my free copy.

I actually couldn’t make myself finish this book. The characters weren’t likable or interesting. The plot plodded along. I don’t care to find out how it ends.

This book is one huge gathering of profound grief. Rachel has a wonderful life in a literal paradise on Bermuda. In the very first pages of this book this all comes undone when she loses her son. Her grief is so overwhelming it seems as if nothing and no one can provide comfort. She distances herself from everyone but finds an ally in her housekeeper Cee-Cee who has been through this herself.
This is a heavy book and terribly sad, it does however have moments where it becomes borderline 'textbook' in some of its dialogue about grief and feelings. The dialogue was just too polished to ring as natural.
Certainly this book has a moral, to make the most of here and now and to not take any loved ones for granted.
I am a big fan of Amanda Prowse, however I did not feel that this was up there with her best work.
Thank you Amazon Publishing UK, Lake Union Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book.

This book is well written and I think many mothers could identify with the main character, As someone who only has 1 child I do think that if something happened to him my life would go to pieces and I can understand how relationships would suffer.
The use of letters in the book is really a really good tool for telling others stories and emotions.

The day Rachael, James and Oscar go out for a weekend in their boat changes their lives for ever, when Rachael wales and can’t find seven year old Oscar in the boat the police are called but to no avail, grief sweeps over Rachael and James changing their lives irrevocably.

This books starts sad and continues to be heart breaking from start to finish, wonderfully and sensitively written.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book. While the writing is excellent, this story and this subject matter are just entirely too depressing for me. I cannot continue to read about the depths of despair for Rachel and James. It is just too much for me.

Due to this, I will not post any links or reviews on retail sites as it would not be fair.

Thank you again for the opportunity.

I want to thank Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When Rachel Croft wakes up on her family’s boat in Bermuda, it’s to sunshine and yet another perfect day…until she goes to wake her seven-year-old son, Oscar. Because the worst thing imaginable has happened. He isn’t there.

First off, grab some kleenex because some tears will be shed. This story is absolutely heartbreaking. While I don't have any children of my own, the way this story was written I felt as if it had been my own child that was lost at sea. Everyone deals with grief in a different way and there is no right or wrong way. I think this book can give hope to any family that may be grieving the loss of a child.

This was my first novel by Amanda Prowse but I look forward to checking out all her other novels. Highly recommend.

Not my absolute favourite book by Amanda Prowse but nonetheless an excellent read. A heartbreaking story of tragedy and loss. How do you ever recover from such a life changing event as losing a child? I enjoyed the relationship between the three main characters particularly the separate story of Cee Cee as told in her letters to Rachel. Overall a good story which I won’t forget in a hurry. Many thanks to netgalley for the opportunity to read.

This was a very heartbreaking read. The loss of a child is the worst kind of grief a parent will ever face. Amanda Prowse did an amazing job writing this book. I highly recommend it as long as you have a box of tissues close by.

I was given an advanced copy in return of an honest review.

Rachel, James her husband and their seven year old son set out on a three day sail on their boat. The next morning they awake to discover their small son is missing from the boat. Two years later no sign of him was ever found.
The tragedy and angst of such a horrible loss is monumental. James and Rachel lose themselves coping from grief. They are divided instead of bolstering each other. The one bright light is their 75 year old housekeeper, CeeCee. She has also lost a son. She knows the pain of losing a child. She shares her story, what she believes and how she is able to move forward.
This is a wonderful story. Love, loss, tragedy, hate and love again.
Truly a story to read and take to heart. Strongly recommended!

For me personally, the beginning was the best part of this book. I thought it was going to be a book full of mystery and suspense. The book deals with the loss of a child and how this can effect everyone involved.
It was a thought provoking,, yet devastating story but. I felt it just dragged on and on, never really going anywhere. .

Love Amanda Prowse books. This is no exception Rachel wakes up on the family's boat in Bermuda and goes to wake up 7 year old son Oscar. She is totally heartbroken and she can't even help husband James. She decides to go home to England as being in Bermuda just keeps the heartbreak going. Her housekeeper, CeeCee starts sending her letters about her own past which seems to help.

A thought provoking, heart warming, yet devastating story. How two people deal with the kids of their child.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC!

The Coordinates or Loss by Amanda Prowse was so deeply sad and beautifully written. It’s about the grief of parents and family after the loss of a child. It mainly follows Rachel the Mom of seven year old Oscar who they can’t find after waking up that dreadful morning on their boat and find Oscar is no where to be found. My heart really broke for Oscars father James. I enjoyed the letters from the housekeeper CeeCee the most. Only complaint I would have and my reason for Three stars is I felt the book dragged some and the chapters where so long. Other then that it was a really good read.

This was the first book I have read by Amanda Prowse (I tend to favour crime books!) and I was very impressed. This was a powerful exploration of the terrible loss of a treasured child, and the harrowing grief that follows. It was a difficult read but also very believable.
Rachel and James Croft have the perfect life, living in Bermuda in a gorgeous house with their seven year old son Oscar. However, a trip out on their boat ends in tragedy when Oscar goes missing overboard. Rachel and James unravel and so does their marriage.
The best part of the book for me were the letters from Cee-Cee, the elderly housekeeper in Bermuda, who looked after Oscar, to Rachel. In the letters, Cee-Cee tells her own story, also of heartache, but also of healing and acceptance. Through her letters and loving care, she was able to help both Rachel and James to heal too.
I throughly recommend this well-written and emotionally honest book. But be warned, it is sad, and despite the exotic setting, it certainly is not escapism.
Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and to Net Galley for sending me an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.