This has been a beautiful read which I have devoured in just one sitting. I cannot believe that I haven't read anything by this author before... huge thank you to Sarah for starting off a new author love.
This book is beautifully written and has pulled me into the pages and made it utterly impossible to put down. I have been completely immersed and really enjoyed reading this one.
I have loved the characters and the author has portrayed them really well. They have seemed so real and likeable from the start. They have definitely made this a great read.
This is a read filled with sensitivity, grief, loss, addiction and reconciliation. The author has been delicate in the delivery and I'm not ashamed to say I cried a little reading this one.
Despite being my first read by this author, I am definitely now a fan. This is definitely a five star read which I highly recommend.

I’d wanted to read a book by Amanda Prowse for a while so was really pleased to get an advanced copy of The Day She Came Back and I wasn’t disappointed. This book is beautifully written. It is very insightful and quite an emotional read but ultimately really powerful and positive. All the characters are so real, and you really believe and feel their conversations and emotions. This is a really heartfelt novel and I’ll admit to shedding a little tear at the end of the book. This may have been my first book but it won’t be my last.


Sadly Victoria’s grandmother Primrose passes away and as Victoria is starting to learn to deal with this she comes face to face with a lady at her the funeral who claims to be her dead mother, Sarah. As Victoria starts to get know Sarah it becomes clear that her beloved grandmother had been keeping secrets from her. At the same time as coming to terms with Her grandmothers death she struggles to understand her family’s secrets and the truth but knows she must find a way forward to survive.

A new Amanda Prowse book? Yes, please!
There are those authors who you know, that even without reading the blurb of a book, you are going to enjoy, to matter what, and for me, Amanda Prowse's books are just that,
Due to the craziness of COVIV-19, I hadn't heard as much about this particular release, and when the opportunity came to read, I didn't hesitate to request my copy. And I wasn't disappointed - at all.
In fact, I stayed up until the wee hours to read it, and had to force myself to put it down, to finish in the morning, because I was that immersed in the story.
The Day She Came Back tells the story of three women, interconnected forever, but apart for reasons beyond their control.
Victoria is an eighteen-year-old girl, brought up by her wonderfully eclectic grandma, Prim. Her mother, Sarah, passed away when she was a baby. Suddenly, she is left all alone after the sudden death of her only living family member, Prim.
Victoria is a character filled with confusion, and her journey through her grief is heart-wrenching.
Prim was a feisty woman, but her real inner strength is revealed as the story progresses.
Sarah, a woman who never got to see her child grow up, has a story equally heartbreaking.
The other characters in this book, like Daksha, Victoria's best friend, Gerald, Prim's 'gun-toting' beau, and Flynn, that crush that materialises, but crushes in a different way, flavour the whole story in a unique manner.
Despite being set in Epsom, Surrey, Victoria's flights to Oslo add another beautiful layer to the story, with Amanda's descriptions giving you hints of her own love of Norway.
I shan't discuss the plot here, because you really need to read it yourself, but Amanda has tackled, with great sensitivity, loss, grief, addiction and reconciliation.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for an ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

What a beautiful story from Amanda Prowse. Victoria has been bought up by her beloved grandmother Prim but when she suddenly passes away something happens that changes her life forever and is both unbelievable and shocking for her at a time when she is grieving. Dont want to give too much away and spoil the story for others but Victoria finds out much about her past through some letters and it is beautiful and heartbreaking in equal measures. Fabulous characters who you can engage with from the beginning, and such a lovely warmhearted and moving novel but also tells of a mothers struggle to overcome an addiction. A fantastic read and tissues come in handy but in the end I found them to be tears of happiness

I absolutely loved The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse. I felt as if I related to the main character, Victoria in more ways then one. I felt as if I cried with her and had to be strong with her when she needed me.

Victoria is like any young woman, she has a hard time trusting others. Her mother passed away when she was younger and was very close to her grandmother. When her grandmother, Primerose passes away, Victoria has a hard time like most of us would. She decides to put on a strong face and be strong for those around her. What Victoria doesn't know is that her life is about to change when she meets someone at her grandma's funeral.

This woman is claiming to be her mother and Victoria's whole world is about to be turned upside down. Who can she really trust? Was she as close to her grandma as she thought she was? I felt that Prowse did a fabulous job at keeping the reader invested!

I was so excited to see Amanda Prowse releasing another book as she is one of my favourite authors and I love the way her characters jump off the page and suck me in.

This story focuses around Victoria, Prim and Sarah, three very amazing ladies. The characters are well described throughout with character traits and physical appearances being drip fed into the story, as I continued to read I felt as if I was watching the story play out in front of me.

Set between the beauty of Oslo where Amanda always speaks fondly of and the gorgeous family home Rosebank in Surrey with its gorgeous garden room and lake. This book grabs you from the first few chapters and takes you on a journey through addiction, bereavement, love and loss. The emotions are so raw they gave me goosebumps as I felt the intensity of the pain these wonderful ladies were experiencing.

I flew through this book as I wanted to keep reading to see where the path Victoria was walking would take her and now feel bereft as I no longer get to read about these fantastic characters. Amanda Prowse always knows to create an emotionally charged read and this book ticks that box and then some. A superb read that is well worthy of its 5 stars!!

Another fantastic read by Amanda, she captures a story so well, the charecters were easy to get to know and love, a beautiful story told wonderfully, another firm favourite for me

Amanda really does amaze me with how she draws you into the narrative. A heart wrenching tale of a young woman losing her beloved grandmother and being left all alone or so she thought!