10-year-old Hannah lives alone with her father who is the writer her mom is an actress and left years ago. She has down syndrome she’s 10 years old and she loves to play pretend she’s so excited because she recently got in to an acting class that she goes to every Thursday. The other day she hast to entertain herself while her dad writes this is when she goes exploring the lane next to her home when a wolf comes out of the woods the first time she is frightened. They have lots of things in the woods that little Hannah should fear but the wolf is not one of them this was an adorable fairytale and we definitely have a lot to Love about Hannah and rooting for her came so naturally I loved her and her frazzled dad and I felt so bad for little Hannah in the situation with her mom. This is such a great book and if you love fairytales with magical realism and intense emotional scenes. do you will definitely like this book I totally did! I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Engaging and magical tale set in a charming corner of Wales.
10 year old Hannah, the endearing young girl at the heart of this story, has Downs Syndrome. She also has to deal with parental rejection (by her mother), a move to Wales, and some strange goings-on in the lane next to her cottage (a blue-eyed talking wolf and a strange tree-creature in the wood). I think the author did a fantastic job of conveying Hannah’s hopes, dreams, and fears, and wonderful that Hannah was not only the protagonist but a strong, brave and engaging one. It was heart-breaking to read of her slow realisation of her mother’s rejection, and that parental rejection and the difficulties that Hannah’s father had with her mother were (sadly) convincingly realistic. I loved the warmth of the welcome Hannah and Bleddyn received in Wales, especially from Deryth and her parents, the idyllic writers cottage they lived in, and I was on the edge of my seat for the more tense moments, terrified for Hannah’s safety. Bleddyn was a good father but a couple of times I yelled at him to leave his writing aside and look after his daughter!
Well-paced and well-written, I highly recommend this unusual and lovely story.