Some Day I’ll Find You
Author – Richard Madeley
Publisher – Simon & Schuster
Release Date – 4th July 2013
The story is split into two sections. Section one is set at the start of World War Two, with section two being set 10 years later. Diana Arnold is introduced to the gorgeous man of her dreams, James Blackwell, a fighter pilot, by her brother John. The two quickly fall in love and not long after they are married. On the day of their marriage, James is called back to the RAF as he is needed. During an air battle, James’s plane is shot down over France and he is presumed dead, leaving Diana widowed and pregnant on their wedding day.
10 years later, Diana, now remarried is living in Nice, France with her daughter Stella. One sunny afternoon she is sat outside a café when a taxi goes by. In the taxi she hears a man talking and the voice brings back so many memories. She is sure that the voice belongs to James. Diana chases after the taxi but loses it in a sea of traffic. Determined to find the man, she will stop at nothing to see if it was James, even when no-one else believes her it is him. She needs to be careful though as the man in the taxi is a dangerous psychopath who is only interested in money and will use any means necessary to get it.
Review
The story starts of quite slowly. We are introduced to the Arnold family and James and this section is about getting to know them. If I wasn’t intrigued by the story I might of given up a few chapters in, as I was getting slightly bored at this point. I hung on however, and I am glad that I did as in second half the story picks up the pace. We feel Diana’s pain as she needs to find out who the man is and her hurt when no-one will believe her. We are introduced to the man in question who has been made out to be a gangster and a psychopath, but unfortunately that image doesn’t come across very well and he is more like a gangster want-to-be.
There were times when the story got a little boring and then the pace changed and it was brought back to life by the action and mysteries again. Even with the boring bits and slow pace at times I actually enjoyed the book. This was Richard’s first fictional novel and it does show in the writing, but the content of the story holds the book together very well. The book must have kept me intrigued though, as after reading this one I felt compelled to read the sequel "The Way You Look Tonight".
My rating:
Three stars
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