𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: "𝐌𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝗪𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝗪𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧
"My Heart Went Walking" by Sally Hanan proved to be a fabulous piece of work, and is sure to move the reader to tears. Hanan has a clear winner here for her debut! The story revolves around Una Gallagher, Una's sister Ellie, and Una's more-than-best friend, Cullen. Set in 1980s' Ireland, the story begins with 16-year-old Una disclosing to her mother that she's pregnant, which is quite a stigma in her society and community at that time. Una's mother insists that she gives the child up, leaving Una with no choice but to run away to save her unborn child. Meanwhile, unaware of the dire situation that he has put Una in, Cullen continues to be on friendly terms with Una's family, and develops emotions for Ellie. Weaving amongst three different narrative points of view, Hanan brilliantly helps us understand and empathize with all characters as the plot develops. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, and my thanks to Hanan, NetGalley, and the publishers for gifting me with a copy of this book.
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