Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart – review

This post, by my friend Jo about my friend Tamsyn’s new book (!!), shows just how amazing children’s books can be. I can’t wait to read it, and cry about it. And I agree with Jo about that cover …

Jo Cotterill

On Tuesday I went to the launch for Tamsyn Murray’s Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart. It was a fab party in the stunning children’s department of Waterstones Piccadilly.

I had started reading the book on the way to the launch, and finished it on the journey home. Tamsyn had warned me that I would need tissues – and I did, though I hung on grimly to the very end before emotion got the better of me! It’s rare for me to shed actual tears at a book, so an extra star to Tamsyn for achieving that