Wild About Harry

by Daisy Jordan

Headteacher Holly Connors is pinching herself. Dream job, dream life and the dreamiest fiance, her wedding to whom is now mere months away. But dreamers often find themselves rudely awakened, and Holly is - by one long-haired pupil, Harry Meadows, who's been going off the rails since his mum died last year. Holly knows he's hurting and she knows about loss, so before she can say the words 'professional detachment', she's made the ten year old's happiness her number one priority, despite knowing that it'll disturb a few ghosts of her own. It's easier to understand the child if you take a good look at the parent and Harry's dad, Will, seems so feckless he's a case-study on his own. Will is hurting too, but he seems to want to work through his loss by himself. Mostly, it seems, by going to work, period. As Will zooms off every day in his flashy yellow sports car, Harry is left with a string of au pairs. Despite Will's saying that it's none of her business, Holly's sense of responsibility towards Harry means that she can't just walk away. But when professional detachment turns into emotional investment, Holly begins to worry; is this just about Harry? Or should she be taking a closer look at herself?

Genres: Chick Lit

368 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Nicola Clough]

This is the only book I have read by this author and it was good but did find in the odd place it was loosing the plot but on the whole very good. Was full of funny moments and romance and finding who is the right person for you and being happy and going for it. It's very touching to and had you in tears in places.
Holly has just got a headship at a primary school and has a fiancé as well. She has a past and she sadly lost a child but she's trying to move forward. When she starts work there is one child Harry who is troubled and up to mischief and she takes a fancy to him and trying to help him. He also lost his mum and his dad's very busy with work but they build a bond and the dad is facing his own grief on his own but they soon get friendly and build a relationship but do they get so close and how will her fiancé take it and will she decide who she wants and should she look at herself to.