The Key to My Heart, Lia Louis
The Key to My Heart, Lia Louis
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The Key to My Heart

Author: Lia Louis

Narrator: Victoria Fox

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2022


Synopsis

A Goodreads Most Anticipated Romance

A heartwarming novel about hope after loss as a young widow receives mysterious messages of love from the “must-buy author” (Jodi Picoult) of Eight Perfect Hours.

Sparkly and charming Natalie Fincher has it all—a handsome new husband, a fixer-upper cottage of her dreams, and the opportunity to tour with the musical she’s spent years writing. But when her husband suddenly dies, all her hopes and dreams instantly disappear.

Two and a half years later, Natalie is still lost. She works, sleeps (well, as much as the sexually frustrated village foxes will allow), and sees friends just often enough to allay their worries, but her life is empty. And she can only bring herself to play music at a London train station’s public piano where she can be anonymous. She’s lost motivation, faith in love, in happiness…in everything.

But when someone begins to mysteriously leave the sheet music for her husband’s favorite songs at the station’s piano, Natalie begins to feel a sense of hope and excitement for the first time. As she investigates just who could be doing this, Natalie finds herself on an unexpected journey toward newfound love for herself, for life, and maybe, for a special someone.

About Lia Louis

Lia Louis lives in the United Kingdom with her partner and three young children. Before raising a family, she worked as a freelance copywriter and proofreader. She was the 2015 winner of Elle magazine’s annual writing competition and has been a contributor for Bloomsbury’s Writers and Artists blog for aspiring writers. She is the author of Somewhere Close to HappyDear Emmie Blue, Eight Perfect HoursThe Key to My Heart, and Better Left Unsent.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

This is so far my favorite Lia Louis book! It’s even better than Dear Emmie Blue! It’s so sentimental, genuine, heart warming with it’s realistic, lovely characterization, promising plot with honest approach to sensitive subjects. The author just played a magical symphony with the strings of our hea......more

**Many thanks to NetGalley, Atria, and Lia Louis for a ARC in exchange for an honest review! Now available as of 12.6!** “Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.” ― Maria Augusta von Trapp Just when Natalie thought she had everything figured out-perfect husband,......more

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On: The Storygraph and The Book Review Crew Blog 4.5 Stars Lia Louis never disappoints, her stories always touch my heart and while they deal with tragic topics they also always leave me feeling hopeful. This one is about a young piano playing widow named Natalie who keeps......more

Goodreads review by Jayme

“ CAN YOU REALLY EVER FIND “THE ONE” AFTER “THE ONE”? Natalie Fincher was in love with her husband, Russ and in love with their life together and then an accident took him away from her. Two years later she has fixed up nothing in their “fixer upper” cottage, and her friends haven’t succeeded in fix......more

Goodreads review by Tina

3.5* I enjoyed this story and was especially pleased with the unique plot line 🎵💜 Natalie is a young widow who tragically lost her husband over 2 years ago. Everyday she travels through the same Tube station on her way to her favourite coffee shop in London. She's intrigued by an old piano just left o......more


Quotes

"Narrator Victoria Fox’s heartfelt delivery and beautiful voice complement this story about finding hope and an identity after tragedy. Natalie's husband died more than two years ago, and she wanders around her creaky cottage struggling through each day. She used to perform for large audiences and have a full life. Now, she only plays for strangers on a public piano at a London train station. When someone starts to leave sheet music for songs with a deep connection to Natalie, she feels excited once more. In her quest to solve the mystery, she develops new friendships and reconnects with loved ones. Fox’s Irish and British accents are fantastic, and she employs fake crying hilariously. Forced, bright tones are used to perfection."