A review by crrieandrsn26
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Maggie!!!! Always ripping my heart out with the most beautiful and original prose. I had been in a real reading slump until I picked this up and I tore through it. So beautifully woven together, a genuinely shocking plot twist, and characters you fall deeply for. Highly recommend 

I knew pretty early on that Ted was going to be Lexie’s son but I was not expecting the emotional gutting of Innes dying so early on and when it was revealed that Margot was the woman he thought was his mother I actually gasped.

side note: i’m pretty sure this is what TJR *thought* she was doing with Evelyn Hugo but she didn’t even come close to achieving