Coming Home to the Windmill by the Sea (Welcome to Anglesey #3) by Caroline Young is a wonderful read. So much so that I went and read the two prior books. I am in awe of the beautiful writing of Caroline Young and her portrayal of characters. The Island of Anglesey is off the coast of Wales and sounds like a difficult place to plant roots and grow because of the isolation and the battering of storms, however in each of the three books that is exactly what happens. People move to Anglesey for various reasons and find a life by staying on the island.
In the novel Coming Home to the Windmill by the Sea, we meet Beth Macintosh. She has come home to Anglesey from her high powered job in the city to help take care of her mother with her brother Ziggy. Beth’s return comes with some struggles, refinding herself, her family and her friends. Beth’s son leaves college and joins her, living at the Windmill. Between Beth, Ziggy and Lewis working together, a new life becomes possible to all of them.
Beth needs to rekindle friendship with Megan Williams and Megan’s brother Ioan (who loved her). She is tapped by the small town to help the local store. She learns about the truths in her family and her world. For Beth it is like tearing back the cobwebs from her past and helping her walk toward her future.
I do not have the words to adequately share how much I enjoyed reading Coming Home to the Windmill by the Sea. Caroline Young is a wonderful author. I love how she highlights one woman as the main character and as her world grows on Anglesey more characters, that are just the salt of the earth, each struggling in their own way join her. Sometimes, we have to come home to find ourselves and sometimes we have to look at the world in a new way. Coming Home to the Windmill by the Sea by Caroline Young is a wonderful read that I would highly encourage others to read.
