The Sun Over The Mountains by Suzie Fletcher

 The Sun Over The Mountains

 by Suzie Fletcher 



The Sun Over The Mountains by Suzie Fletcher was published on 8th June 2024 by Radar/Octopus Books. My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour.



Synopsis

A memoir of hope, healing and restoration, from star of TV's The Repair Shop, Suzie Fletcher. Suzie Fletcher is the warm and friendly face on TV's The Repair Shop that viewers look forward to watching every week as the resident leather expert - a craft she has honed over four decades and was born out of her love of horses. But while she tends to be the one repairing and offering a gentle kindness to others, Suzie has also been in a process of change, reflection, and healing. In her first book Suzie looks back over her life - which moves from England to Colorado and back again - and the places, people and experiences that have shaped the person she is today. We'll hear for the first time, how Suzie has overcome some of life's most difficult challenges, from complicated relationships to grief. A self-confessed free spirit with a deep connection to nature, Suzie's exceptional warmth and zest for life shine through on every page, making The Sun Over the Mountains a truly inspiring read that will resonate with anyone who has faced uncertainty but has the courage and power within them to overcome it.


My Review

This is a must read for all those avid fans of The Repair Shop who have come across the incredible talent of Suzie Fletcher and her leather work skills over the years. As with all the repair specialists on the programme, Suzie has shown an empathy towards so many of the people who bring in their treasured possessions to be lovingly repaired and restored. The one restoration though that really stands out for me is when Suzie  and Will restored a beautiful rocking horse that the lady and her husband had started to restore many years before. Sadly the lady’s husband had passed away from cancer and had never got around to doing it. Whilst Suzie was repairing the leather work she found , and restored, the husband’s signature under the saddle. In an incredibly moving moment she revealed that she too had also lost her husband to cancer and knew how precious these treasures were.

The Sun Over the Mountains is Suzie’s story about her life so far and how life and events and choices changed the direction it went in . It is a beautifully written, and at times emotive read as Suzie tells it exactly as it was, not making out that everything was idyllic but the reality of what it was. All too often with an autobiography  I find myself asking if they are just remembering the best bits and forgetting the reality about certain aspects. This is not the case with The Sun Over The Mountains. Suzie allows you to know about her family , her love of horses and the adventures she had exactly as it was.

This is a beautiful , emotive read for all fans of The Repair Shop as well as anyone who enjoys an open and honest autobiography.



About Suzie

 

Suzie Fletcher is the resident leather expert on BBC's The Repair Shop. Originally from Oxfordshire she has been in the industry for over four decades. Suzie is an avid fan of horses and her love for them began in her childhood, which lead to her career in saddle making and restoring. The Sun Over The Mountains is her first book.

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