Pip’s world is small. But it’s about to become a whole lot bigger.
For years she’s tucked away her dreams, shrinking herself into the space left behind – like the delicate origami she creates alone in her room.
Then hope comes from an unlikely place: an astronomer from the local observatory. He teaches her to look up at the stars, and to see a world far bigger and more beautiful than she ever imagined.
And perhaps in that big, beautiful universe there’s someone waiting for her. If she can find the courage to open her heart.
Pip never stopped dreaming, but now it’s time for her to live – and maybe even to fall in love.
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Pip, now thirty-two, still lives at home with her parents and daughter Bella after falling pregnant at sixteen. Her youthful dreams with first love Jamie were crushed when their parents forced them apart, leaving Pip under her mother’s controlling shadow. Art has always been her passion, but it survives only in secret—through delicate origami figures and poems she hides away. Everything begins to change when Pip meets Io, a scientist whose quiet encouragement opens her eyes to the vastness of the universe and the possibilities of her own life. Slowly, Pip begins questioning the limitations placed on her and rediscovers her own voice and strength. The contrast between Pip’s tiny folded paper creations and the infinite night sky is both symbolic and poignant, reflecting her journey from containment to expansion.
The novel doesn’t shy away from showing the messy realities of family control, lost opportunities, and the aching regret of unfulfilled dreams. Yet, it balances this with hope, charm, and a subtle romance that feels secondary to the true love story—the one between Pip and herself.
Paper Heart is a tender and thought-provoking novel about second chances and the courage to reclaim your life. It is moving, hopeful, and quietly inspiring—an uplifting story of transformation and self-discovery.
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