Monday, 11 May 2026

Book Review - Sarah’s Destiny (The Ancestors) by Vicky Adin



Sarah’s Destiny
 (The Ancestors)
By Vicky Adin


Publication Date: April 9th, 2025
Publisher: AM Publishing New Zealand
Pages: 354
Genre: Historical Fiction / Women's Historical Fiction


Young Sarah Daniels is the heart, soul and future of The White Hart Inn on the Welsh Back. Alongside the quay and wharves on Bristol’s floating harbour, she dreams of finding love, and a destiny where she can escape the drudgery and tragedy that life usually delivers Victorian women. But dreams are free, and few share her ideals. When reality strikes, and Sarah learns the hard way that life is unkind, one man offers her hope.

Through many decades of heart-aching loss, false promises and broken dreams, the young widow clings to that one hope. With six children to care for, she takes risks few others would consider. She breaks conventions and makes sacrifices to keep that hope alive.

Will her wishes come true, or is she destined to be another unfortunate in the sea of many?

Book Rating:

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My Review

Sarah’s Destiny

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I really liked Sarah’s Destiny by Vicky Adin. It’s a lovely historical read that feels more about real life than drama, which made it all the more enjoyable.

Sarah is someone I found easy to connect with. From the start, her life is tied to family duty and the running of The White Hart Inn, with little room to think about what she wants for herself. Seeing her slowly find her own strength and confidence was what kept me turning the pages.

There’s love, heartbreak, and loss in the story, but it’s written very naturally and never feels forced. Sarah’s experiences feel genuine, which makes her journey all the more moving.

I also liked how important the inn feels throughout the book. It’s her home and security, but also something that weighs heavily on her.

What I enjoyed most was that Sarah’s growth happened bit by bit. She becomes stronger through experience, not all at once, and that makes her story feel real.

By the end, I felt like I’d shared in the life of someone believable. It is a warm, emotional, and satisfying read.




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Vicky Adin


Like the characters in her books, Vicky has a passion for family history and a love of old photos, antiques, and treasures from the past. After researching the history of the time and place, and realising the hardships many people suffered, Vicky knew she wanted to write their stories. Tales of love and loss, and triumph over adversity. Her latest release, Sarah’s Destiny, Book 1 of The Ancestors series, is inspired by a true love story set in Bristol.

Vicky particularly enjoys writing inter-generational sagas, inspired by true stories of early immigrants to New Zealand, linked by journals, letters, photographs, and heirlooms.

She’s an avid reader of historical novels, family sagas and women’s stories and loves to travel when she can. She has a MA (Hons) in English and Education. Her story of Gwenna won gold in The Coffee Pot Book Club Women’s Historical Fiction Book of Year in 2022 and several of her books carry the gold B.R.A.G medallion.


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Book Review - Sarah’s Destiny (The Ancestors) by Vicky Adin

Sarah’s Destiny  (The Ancestors) By Vicky Adin Publication Date: April 9th, 2025 Publisher: AM Publishing New Zealand Pages: 354 Genre: Hist...