A Life Without You
Books | Fiction / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce
Shari Low
Touching, funny, and bittersweet, this is a story that will make you laugh, cry, and call your best friend to tell her you love her. 30-year-old Dee Harper and her husband, Luke, are blissfully happy. Everyday she makes her loyal parents Val & Don incredibly proud. Jen has been her best friend and 'adopted sister' since their days of teenage crushes, bad 90's make-up and huge hair. They are just like any other group of family and friends, living life, getting by with equal measures of love and laughter. Until one day everything changes. Dee is gone, killed by a reckless driver, leaving the people she loved to deal with their grief in different ways. A marriage is rocked as a parent becomes consumed with seeking justice. A husband struggles to accept the loss of his wife and their future. And a friend discovers that there were shocking secrets that went unshared. But all of them have to learn that the only way forward is to let go of the past. What readers are saying about A LIFE WITHOUT YOU: 'Another great story from Shari Low; again showing her in understanding of human emotions, and human frailty. I definitely recommend it!' 'Such superb writing that you are completely drawn in and captivated by each character... you will not be able to stop reading from the moment you start' 'Brilliant from start to finish'
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Author
Shari Low
Pages
352
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Published Date
2017-04-01
ISBN
1784978256 9781784978259
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"http://www.anurseandabook.com/2017/04/a-life-without-you-by-shari-low.html<br/>I always love Shari Low's books. They are always breezy and yet moving, but this one was a little more on the sad side. I read it while I was laying on the beach, and I have to admit that I shed a few tears, and became increasingly angry with Dee, even though I knew she was dead. It made me stop and think, how when you die, your life gets opened up for everyone to pick through and judge. <br/><br/>Jen is heartbroken without her best friend, who she grew up with and now runs a successful business with. She isn't sure how to move on without her other half, but she finds comfort in Dee's parents, husband and brother. However, as she starts trying to keep the travel appointments in Dee's calendar, she is forced to confront the facts - her best friend had another life that she knew nothing about.<br/><br/>As Jen tries to wrap her mind around this information, and keep it from Dee's family, Dee's mom has some secrets of her own. She's currently stalking the man who hit her daughter with a car, and her stalking even extends to his mother. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, Jen is developing feelings for her best friend's widower, and wondering how that will change her relationship with 'Dee's family. And Dee's mom's nocturnal activities are escalating. <br/><br/>How do you let go of the past in order to move on with the future? What can you forgive when someone is already dead? There were lots of interesting ethical questions in this book - and I was riveted until the end."
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Marcee Feddersen
