A People and US Weekly Pick “An impressive feat…an immensely entertaining, moving, and believable read” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), this debut novel in the bestselling tradition of P.S. I Love You revolves around a young woman with breast cancer who undertakes a mission to find a new wife for her husband before she passes away. Twenty-seven-year-old Daisy already beat breast cancer four …
Twenty-seven-year-old Daisy already beat breast cancer four years ago. How can this be happening to her again?
On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant “Cancerversary” with her husband Jack to celebrate four years of being cancer-free, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it’s an aggressive stage four diagnosis. She may have as few as four months left to live. Death is a frightening prospect–but not because she’s afraid for herself. She’s terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but otherwise charmingly helpless husband when she’s no longer there to take care of him. It’s this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles on the solution: she has to find him another wife.
With a singular determination, Daisy scouts local parks and coffee shops and online dating sites looking for Jack’s perfect match. But the further she gets on her quest, the more she questions the sanity of her plan. As the thought of her husband with another woman becomes all too real, Daisy’s forced to decide what’s more important in the short amount of time she has left: her husband’s happiness–or her own?more
This was Colleen Oakley’s first novel and the 3rd (She has 3 so far) one I read. It was amazing, I mean truly amazing. This story makes you feel so many emotions and usually all in one paragraph! Daisy the main character learns her cancer has returned and it’s really bad. That alone will make you want to weep, her best friend keeps her laughing, …
I had recently read an ARC of You Were There Too and I loved it so much that I wanted to start reading all of Oakley’s books, and I’m glad I started with this one. I knew this was going to be a tough read, but it didn’t prepare me for how many tears would fall. I normally do quick summaries of a book before I review it, but this one is so …
Daisy is a young girl in her late twenties. She recovered from breast cancer; she is married to a veterinarian on the verge of his degree and life seems to be smiling at her. But then life turns out to be laughing, but a particularly nasty and cruel one. Cancer has returned, and even more so, the situation is difficult, and the doctors leave …