“An emotional journey of love, loss, healing, and redemption. I rooted for every character.” -Lisa See, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Snow Flower and The Secret Fan”I Liked My Life is a treasure of a novel. Warm-hearted and clever, the story will keep you reading until the final delicious revelation.” -Diane Chamberlain, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author “Warm … York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“Warm and hopeful, this marvelous debut stands next to novels from Catherine McKenzie and Carolyn Parkhurst.” –Booklist (starred)
“A heartbreaking and ultimately heartwarming read about life, death, and family.” -PopSugar, A Best Winter 2017 Book
“An absolutely stunning book…remarkable.” –RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars, Top Pick
A story from debut author Abby Fabiaschi that is “as absorbing as it is illuminating, and as witty as it is heartbreaking.”
Maddy is a devoted stay-at-home wife and mother, host of excellent parties, giver of thoughtful gifts, and bestower of a searingly perceptive piece of advice or two. She is the cornerstone of her family, a true matriarch…until she commits suicide, leaving her husband Brady and teenage daughter Eve heartbroken and reeling, wondering what happened. How could the exuberant, exacting woman they loved disappear so abruptly, seemingly without reason, from their lives? How they can possibly continue without her? As they sift through details of her last days, trying to understand the woman they thought they knew, Brady and Eve are forced to come to terms with unsettling truths.
Maddy, however, isn’t ready to leave her family forever. Watching from beyond, she tries to find the perfect replacement for herself. Along comes Rory: pretty, caring, and spontaneous, with just the right bit of edge…but who also harbors a tragedy of her own. Will the mystery of Maddy ever come to rest? And can her family make peace with their history and begin to heal?
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Wow, what a romp through the minds of a family in crisis. Amazingly sharp dialog and characterization. I hated for it to end.
At first I didn’t think I would be able to “get into” the story, but the book pulls you into the characters, and you start to want the best for them, even though you know (in real life) it’s going to be a long process.
This was a great read. Very thought-provoking. Was interesting to see how father and daughter re-built their relationship without the wife/mother negotiating it.
This book was wonderful. It was very insightful and thoughtful. I found myself laughing out loud sometimes and crying at other times. I wanted to finish the book to see how it ended and at the same time did not want it to end so that I could stay with the characters. I highly recommend this book.