“The kind of book I enjoy the most—sparkling characters, fast-moving plot and laugh-out-loud dialogue. A winner!” —New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips on If You Only KnewNew York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins welcomes you home in this witty, emotionally charged novel about the complications of life, love and familyOne step forward. Two steps back. The Tufts … complications of life, love and family
One step forward. Two steps back. The Tufts scholarship that put Nora Stuart on the path to becoming a Boston medical specialist was a step forward. Being hit by a car and then overhearing her boyfriend hit on another doctor when she thought she was dying? Two major steps back.
Injured in more ways than one, Nora feels her carefully built life cracking at the edges. There’s only one place to land: home. But the tiny Maine community she left fifteen years ago doesn’t necessarily want her. At every turn, someone holds the prodigal daughter of Scupper Island responsible for small-town drama and big-time disappointments.
With a tough islander mother who’s always been distant, a wild-child sister in jail and a withdrawn teenage niece as eager to ditch the island as Nora once was, Nora has her work cut out for her if she’s going to take what might be her last chance to mend the family. Balancing loss and opportunity, dark events from her past with hope for the future, Nora will discover that tackling old pain makes room for promise…and the chance to begin again.
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Loved this book.
Page turner from beginning to end. I definitely recommend this book to others. Absolutely wonderful book.
Loved it! You could really relate to the characters.
Love reading Kristan Higgins books — always feel like I have moved to whatever town she writes about. In this book, Nora Stuart is badly injured in a jaywalking incident. After breaking up with her boyfriend (love the evolution/trust of Bobby/Robert), she moves back home to recover and spend time with her niece, Poe. Along the way, she learns more about her family and finds a new job, love, and friends. So worth reading this book!
Excellent book. This book moves right from the start and is very hard to put down.
How do you move forward in your life after you realize that things just aren’t the way that you thought that they would be? This question came to mind while reading Kristan Higgins’ Now That You Mention It.
Nora ran away from home as soon as she was able. After winning a scholarship that would allowed her to be a medical specialist; she left and didn’t look back. She was content with how things were, but she had fallen into a rut. She was far from happy. When a car hits her, and while recovering in the hospital, her boyfriend is caught with someone else. How has she come so far, but not far at all? She must pick up her pride and move on. But where can she go? With no other choice she moves back home. The same place that she ran away from so long ago.
Nora does not expect life in her hometown to be anything but what it is. Her thought is, “It is what it is”. In her past, she was not able to cope. High school was hell. Her relationship with her mother and sister was less than loving. But it is time to come home, stronger, and with the hope that she can mend those relationships, and be a better version of herself.
I loved Nora. Her strength of character showed through every facet displayed. She shows how strong she has been to be able to overcome the past life that she was dealt. It was not easy for her, but she became better over time. She learned to be the best person that she could be and to accept others as they are, come what may. Her strength allowed me to see that we all could stand to be better, and in the end, we need to learn to accept each other as we are, come what may. FIVE stars!
So I usually love any book by Kristan Higgins. This book was an exception for the first 7 or so chapters. I almost didn’t want to continue reading this book because it kept referencing the “Big Bad Event”. It got so annoying because the main character kept saying that over and over again. It wasn’t until we were told what the “Big Bad Event” was that the book finally got good and enjoyable to read. I would have given this book only 3 stars but the second half of the book did make up for the first half.
Outwardly successful in ever way, thirty-five-year-old Nora Stuart struggles with trauma and loss, and embarks on a journey to figure out what truly brings her joy. Higgins expertly balances gritty reality with the lightness we all need to survive. I loved it!
his book was just too sad so it was a DNF for me.
I liked the camaraderie between the 3 friends. Not one of top books I’ve ever read but entertaining
Vapid and unbelievable.
Sweet story, not much action and a bit predictable. This is a good vacation read by the pool.
Too slow paced.
Nora Stuart a Gastroenterologist walks out of the hospital and into the path of a bug control truck. When she slowly wakes up in the hospital after the accident she realizes that the life she is living needs major adjustment and returns home to Scupper Island a tiny Maine Community where she grew up. Nora wants to heal both mind and body and hopefully finally build a better family relationship. The story read like a fictionalized self-help manual, dysfunctional childhood, long unaddressed family issues, narcissistic boyfriend issues, drugs and alcohol. I found I did not care for any of the characters with the exception of her wonderful dog Boomer. I kept hoping as I read that I would like at least one of the characters as they were introduced. The ending was as expected and I was disappointed. I love this author but this book I am sorry to say was not a favorite.