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by Rowan Coleman
A gorgeous husband, two beautiful children, a job she loves - Claire's got it all. And then some. But lately, her mother hovers more than a helicopter, her husband Greg seems like a stranger, and her kids are like characters in a movie. Three-year-old Esther's growing up in the blink of an eye, and twenty-year-old Caitlin, with her jet-black hair and clothes to match, looks like she's about to join a punk band - and seems to be hiding something. Most concerning, however, is the fact that Claire is losing her memory, including that of the day she met Greg.
When Claire meets a handsome stranger on a rainy day, she starts to wonder if Greg still belongs in her life. She knows she should love him, but she can't always remember why. When Greg gives her a blank book, Claire fills its pages with private memories and keepsakes, jotting down beginnings and endings and everything in between. The book becomes the story of Claire - her passions, her sorrows, her joys, her adventures in a life that refuses to surrender to a fate worse than dying: disappearing.
"Coleman will make you cry with this emotional, beautifully written novel. " - Kirkus
"As with Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, I couldn't put this book down." - Katie Fforde
"Rowan Coleman's heartbreaking, humorous novel about a family in crisis vividly reminded me about the fierce, resilient core in all kinds of love. Readers of Lisa Genova's Still Alice and Elin Hilderbrand's Beautiful Day will especially savor this book." - Nancy Thayer
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Rowan Coleman is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels, including The Accidental Mother and its sequel, The Accidental Family, as well as Another Mother's Life, named an Indie Next notable book, and Mommy by Mistake. She lives with her husband and children in England
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