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Forever, Interrupted
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo--"Reid is seriously a genius when it comes to stories about life and love" (Redbook). "A stunning first novel" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
"Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in a lifetime."
Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year's Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn't expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they've eloped.
Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met--and who doesn't even know Elsie exists.
Interweaving Elsie and Ben's charmed romance with Elsie and Susan's healing process, Forever, Interrupted will remind you that there's more than one way to find a happy ending.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781476712826
EAN:
9781476712826
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
352
Authors:
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publisher:
Atria Books
Published Date: 2013-09-07
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I went in hoping for a book that would wreck me emotionally, but instead it just left me feeling quietly melancholy. The premise had potential for deep heartbreak, but it didn’t fully deliver the emotional punch I expected.
Love the book. Great read
Another great read by a very talented author, one that explores a not-so-well-known type of grief. Hidden grief. Or grief that is considered “less than” by society. The FMC loses her brand new husband whom she’s known only a few months. Her grief is real and deep but discounted by others because he wasn’t in her life very long. We get to see how difficult it is to grieve when society believes you have no right to be grieving.
This was not a bad book at all, I guess I just expected more. It kept me entertained and I wanted to continue to read it… I was hoping for more from the ending.
I enjoyed this book. Its theme is pretty heavy. Elsie, the FMC is working through how to handle the death of her soul mate. The book goes back and forth with Elsie trying to cope with her loss and how her and Ben meet and progress with their relationship.