Description:
Margaret Jacobsen has a bright future ahead of her: a fiancé she adores, her dream job, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in one tumultuous moment.
In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again, Margaret must figure out how to move forward on her own terms while facing long-held family secrets, devastating heartbreak, and the idea that love might find her in the last place she would ever expect. (publisher)
My take: I’ve enjoyed all of Katherine Center’s novels and her newest, How To Walk Away, was no exception. The story is about a young woman dealing with life after a plane crash in which the pilot, her fiancé, walked away without a scratch and she was left unable to walk. It’s about learning to deal with a new normal, learning to look for hope and joy in places you wouldn’t have expected to find them. I loved all of the characters and how Center brought them through their challenges. Recommended to fans of novels about families who aren’t as perfect as they might seem to the rest of the world. I love those novels.
Advance praise for HOW TO WALK AWAY:
“A heartbreak of a novel that celebrates resilience and strength.” —Jill Santopolo, bestselling author of The Light We Lost
“If you just read one book this year, read How to Walk Away.” —Nina George, New York Times bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop
“Warm, witty, and wonderfully observed.” —Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of First Comes Love
“Sympathetic and refreshing!” —Elinor Lipman, bestselling author of The Family Man
“I can’t think of a blurb good enough for this novel…poignant, funny, heartbreaking.” —Jenny Lawson, bestselling author of Furiously Happy
Pub. date: May 15, 2018
Don’t know this author. Sounds like you like her quite a bit.
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I really do!
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Happy to hear you liked it. I have read other reviews that loved it too. I have put a reserve on it at the library. I haven’t read Katherine Center so I should look up her previous books by the sound of it.
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The Lost Husband (published a few years ago) is one I really liked as well.
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I, too, like her work so I’m not surprised to see you enjoyed this so much.
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So good and now I’ll have to wait for her next one…
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I’ve never read this author but now I’d like to. This one sounds heartbreaking but inspiring.
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And some humorous moments as well.
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I don’t think I have read anything by this author yet…but I really want to read this one.
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Ok, I took a sneaky look at GR and one of my favorite Katherine Center books – The Lost Husband. Guess what. You read (2013) and loved it too! I love her writing style.
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I’ve read several books by the author, so I’m happy to have this one on my review ARCs list.
My first book by the author was in 2009 (The Bright Side of Disaster)! And I have been grabbing her books ever since.
Great review! I can’t wait to read this one.
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Thanks, Laurel. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Aye that is tough. The blame, envy and moving on
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I’ve never heard of this author. Thanks for telling me about her.
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I love these kinds of stories too and this sounds like a good read though a bit heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing!
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This is a new author to me, but this books sounds like a great read. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I still haven’t read this author even though everyone seems to love her. This story looks good ,but a little heartbreaking.
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