Abby Fabiaschi

“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 and hopeful, this marvelous debut stands next to novels from Catherine McKenzie and Carolyn Parkhurst.” —Booklist (starred) In the tradition of Jodi Picoult and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? comes 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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Jay Baron Nicorvo

William Christie

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»Ein absolut unvergesslicher Roman, der dich zum Lachen und zum Weinen bringt. Und danach willst du gleich die eigenen Lieben umarmen.« Kristin Harmel Maddy ist tot. Vom Dach der Bibliothek gestürzt. Sie landet jedoch nicht im friedvollen Himmel, sondern blickt aus kurzer Höhe auf ihre Familie - ihre pubertierende Tochter Eve und den emotional unaufgeräumten Ehemann Brady - herab. Ohne Maddy sind sie schon in einfachen Dingen der Alltagsorganisation überfordert. Jetzt drohen sie an der Frage nach dem Warum zu zerbrechen. Maddy muss etwas tun. Doch ihre Möglichkeiten der Einflussnahme aus dem Jenseits sind begrenzt - sie ist ja auch neu hier.

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Abby Fabiaschi

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