For When I'm Gone

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For When I'm Gone | Rebecca Ley

My eleventh 5⭐️ read for 2020 was a wonderful surprise for me. Heartbreaking and hopeful. 💛

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For When I'm Gone | Rebecca Ley

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“For When I‘m Gone” is an emotional, heartfelt story about human resilience. I really appreciate the personal experience that went into this well written debut – 4 stars.

My full review is up on my blog now 📚

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For When I'm Gone | Rebecca Ley

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I read this book in one sitting...I RARELY do that.

Sylvia is a 38 yo, married with 2 young children and is diagnosed with terminal cancer. This is a story of her how-to manual/autobiography left behind for her husband Paul. It‘s told in alternating chapters of Then/Now and the written manual.

This is a story about real, flawed characters told in beautiful, true-to-life prose by a gifted author. These are messy, far from perfect characters ⬇️

robinb who only begin to see what‘s important and valuable in life as one of them is losing their grip on it. I laughed, cried and highlighted more passages than I have in recent times. It wasn‘t a perfect book...the characters could be annoying, and it was perhaps a little long in the telling. But it touched me and I know will remain with me for quite awhile. 5/5⭐️ 4y

robinb Trigger warnings: Other than terminal illness, there is also a stillbirth here and issues with an eating disorder. 4y

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For When I'm Gone | Rebecca Ley

So poignant...so real.

*Subject to change upon publication.*

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For When I'm Gone | Rebecca Ley

And here we go...only to page 5 and already the Kleenex is coming out. 😔

*Subject to change upon publication.*

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For When I'm Gone | Rebecca Ley

Up next (and not quite sure I‘m ready for it with today‘s world) a book that releases in the UK on 9/3 and promises to be a tearjerker. 😔

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#Orion

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