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I Could Live Here Forever
I Could Live Here Forever: A Novel | Hanna Halperin
4 posts | 5 read | 7 to read
By the author of Something Wild, a gripping portrait of a tumultuous, consuming relationship between a young woman and a recovering addict When Leah Kempler meets Charlie Nelson in line at the grocery store, their connection is immediate and intense. Charlie, with his big feelings and grand proclamations of love, captivates her completely. But there are peculiarities of his lifehes older than her but lives with his parents; he meets up with a friend at odd hours of the night; he sleeps a lot and always seems to be coming down with something. He confesses that hes a recovering heroin addict, but he promises Leah that hes never going to use again. Leah's friends and family are concerned. As she finds herself getting deeper into an isolated relationship, one of manipulation and denial, the truth about Charlie feels as blurry as their time together. Even when Charlies behavior becomes increasingly erratic, when he starts to make Leah feel unsafe, she cant help but feel that what exists between them is destined. Charlie is wide open, boyish, and unbearably attractive. The bounds of Leahs own painand loveare so deep that she cant see him spiraling into self-destruction. Hanna Halperin writes with aching vulnerability and intimacy, sharply attuned to Leahs desire for consuming, compulsive connection. I Could Live Here Forever exposes the chasm between perception and truth to tell an intoxicating story of one womans relationship with an addict, the accompanying swirl of compassion and codependence, and her enduring search for love and wholeness.
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SassyPants617
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Came to work early to catch up and I‘m hoping I get so caught up I can read for a bit. Lol 🤓

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Mdion1993
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Mehso-so

Leah Kempler moves to Wisconsin to begin her MFA, and falls in love with a recovering heroine addict.

Codependency ✨ Addiction ✨ Perception

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MicheleinPhilly
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Pickpick

This novel is, to put it mildly, A LOT. It is a love story, yes but it is also a maddening, frustrating, heartbreaking tale of addiction. There were multiple moments where I wanted to throttle both Charlie and Leah but ultimately I wished them well.

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 11mo
squirrelbrain Oooh, stacked! 11mo
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Alfoster
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Pickpick

This is a bittersweet but beautiful book about Leah and Charlie whose love story begins when Leah moves to join a writer‘s cohort. Charlie seems wonderful and she falls head over heels, but there‘s something lurking that doesn‘t feel quite right.
TW for addiction but it‘s a heart-wrenching and sweet novel! #NetGalley

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