For fans of Jojo Moyesâs Me Before You comes a beautifully written, heartwarming novel about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives. The Day We Met asks: Can you love someone you donât remember falling in love with?
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A gorgeous husband, two beautiful children, a job she lovesâClaireâs got it all. And then some. But lately, her mother hovers more than a helicopter, her husband, Greg, seems like a stranger, and her kids are like characters in a movie. Three-year-old Estherâs growing up in the blink of an eye, and twenty-year-old Caitlin, with her jet-black hair and clothes to match, looks like sheâs about to join a punk bandâand seems to be hiding something. Most concerning, however, is the fact that Claire is losing her memory, including that of the day she met Greg.
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A chance meeting with a handsome stranger one rainy day sets Claire wondering whether she and Greg still belong together: She knows she should love him, but she canât always remember why. In search of an answer, Claire fills the pages of a blank book Greg gives her with private memories and keepsakes, jotting down beginnings and endings and everything in between. The book becomes the story of Claireâher passions, her sorrows, her joys, her adventures in a life that refuses to surrender to a fate worse than dying: disappearing.
Praise for The Day We Met
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â[Rowan] Coleman executes another incredibly powerful novel that is beautifully written. The story is so well-crafted, itâs impossible to put the book down. The tale is so poignant and heartbreaking that readers will be completely engrossed with the characters while experiencing a wide array of emotions.ââRT Book Reviews
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â[The Day We Met] is, at heart, a book about mothers, daughters and the strong bonds that exist between women even during heartbreak. Coleman will make you cry with this emotional, beautifully written novel.ââKirkus Reviews
âAs with Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, I couldnât put this book down.ââKatie Fforde
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âRowan Colemanâs heartbreaking, humorous novel about a family in crisis vividly reminded me about the fierce, resilient core in all kinds of love. Readers of Lisa Genovaâs Still Alice and Elin Hilderbrandâs Beautiful Day will especially savor this book.ââNancy Thayer