Forever, Interrupted: A Novel

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Romances almost always have happy endings, and we all know from the blurb that this book doesn't end with Ben and Elsie living out their lives together happily. Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again—she weaves a beautiful story and tears my heart out in the process! I just didn't feel anything for these characters and when the main story line of a book revolves around the death of a husband, it should make me feel emotional but I didn't cry once and it's not rare for me to cry in books. But time goes on and time changes you and the times change and the next thing you know, you're smack in the middle of a life you never saw coming. FOREVER, INTERRUPTED tells the story of a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and then must face the sudden death of her adoring husband.

This heartrending debut novel weaves a beautiful and tragic love story with an homage to the redemptive power of female friendship. Susan, her mother-in-law, was also in a tough position meeting her daughter-in-law for the first time in a horrible situation.It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. I always declined, knowing that living with Ana might be the only thing that could teach me to dislike her. She joins the Resistance, volunteering for dangerous duty: shepherding downed Allied airmen across the Pyrenees to Spain. I loved that after they got past a rough patch Elsie and Susan leaned on each other and they ultimately became the mother/daughter support system they each so badly needed.

I fell in love with Ryan and Lauren from their passionate beginning, and I couldn’t stop reading as they followed their unlikely road to redemption.It also delves into the complexities of family dynamics, as the surviving spouse is now meeting (for the first time) the family of the spouse who passed away. Considering that's a project that's hoping to score another easy win, we could see Dakota Johnson become the female equivalent of Will Smith. I won't say this often but boy I was I glad I was single when I read this, because if I had been married, I feel like it would have been even tougher. I also liked Elsie’s love of the library and her work there and how the book highlights the importance libraries can have on a community. It has no bearing on your ability to get along, but somehow, in these overlaps of taste, there was a bond between Ana and me.

When Ben left for college a while ago, he wrote "I love you" with a bar of soap in the guest bathroom at his mom's house, this touched my heart so much. That said, I also appreciated the message in this book that happiness comes in various forms and it’s up to us to take it, however we find it. Knowing he died the love of her life, no matter how much time they spent together, Elsie is a wreck. Taylor Jenkins Reid offers an entirely fresh and new perspective on what can happen after the "happily ever after. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met – and who doesn’t even know Elsie exists.

In 1995, an elderly unnamed widow is moving into an Oregon nursing home on the urging of her controlling son, Julien, a surgeon. So as I moved the couch from wall to wall, ultimately realizing that it really looked best where it was originally, I was still satisfied. I know that this is TJR’s first ever book, so I understand that the writing can’t be up to par with her newer releases, but I swear to god this book felt like it was written by a 13 year old on wattpad trying to be deep (and failing miserably).

I got about 20 minutes into the audiobook and was just sobbing and became really fearful and had to take a few days break. But as time goes by, Susan and Elsie both realize that despite the terrible accident that brought them together, they are now the only family they have left.

Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. Sometimes I worried that my own average body looked oversize compared to hers, that my own plain features only served to highlight how beautiful she was. As soon as the marriage certificate gets here, I’m sending it to the DMV or wherever you have to send it. I know that many of you are going to read that blurb and either think that maybe this book is too sad, too emotional, too much for you. They meet and they have this instant connection, have this amazing wonderful (unrealistic) first date and from there it’s pretty much smooth sailing.