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After You Author: Ellie Lerner's best friend, Lucy, was murdered in front of her young daughter. And, as best friends do, Ellie dropped everything—her marriage, her job, her life in the Boston suburbs—to travel to London and pick up the pieces of Lucy's life. While Lucy's husband, Greg, copes with his grief by retreating into himself, eight-year-old Sop... more »
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book. After You by Julie Buxbaum is really the story of Lucy, Ellie and Sophie. Lucy and Ellie were life-long best friends, but Lucy is murdered by a mugger while walking her daughter to school one day and her best friend Ellie drops everything, leaves Boston, and goes to London to take care of he goddaughter Sophie following Lucy's death.
Lucy's husband, Greg, Sophie and Ellie all live under the same roof while dealing with their grief over the loss of Lucy in their own ways. Sophie stops talking for a while and Ellie just knows she cannot leave Sophie to go home. They start reading The Secret Garden together at night and it seems to help both of them.
Ellie then discovers things about Lucy that she never knew and her marriage starts falling apart when she refuses to go home to her husband.
I don't want to give away too much but this book covers a lot of issues from losing a mother, child, wife, husband to discovering secrets you never knew your best friend had. I fell in love with the characters and appreciated that the author didn't just wrap everything up in a nice little bow or take the predicted path with the story.
I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars! Highly recommended!
Lucy's husband, Greg, Sophie and Ellie all live under the same roof while dealing with their grief over the loss of Lucy in their own ways. Sophie stops talking for a while and Ellie just knows she cannot leave Sophie to go home. They start reading The Secret Garden together at night and it seems to help both of them.
Ellie then discovers things about Lucy that she never knew and her marriage starts falling apart when she refuses to go home to her husband.
I don't want to give away too much but this book covers a lot of issues from losing a mother, child, wife, husband to discovering secrets you never knew your best friend had. I fell in love with the characters and appreciated that the author didn't just wrap everything up in a nice little bow or take the predicted path with the story.
I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars! Highly recommended!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I LOVED this book. It was a quick enjoyable read. I also loved the author's stye and voice. Can't wait to read more of her work.
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