Before I Go
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3.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
'And suddenly what's clearer to me than the glowing orb on that PET scan is that this is now the number one thing on my to-do list. Jack needs a wife. And I am going to find him one.'
Daisy is 27-years-old and has only months to live. And, each day, she's finding her way through her lists of what needs to be done.
Her major worry is what her wonderful, charming husband, Jack, will do without her. It's this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles upon the obvious solution. She knows that he won't take care of himself so Daisy has to do it for him: she has to find him another wife.
As she searches with singular determination for the right woman, she begins to realise that her plan to ensure Jack's happiness is much more complicated than she expected.
Life-affirming, authentic, funny and heartbreakingly beautiful, Before I Go is all about love.
'.the emotion always rings true.' Kirkus Review
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We laughed and cried our way through Before I Go, debut novelist Colleen Oakley’s tragicomic love story that beats with a warm heart and gentle humour. Daisy, a type-A psychology graduate student, is married to the scattered love of her life, Jack. As the couple come to terms with the fact that the disease they thought they’d beaten has returned, we tag along for an emotional journey that will attract fans of Jojo Moyes (Me Before You) and Cecelia Ahern (PS, I Love You).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Oakley's touching debut novel follows Daisy Richmond, who beats breast cancer at age 23, marries her college sweetheart, Jack, applies to grad school, and generally moves on with her life until shortly before her four year "cancerversary" when she learns that the cancer's back. This time it's untreatable her doctor estimates she has no more than six months to live. While Daisy once found it fun to imagine all the trips she'd take if she knew her time was up, she's now more worried about what will happen to Jack after she's gone who will put his dirty socks in the hamper, arrange repairs on their fixer-upper, and make sure he eats something other than cereal. With help from her best friend, Kayleigh, Daisy begins searching for a new wife for Jack. But after scoping out dog parks, coffee bars, and dating sites, Daisy is woefully unprepared for how she feels once she actually finds a seemingly perfect woman for him and the two appear to hit it off. The story moves forward in the expected direction even the twist at the end is not a shocker but Oakley expertly tugs at the heartstrings with well-rounded characters and a liberal dose of gallows humor.
