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The Last Goodbye
by Fiona Lucas
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The last goodbye that I don't want to say.....until next time.
I should start by saying, I'm not really a chick lit, rom com kind of girl, but I am glad I listened to the hype around this book. Even though I do not have any grief to compare to Anna, it still has a valuable message of forgiveness and moving on, even when you are terrified.
Anna is consumed by the grief of her husband's tragic and untimely death. At nearly 3 years, she is not ready to move on from the love of her life, Spencer. Her friends and family, although with love and support, are pushing Anna towards a new life, one where Spencer isn't and salsa dancing is! After a New Year's Eve party gone wrong, Anna is once again alone in her safe cocoon of her bed, desperate for the touch and reminder of Spencer and the undying love they shared.
Anna knows how she can time travel to a world where Spencer is still here. She calls his answerphone, just as she has many times before, just to hear him and maybe tell him that she loves him....but what do you do when the ghost answers you call?
The last goodbye is a year's long journey of Anna's passage through grief. Including acceptance, fear and the realise that new doesn't have to replace old. With the help from her best friend Gabby as well as a new friend, Brody, Anna realises that there are some people in this world that understand grief as she does. And that maybe those people need her as much as she needs them.
This story compassionately covers important and sensitive subjects such as grief, mental health, survives guilt and mother in laws 🙂 This story gives a fresh take on the acceptance of the state of grief, reminiscent of P.S I love you. Initially, during the read, I was hoping for a different ending to what we got. I felt, mid story, that it wasn't needed but as I read that last chapter, how could I ever doubt that we didn't need that ending...it was perfection.
I loved this story! As I started, I am not a typical rom com reader but reading this felt like a cold evening with a hot cup of tea and a blanket. It felt safe, despite the sadness of the story. It helps to remind, no one is alone.
Thank you Fiona for a lovely, tender piece of work.
I should start by saying, I'm not really a chick lit, rom com kind of girl, but I am glad I listened to the hype around this book. Even though I do not have any grief to compare to Anna, it still has a valuable message of forgiveness and moving on, even when you are terrified.
Anna is consumed by the grief of her husband's tragic and untimely death. At nearly 3 years, she is not ready to move on from the love of her life, Spencer. Her friends and family, although with love and support, are pushing Anna towards a new life, one where Spencer isn't and salsa dancing is! After a New Year's Eve party gone wrong, Anna is once again alone in her safe cocoon of her bed, desperate for the touch and reminder of Spencer and the undying love they shared.
Anna knows how she can time travel to a world where Spencer is still here. She calls his answerphone, just as she has many times before, just to hear him and maybe tell him that she loves him....but what do you do when the ghost answers you call?
The last goodbye is a year's long journey of Anna's passage through grief. Including acceptance, fear and the realise that new doesn't have to replace old. With the help from her best friend Gabby as well as a new friend, Brody, Anna realises that there are some people in this world that understand grief as she does. And that maybe those people need her as much as she needs them.
This story compassionately covers important and sensitive subjects such as grief, mental health, survives guilt and mother in laws 🙂 This story gives a fresh take on the acceptance of the state of grief, reminiscent of P.S I love you. Initially, during the read, I was hoping for a different ending to what we got. I felt, mid story, that it wasn't needed but as I read that last chapter, how could I ever doubt that we didn't need that ending...it was perfection.
I loved this story! As I started, I am not a typical rom com reader but reading this felt like a cold evening with a hot cup of tea and a blanket. It felt safe, despite the sadness of the story. It helps to remind, no one is alone.
Thank you Fiona for a lovely, tender piece of work.