Never say goodbye
Subtitle: a novel
By: Susan Lewis
Series: A Ballantine Books trade paperback original
Publisher: Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9780345549495; 9780345549501
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Wives; Fiction; Mothers; Families; Twin sisters; Maiden aunts; Bereavement; Female friendship; FICTION / Contemporary Women; FICTION / Sagas; FICTION / Psychological
Description: "For readers of Jodi Picoult, Heather Gudenkauf, and Elizabeth Flock comes a deeply moving novel of  finding friendship and love in the most unexpected of places.  Josie Clark, a loving wife and mother, struggles to make ends meet by cleaning homes and working at a diner while her husband drives a taxi. Josie's joy is her two children, just entering adulthood. But with her son recently imprisoned for a crime she is certain he didn't commit, and her daughter marrying too young, Josie now worries about the future--and wonders if she'll ever be able to ensure their safety and happiness.  Across town, in a gorgeous house by the sea, successful property developer Bel Monkton lives in comparative luxury. But she has struggles of her own. Since the death of her twin sister more than a year ago, Bel has been unable to rebuild her shattered world, and the troubled past she thought was behind her haunts her ever more.  Faced with uncertainty and heartbreak, Josie and Bel find each other and a surprising friendship that will change their lives.  Praise for Susan Lewis     "A master storyteller."--Diana Chamberlain     Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more"--

"Josie, a housecleaner and part-time waitress who struggles to make ends meet, is worried sick about her husband, who can't seem to get enough taxi fares to pay the bills, her son, in prison for a crime she's sure he didn't commit, and her daughter, who is getting married (too young, Josie thinks) to her college sweetheart. All she wants is to protect her family from her devastating news; they can't handle one more thing going wrong. Money is no object to Bel, who received a tidy inheritance from her mother and renovates houses in her spare time. But Bel has just lost the person who matters most - her twin sister Tanya - to breast cancer, and she's incredibly lonely. Her only comfort is Tanya's two small children, who see Bel as a surrogate mother. But Tanya's widower has gotten married again, frighteningly fast, and is threatening to take the children half-way around the world for his new job. An unlikely friendship blossoms between Josie and Bel who band together to help each other through difficult times and get to the heart of what matters most"--
Notes: Includes questions and topics for discussion.