In Every Life: A Novel
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Frey, Rea

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Harper Muse , 2024.

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"A perfect tale of 'what if.' Frey broke my heart into a million pieces then tenderly put it back together with her deeply moving message that sometimes the truest way we can love someone is by letting them go." -- Kate Robb, author of This Spells Love

"Devastating, thought-provoking, and hopeful, Rea Frey plays deftly in the tantalizing world of 'what if . . . ' IN EVERY LIFE is a gem!" -- Emma Grey, author of The Last Love Note

What happens when a husband's dying wish is for his wife to find a new love . . . before he's even gone?

Harper is living a life she never expected. After a failed attempt at making it as an artist in New York while falling for and losing her first love, her dreams crumbled in the span of a week. A decade later, Harper is happily living a simpler life as an art teacher in Chattanooga with her beloved new husband, Ben.

When Ben is diagnosed with late-stage cancer, their whole world shifts. Despite the bad news, Ben comes up with one final wish for his wife: he wants Harper to find a new partner before he dies. When the New York Times sends a journalist to do a feature story about Ben's life, Harper comes face to face with Liam Hale, the man she fell madly in love with all those years ago and never saw again.

Suddenly, Harper is faced with all of those old what-ifs:

What if Harper had ended up with Liam instead of Ben?

What if she'd pursued life as an artist instead of teaching?

What if it had all turned out differently?

After making a wish, Harper wakes up to find herself in a parallel universe . . . where her what-ifs become a reality.

Is the grass really greener, or is she standing right where she should be--no matter the cost?

Contemporary women's fiction
Stand-alone novel
Book length: 93,000 words
Includes discussion questions for book clubs

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Street Date

08/06/2024

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English

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9781400243143

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Fantasy
Fiction
Literature
Romance

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Frey's (The Other Year) latest explores dual realities. Harper's husband has cancer, and he wants her to find a new partner before he dies. She doesn't agree but then encounters the man who got away and finds herself in a parallel universe where all her what-ifs are reality. Prepub Alert. Copyright 2024 Library Journal

LJ Express Reviews

On their honeymoon, Harper's sweet husband, Ben, announces that he has a stomach ache and collapses in short order. A year later, Ben is now dying of pancreatic cancer and tells Harper that he wants to help her find a second husband before he passes. In fact, he's even managed to set up an interview with a reporter about the search for "Harper's new love." Harper reacts, understandably, with shock and hurt at Ben's plan for her. But then the reporter shows up, and it's Liam, a man Harper once had a fling with. Not only did she give up on Liam all those years ago, but she also gave up on her dream of being an artist in New York. Mired in grief over Ben, confused over the feelings she still has for Liam, and wondering if she gave up her art too easily, she casts a magic spell on the night of a full moon and wakes up in a parallel universe where her what-ifs become reality. VERDICT Frey's (The Other Year) engaging novel will remind readers of the movie Sliding Doors, with no wrong choices, only choices that need to be made.—Jennie Mills

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Frey, R. (2024). In Every Life: A Novel . Harper Muse.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frey, Rea. 2024. In Every Life: A Novel. Harper Muse.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frey, Rea. In Every Life: A Novel Harper Muse, 2024.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Frey, R. (2024). In every life: a novel. Harper Muse.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Frey, Rea. In Every Life: A Novel Harper Muse, 2024.

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