A wonderful, thoughtful book

Amazon Review
Utterly compelling.........., 22 Aug 2007
By Jules "policechick" (Hertforshire, England) - See all my reviews

I absolutely loved this.

It's such a wonderfully written book that describes what life can be like when an event you expect to happen when you are much further on in your life suddenly hits you like a thunderbolt when you're still a young person.

Doug is a 29 year old widower and this is the story of his life 12 months after losing his wife. Andrew Tropper beautifully describes Doug's emotions - the conflict and guilt he feels not wanting to let of his life with Hailey yet knowing he must build a new future without her. His relationships with his family, friends and step-son are described with a dry wit and humour in almost every encounter.

The comparison of his own situation with his mothers is brilliantly done -Doug has lost his partner completely, his mother mourns the loss of a little piece of her husband every day. Whose situation is worse?

Like the other reviewers I thought this might be a bit high brow and a bit moralistic. But it's neither. It's just a great book about what it really means to love someone and what it feels like when you lose them - all done with a cleverly crafted comic touch