Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
Libby Miller has always been an unwavering optimist—but when her husband drops a bomb on their marriage the same day a doctor delivers devastating news, she realizes her rose-colored glasses have actually been blinding her.With nothing left to lose, she abandons her life in Chicago for the clear...
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Libby Miller has always been an unwavering optimist—but when her husband drops a bomb on their marriage the same day a doctor delivers devastating news, she realizes her rose-colored glasses have actually been blinding her.With nothing left to lose, she abandons her life in Chicago for the clear waters and bright beaches of the Caribbean for what might be her last hurrah. Despite her new sunny locale, her plans go awry when she finds that she can’t quite outrun the past or bring herself to face an unknowable future. Every day of tropical bliss may be an invitation to disaster, but with her twin brother on her trail and a new relationship on the horizon, Libby is determined to forget about fate. Will she risk it all to live—and love—a little longer?From critically acclaimed author Camille Pagán comes a hilarious and hopeful story about a woman choosing between a “perfect” life and actually living.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781503945623 (1503945626)
ASIN: 1503945626
Publish date: 2015-11-01
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Pages no: 242
Edition language: English
Meet Libby Miller...her life is over. Her doctor has just given her the news that she has a rare and rapidly spreading form of cancer. Before she can tell her husband, he reveals that he is gay. Life as Libby knew it has gone out the window and she's not playing anymore! Forgoing treatment, Libb...
Libby Miller just received the most devastating news from her doctor. It’s cancer and it’s aggressive. While he’s talking of chemo and radiation, her mind is elsewhere. She doesn’t want treatment. She storms out of his office and rushes home where she can pour her heart out to Tom, her husband of ei...
Poor Libby. She thought life was going great. A husband who loves her, a high paying job, and a close knit family. Sure it's not everything she hoped for, no kids and a mom who died of cancer when Libby was only 10, but she has a sunny outlook in life and that will get her through anything. Or so sh...
I really waffled between 3 and 4 stars, and in the end gave it the benefit of the doubt and went with the higher rating.Libby takes a while to warm up to. She's described as being bubbly and looking at the world through rose colored glasses, but I initially found her incredibly selfish. However, it'...