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Before I go : a novel / Colleen Oakley.
On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant "Cancerversary" with her husband Jack to celebrate three years of being cancer-free, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it's an aggressive stage four diagnosis. She may have as few as four months left to live. She's terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but otherwise charmingly helpless husband when she's no longer there to take care of him. It's this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles on the solution: she has to find him another wife.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476761664 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 312 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2015.
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| Subject: | Breast > Cancer > Patients > Fiction. Husband and wife > Fiction. Motivation (Psychology) > Fiction. Goal (Psychology) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. Love stories. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC OAK (Text) | 35130000031520 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Confronting the final months of her life when her breast cancer aggressively returns, twenty-seven-year-old Daisy endeavors to find her beloved husband another wife, an effort that forces her to make difficult choices. - Baker & Taylor
Confronting the final months of her life when her breast cancer aggressively returns, 27-year-old Daisy endeavors to find her beloved husband another wife, an effort that forces her to make difficult choices. A first novel. Reading-group guide available online. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"A heartfelt novel in the bestselling tradition of P.S. I Love You about a young woman in Georgia with stage four breast cancer who undertakes a mission to find a "replacement wife" for her husband before she passes away" -- - Simon and Schuster
A People and US Weekly Pick
âAn impressive featâ¦an immensely entertaining, moving and believable readâ (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), this debut novel in the bestselling tradition of P.S. I Love You revolves around a young woman with breast cancer who undertakes a mission to find a new wife for her husband before she passes away.
Twenty-seven-year-old Daisy already beat breast cancer four years ago. How can this be happening to her again?
On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant âCancerversaryâ with her husband Jack to celebrate four years of being cancer-free, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time itâs an aggressive stage four diagnosis. She may have as few as four months left to live. Death is a frightening prospectâbut not because sheâs afraid for herself. Sheâs terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but otherwise charmingly helpless husband when sheâs no longer there to take care of him. Itâs this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles on the solution: she has to find him another wife.
With a singular determination, Daisy scouts local parks and coffee shops and online dating sites looking for Jackâs perfect match. But the further she gets on her quest, the more she questions the sanity of her plan. As the thought of her husband with another woman becomes all too real, Daisyâs forced to decide whatâs more important in the short amount of time she has left: her husbandâs happinessâor her own?
