The Best Days of Our Lives: the big-hearted and uplifting new novel from the bestselling author of Anything Could Happen

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This book was very sad as ultimately it follows a family in the months after losing a daughter/sister, but it was uplifting and inspiring too. This was the catalyst for Alice starting some self-healing but really can we ever truly reach that end point in relation to this especially when all we want is that person back in our lives?

I had a problem with Leni, though, because the picture of her, painted by the characters, was totally different to this what the author showed us in the first chapter. The family dynamic between the characters has the potential to be complicated, but the author completely pulls it off. We are provided with a satisfactory ending with many explanations given and loose ends tied up which I was glad we weren’t provided with an ambiguous ending.On the other hand, the main crux of the story lies on her sister, Alice, trying to uncover the last weeks of Leni’s life, and by keeping us in the dark too, it puts us on the same journey, so I can understand why it’s written like that, but it doesn’t stop me wanting more. The characters were so well written, with each persons individual journey and development always leaving me wanting more. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Leni McKenzie's family - her divorced parents Belinda and Tony, both with new partners, her sister Alice and brother Will - are still reeling from her unexpected death, all turning to different ways of coping - or not coping. Emotional, gentle and, in spite of its serious subject matter, uplifting ― Irish Independent --This text refers to the hardcover edition. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The characters in the book were beautifully written, I loved getting to know their stories and how they all pulled together was heart warming.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.