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When We Fall

by Emily Liebert
NAL: Penguin. Sept. 2014. 320p. ISBN 9780451419453. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9781101620489. F
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After the untimely death of her husband, Jack, Allison Parker and their son, ten-year-old Logan, move from Manhattan back to her hometown of Wincourt, in the New York suburbs. Being closer to her family allows Allison to focus more on her art career, the distance making it easier for her to heal from the loss of Jack. Once settled, Allison befriends Logan's classmate Gia's mom, Charlotte, who is married to her late husband's best friend, Charlie. While Charlotte and Allison's friendship blossoms, issues begin to rise to the surface. Charlotte and Charlie's seemingly perfect marriage is anything but. Charlotte's sister Elizabeth comes into the picture as she, too, befriends Allison, adding jealousy to the other problems between the two sisters.
VERDICT Liebert's second novel (after 2013's You Knew Me When) does an excellent job of exploring various forms of loss. What begins as a predictable story becomes much more as Liebert tangles and untangles the ties that bind the women as friends, sisters, wives, and mothers. A beautiful account of what it means to love, lose, and remember.
Reviewed by Erin Holt, Williamson Cty. P.L., Franklin, TN , Sep 01, 2014
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