Victoriana, gorgeous, young, and scarred by trauma, has decided to die. Adelaine is dead set on living.
On the night of her near-death experience, Adelaine has the shock of her life when she finds herself plopped into an afterlife waiting room. She’s assigned to Earnest, a caseworker who informs her she only has months to live unless she accepts the abandoned, healthy body of supermodel Victoriana. Refusing an offer that others would die for, Adelaine wakes up in the ICU, thrilled to be alive, in her own body, and certain it must have all been a ridiculous dream.
Fragile but determined to recover, Adelaine clings tightly to life and the love of her tiny, tight-knit family, while basking in the joy of being pregnant—a happy shock after years of not being able to conceive. But when a mysterious someone tries to kill her, and Earnest'''obviously not a dream— continues to pop up out the blue, pressing her to sign legal waivers and droning on and on about her upcoming death, Adelaine begins to realize that nothing will ever be the same again, whether she lives or dies.
What readers are saying:
Sabine masterfully weaves a narrative that is both poignant and uplifting, capturing the raw emotions of her protagonist and the transformative power of love.
This story was weird and beautiful and sad and funny and heartwarming and heart-wrenching, all the emotions!
It's the perfect weekend read, providing ample time to immerse yourself in its distinctive narrative and connect deeply with Adelaine's story.
…the happys were glorious and the sads were bearable, and the genuine warmth of the main protagonists drew me in like a cinnamon-y, delicious sweet roll.
Genre: General Fiction
On the night of her near-death experience, Adelaine has the shock of her life when she finds herself plopped into an afterlife waiting room. She’s assigned to Earnest, a caseworker who informs her she only has months to live unless she accepts the abandoned, healthy body of supermodel Victoriana. Refusing an offer that others would die for, Adelaine wakes up in the ICU, thrilled to be alive, in her own body, and certain it must have all been a ridiculous dream.
Fragile but determined to recover, Adelaine clings tightly to life and the love of her tiny, tight-knit family, while basking in the joy of being pregnant—a happy shock after years of not being able to conceive. But when a mysterious someone tries to kill her, and Earnest'''obviously not a dream— continues to pop up out the blue, pressing her to sign legal waivers and droning on and on about her upcoming death, Adelaine begins to realize that nothing will ever be the same again, whether she lives or dies.
What readers are saying:
Sabine masterfully weaves a narrative that is both poignant and uplifting, capturing the raw emotions of her protagonist and the transformative power of love.
This story was weird and beautiful and sad and funny and heartwarming and heart-wrenching, all the emotions!
It's the perfect weekend read, providing ample time to immerse yourself in its distinctive narrative and connect deeply with Adelaine's story.
…the happys were glorious and the sads were bearable, and the genuine warmth of the main protagonists drew me in like a cinnamon-y, delicious sweet roll.
Genre: General Fiction
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