Colleen Oakley

Before I Go Colleen Oakley

Marc Notes: ; 8; On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant 'Cancerversary' with her husband Jack to celebrate three years of good health, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it's unstoppable. Death is a frightening prospect - but not because she is afraid for herself. She's terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but charmingly useless husband when she is 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. With a singular determination, Daisy searches for Jack's perfect match. But as the thought of her husband with another woman becomes all too real, Daisy is forced to decide what's more important in the short amount of time she has left: her husband's happiness - or her own?. Publisher Marketing: On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant 'Cancerversary' with her husband Jack to celebrate three years of good health, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it's unstoppable. Death is a frightening prospect - but not because she is afraid for herself. She's terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but charmingly useless husband when she is 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. With a singular determination, Daisy searches for Jack's perfect match. But as the thought of her husband with another woman becomes all too real, Daisy is forced to decide what's more important in the short amount of time she has left: her husband's happiness - or her own? Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/08/2014 (EAN 9781476761664, Hardcover) Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 75 (EAN 9781476761664, Hardcover) Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 29 (EAN 9781476761664, Hardcover) Romantic Times 01/01/2015 pg. 37 (EAN 9781476761664, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2014 (EAN 9781476761664, Hardcover) People Weekly 01/05/2014 pg. 40 (EAN 9781476761664, Hardcover) Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 29 (EAN 9781442374867, Downloadable Audio) Contributor Bio:  Oakley, Colleen Colleen Oakley is an Atlanta-based writer. Her articles, essays, and interviews have been featured in "The New York Times", "Ladies' Home Journal", "Marie Claire", "Women's Health", "Redbook", "Parade", " "and" Martha Stewart Weddings". Before she was a freelance writer, Colleen was editor-in-chief of "Women's Health & Fitness" and senior editor at "Marie Claire". "Before I Go "is her debut novel.