Absolute Love by Erin Everleigh
Genre: Contemporary Romance
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22368147-absolute-love
Synopsis
Excerpt
My mind has become consumed with anger, bitterness and resentment. With my mother gone, pieces of my past have been lost forever. I had desperately tried to respect my mother’s wishes and not ask about my father. But deep inside, not knowing the truth left me feeling empty and incomplete – as if a part of me were locked away, just beyond my grasp. I'd always assumed that my mother would eventually tell me the truth – when she was ready. But now that she is gone, I don’t know how to cope with the fact that I will never truly understand who I am.
Justin doesn’t understand. I don’t think he ever really understood why it was so important for me to get answers. I should have known better than to try to talk to him about what I was feeling. I wish I could rid myself of these terrible thoughts and haunting dreams. But I can’t and I'm spiraling out of control. I feel myself slipping away from reality and from those around me. I'm keeping everyone at a distance. I'm terrified to let anyone see the person I’ve become. But in doing so, I'm alienating every person who was ever close to me and feel more alone than ever.
About the Author
Canadian born and raised, Erin Everleigh, is the mom of three girls, who always keep her on her toes - twins age 7 and an older sister who is 9. She has a self-confessed addiction to reading that her family will certainly corroborate, and you will rarely find her without her kindle at arm’s length constantly feeding this obsession. She is the author of newly released novel, Absolute Love. A story that composed itself in her head, which she could no longer ignore. After months of writing out chapters on her iPhone, she finally opened up her laptop and decided to take the plunge.
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Giveaway
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What a fantastic debut novel for Erin Everleigh. She hits it out of the park.
I was really deeply
moved by this love story. Absolute Love
is a very touching old fashion love story.
(By old fashion love story I mean that in a good way.) The story takes us on a journey and shows all
the ups and downs of life and relationships and how something considered
perfect can hit a bump. The bump is a
crossroad where the two people involved need to make decisions to hold on or
let go. This is a journey of love and
forgiveness.
Anyone who knows how devastating the loss of a parent can be
will feel Phoebe’s pain in this story. However, even if you haven’t suffered with the
death of a parent the emotions are so vivid and beautifully written that you
will know what that pain is like Phoebe only had one parent her whole
life. Her mom was her only family before
she found and married Justin.
Susan Davis, Phoebe’s mom dies unexpectedly. She also dies with secrets. Phoebe lives with regret. She wants to know her biological father but
she regrets begging her mother for answers that her mother doesn’t want to
share. All these conflicting emotions
has Phoebe question how she can pull herself out of the funk she is in. “I’m
overcome with sadness, guilt and anger and feel trapped in a fog from which I
fear I may never escape.” Phoebe is
also afraid that her pain is turning her into a woman that Justin can no longer
love.
Justin loves his wife completely but he doesn’t always
support her need to know her father. He
wants Phoebe to live in the present and not focus on the past. Justin tries to help his wife but he is at a
loss too. He can’t put himself in her shoes and understand her need to know
someone who was never a part of her life. “It
was difficult for me to admit that I was not able to help her. But I was willing to do whatever she needed
to get her back to the woman that I used to fall more in love with each day.”
The more Phoebe
grieves and regrets the more she pulls away from her husband. Absolute Love explores their relationship and
how a family can either become stronger or fall apart when it is least
expected.
For a little twist Lucas, Phoebe’s old lover, unbeknownst to
him moves buys the house next to Phoebe.
He wants forgiveness for his past sins.
Erin uses alternating chapters to get inside both Phoebe’s
and Justin’s head. We see how
individually two characters exam where they are and where they want to be and
the struggles for each to move on. It is
so touching to see how much love they both have for each other. My stomach jumps as their fears that they won’t
get back what is lost are expressed.
I love all of the characters in the book. The support characters are instrumental in
moving the story forward. They are all well
developed. Their feelings are real and in
no way exaggerated. There are so many
times my heart breaks and occasionally cry with both Phoebe and Justin. They know what they want but there is so much
life that seems to get in the way of their happiness. How much can one couple take?
If you are currently grieving or know someone who is
grieving this book shines a light on the inner turmoil of not only the immediate
family but friends and others around them.
If you are fortunate enough to not know loss in your life this is a good story is so well written. In other words, this is a great read for
everyone.
ARC received for an honest review.
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