Hazel Hayes

Kate and Finn break up, and Kate is heartbroken. She and Finn decide to keep the lease on the house until it ends, alternating the weeks they stay there. Kate is a writer and attempts to write her next book, but she just writes her feelings about Finn.
She also tries to come to terms with losing her mother when Kate was a young girl. She has never fully processed this loss and has nightmares from it.
Kate and Finn go back and forth, but Kate must examine the relationship and decide what is show more best for her.
Emotional and heartbreaking. show less

A relationship ends; its story is told in reverse. This was a creative approach to a romance unraveling that I felt was successful in trying to understand what went wrong.

It was well written and poignant, with a realistic examination of family, damaged psyches, and people trying to make their way in the world. At times, near the end (which was the beginning of the relationship!), it did drag a bit, but overall a decent read.

Excellent book but what are authors doing with timelines. This timeline is so messed up it is a bit difficult to follow anything. This book presents the demise of a relationship. The characters are well written, real and interesting. New version of Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley.

If anyone has been in a relationship that unravels -- this book does a wonderful job at depicting this. I really liked the writing style of the author. I also liked how things were discussed but we did not need the details as sometimes it is better to understand the circumstances and allow our imagination to do the work. Good read for a book club selection.