How to Walk Away: A Novel (original 2018; edition 2019)

This was a very quick and easy read which I finished in less than a week! ( )

Margaret Jacobsen's happy-ever-after literally went up in flames on what should have been the happiest day of her life. How she copes with the challenges that follow make up the core of the book.

As a romance, it's middling. But as the story of a relatively young person facing the prospect of life as a paraplegic, it's extremely well done. Margaret is not a pollyanna, and she goes through most of the classic stages of grief with a realism not often found in fiction.

She's also coping with a family that faces some major challenges unrelated to her injury. The character of the sister, while critical to the plot, is sometimes a bit unrealistic.

Defiitely a worthwhile read. ( )

A plane crash shatters Margaret’s world. Her sister Kitty and a Scottish physical therapist named Ian try to help her put it back together. A bit cheesy, but an easy read. If felt like an upbeat version of Me Before You.

“That’s what art is I suppose, transforming things from what they were into what they could be.” ( )

Margaret, despite her extreme hesitation and fear of flying, allows him to fly them to a romantic spot where he proposes. Tragedy strikes and Margaret’s life is irrevocably changed. What follows is a wonderful story of a woman facing a major life change with strength and determination, love and an improved relationship with her sister. I’ve read all of Katherine's book and what I love is that her characters are facing contemporary issues and do so with a great deal of humor ( )

I felt so many emotions with this book, I can't tell you. I loved it from the moment I read the first couple of pages and just felt happy, sad, humored. This is a good read. The end. ( )