July 2016, HarperCollins, 12 hours & 14 minutes, Audiobook, Review copy from Audible
Summary from Audible UK
Annie Rush seems to have it all - a handsome husband and their fabulous
life in Manhattan. But all of that is snatched away when she is involved
in a life-changing accident. Awakening from a coma a year later, Annie
finds that the life she knew has crumbled away. In the throes of grief,
Annie grasps her new reality - she has to start over from scratch, which
means heading home. Annie couldn't wait to escape the small town where
she grew up, but now she finds herself warming to the close-knit
community and its homespun values. There's also a face from the distant
past - Donovan Lynch - and all the reasons she's never quite forgotten
him come flooding back. Annie expects to pull herself together and
return to the city, but fate has other plans...
Nayu's thoughts
I felt sorry for Annie prior to the accident causing a year
long coma, and very sorry after. It was so tough on her to not
remember things, to have to relearn how to move her body, to get used
to the initial high fatigue which is hard because she was previously a very
active person. Her evil ex becomes even evil-er (no such
word but who cares), which made me feel even sorrier for Annie. Annie
isn't one to mope (much), she works as hard as she can to find her
feet following her coma. Thankfully she does have the support of her
family, which in itself is a bit of a surprise because there were
some issues with her father prior to the coma, so she's got something
extra to deal with on top of everything else.
I did cry a few times
because there are moments when life overwhelms Annie. She rekindles
friendship with someone from the past who could play a big part in
her future. She learns the truth behind her previous job in the food
cooking show business, which is cruel, and reignites her passion for
food (once she's allowed in the kitchen), which is an outlet for any
frustrations and her family get to try all the yummy food she
creates.
Occasionally I found the plot dragged, but this is only
occasional, and I must stress I listened to this while I was tired
(which is all the time) so it's probably a case of me being impatient
due to being tired. Definitely going to relisten to it in the
future!
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