EVERY DAY - Softcover

Richards, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099788217 ISBN 13: 9780099788218

Publisher: Random House UK, 1998

Synopsis

In the rare moments when Leigh Adelman has time to consider her chaotic life, it takes her breath away: there's her 14 year-old son Isaac, fierce and vulnerable; eight-year-old Jane, wise, tart-tongued and practical; baby Daisy, her joyful last child; and reasonable, patient Simon, a devoted husband and father.

Leigh's suburban New York life is 14 years distant from her first love. It had been electric, an adventure that produced the divine gift of Isaac -- and taught her that even all-consuming passion doesn't mean happily ever after. But that intense, hopeful time had slowly receded to a distant corner of her heart...until the summer morning when Fowler popped back into her life.

Cautiously, Leigh walks into a Manhattan hotel bar, unfinished business compelling her to see the brilliant, uncompromising Fowler. And as soon as she hears his voice she understands that she has always loved him. But this rendezvous turns out to be less about first love than it is about a last chance. For it is clear that Fowler is dying.

Honest, moving and utterly authentic, Every Day is about testing the boundaries of love, and living with the often messy consequences. For anyone who has ever daydreamed about the past, or silently wondered what if, this unforgettable novel rings with one essential truth: the toughest choices yield the most unexpected rewards.

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From the Back Cover:

In the rare moments when Leigh Adelman has time to consider her chaotic life, it takes her breath away: it's filled with three wonderful children and Simon, a devoted husband and father. Leigh's suburban New York life is fourteen years distant from her first love, an electric adventure that produced her first child -- and taught her that even all-consuming passion doesn't mean happily ever after. That intense, hopeful time had slowly receded to a remote corner of her heart...until the summer morning when Fowler popped back into her life.

Unfinished business compels Leigh to see the brilliant, uncompromising Fowler. And as soon as she hears his voice she understands that she has always loved him. But this rendezvous turns out to be less about first love than it is about a last chance. For it is clear that Fowler is dying.

Honest, moving and utterly authentic, EVERY DAY is about testing the boundaries of love, and living with the often messy consequences. For anyone who has ever daydreamed about the past, or silently wondered what if, this unforgettable novel rings with one essential truth: the toughest choices yield the most unexpected rewards.

From the Inside Flap:

Leigh Adelman's comfortable, busy suburban life is filled with three beautiful children and her devoted husband, Simon. Leigh rarely has time to think about her difficult past, and her first love, Fowler, with whom she had an electric affair--and conceived her eldest child. But one day, Fowler, the man who abandoned her and her baby, the man she has never stopped loving, is back in her life. Leigh agrees to meet him for lunch, and as soon as she sees him, she knows he is dying. Leigh must make a hard choice--to put Fowler behind her, or to help him with his last days, and introduce him to their child.  Honest, moving, and utterly authentic, this brilliant first novel is about testing the boundaries of love, and living with the often messy consequences. Performed by Mary Beth Hurt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0099788217
• ISBN 13: 9780099788218
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 352