Review by Marlene Engel
In this emotionally charged book, it
chronicles two couples going through life altering events. Each one has five days left until their
worlds will be rocked forever.
Scott and his wife, Laurie, have been
fostering eight year old Curtis while his mom fulfills her jail sentence. Although they are expecting a child of their
own soon, the pain of having to say goodbye to Curtis in a few short days is
proving to be harder than Scott originally thought. Knowing that Curtis will be reunited with his
mom soon has Scott feeling mixed emotions and has causes a bit of tension between
himself and his wife. As she can’t fully
understand how Scott can make a child, who is not of his blood, such a high
priority.
Mara is a mother, wife and successful
attorney. Recently she has been showing
signs of memory loss and her family and friends are getting concerned. Reluctant to admit that she may have a
medical condition, she agrees to see a specialist just to prove to her husband
that he’s wrong in his concerns. But
when she receives a life-altering diagnosis, she’s not sure if she can, or
wants to, live out the remainder of her life the way that others with the same
condition has. She has decided that, in
five days, she’s going to take care of that.
Five Days Left
is a heart-wrenching story about love, loss, family and finding the strength to
let go when all you really want to do is hold on tight.
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About the Author:
Julie Lawson Timmer grew up in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. She lives in
Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband, their four teenage children and two
rescued dogs. By turns, she is a writer, lawyer, mom/stepmom, fledgling
practicer of Pilates, and dreadful cook. FIVE DAYS LEFT (Putnam 2014) is her
first novel. Her second book, UNTETHERED, will be published by Putnam in 2016.
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