After Annie. By Anna Quindlen. 2024. Random.
In an exquisitely sensitive novel that reveals human frailty and resilience, Quindlen explores the aftermath of the sudden death of a suburban mother for her beloved husband, four children, and best friend.
Colton Gentry’s Third Act. By Jeff Zentner. 2024. Grand Central.
A reeling country star rants about gun control, loses his record deal and his wife, and ends up in his Kentucky hometown, where he encounters his high-school girlfriend, now a restaurateur, in this charming, poignant redemption story.
How to Be Remembered. By Michael Thompson. 2023. Sourcebooks.
Every year on his birthday, a man wakes to a world that forgets that he exists, and this novel, full of poignant hilarity and quiet grief, follows him from childhood to adulthood as he rebuilds…
