Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine,
and specifically spotlights upcoming novels we can't wait
to read. As always, there are some amazing upcoming books,
but this week I'm particularly excited for...
Title:When you Where Here
Author:Daisy Whitney
Release Date:June 2013
Publisher:Little, Brown
Filled with humor, raw
emotion, a strong voice, and a brilliant dog named Sandy Koufax, When
You Were Here explores the two most powerful forces known to man-death
and love. Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life with a deft touch
and resonating authenticity.
Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his graduation-the one day that she was hanging on to see.
Now Danny is left alone, with only his memories, his dog, and his heart-breaking ex-girlfriend for company. He doesn't know how to figure out what to do with her estate, what to say for his Valedictorian speech, let alone how to live or be happy anymore.
When he gets a letter from his mom's property manager in Tokyo, where she had been going for treatment, it shows a side of his mother he never knew. So, with no other sense of direction, Danny travels to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory and make sense of her final months, which seemed filled with more joy than Danny ever knew. There, among the cherry blossoms, temples, and crowds, and with the help of an almost-but-definitely-not Harijuku girl, he begins to see how it may not have been ancient magic or mystical treatment that kept his mother going. Perhaps, the secret of how to live lies in how she died.
Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his graduation-the one day that she was hanging on to see.
Now Danny is left alone, with only his memories, his dog, and his heart-breaking ex-girlfriend for company. He doesn't know how to figure out what to do with her estate, what to say for his Valedictorian speech, let alone how to live or be happy anymore.
When he gets a letter from his mom's property manager in Tokyo, where she had been going for treatment, it shows a side of his mother he never knew. So, with no other sense of direction, Danny travels to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory and make sense of her final months, which seemed filled with more joy than Danny ever knew. There, among the cherry blossoms, temples, and crowds, and with the help of an almost-but-definitely-not Harijuku girl, he begins to see how it may not have been ancient magic or mystical treatment that kept his mother going. Perhaps, the secret of how to live lies in how she died.
So that's what i'm waiting on it will be interesting to read a story set in Tokyo.
Leave a comment below and tell me what you're waiting for.:)
This looks right up my alley and will definitely be adding it to my TBR list. Thanks for sharing!
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This looks soooo sad, but really good! I hope you love it!
ReplyDeleteYeah it looks like a tearjerker but hopefully in a good way.:)
DeleteThis sounds different and powerful! I bet I'd love it!
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