Nice imagery, but a story is based on its characters, and I found Joseph and Evelyn so selfishly provoking I had to stop reading The Days I Loved You Most (#1,328) before I threw the book across the room. It's Amy Neff's debut novel, and there is a big name on her cover blurb. I wish her well, but I couldn't finish it.
Basically Evelyn has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Rather than slide into the devastating end phases she decides to kill herself before she gets to that point in exactly one year. Joseph, being over-the-top devoted, will also kill himself then, rather than live without her. The novel opens with the couple breaking the news of their plans to their three adult children. Angst ensues.
Touching? Not to me. Feel free to try it for yourself.
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