What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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► UNSOLVED: One specific book > Mystery with some Romance. Father can't understand why mother committed suicide by jumping off a building (library?). Different POVs (deceased mother in afterlife, daughter, husband, new girlfriend). Read in 2017.

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Jennifer Clabaugh | 1 comments I read this book in 2017 - it is about a mother who is believed to have committed suicide by jumping off of a building (I believe it was a library). The family cannot figure out why she would have committed suicide since there were no signs. The story is told in different perspectives in each chapter by the deceased mother (afterlife), daughter, husband and new girlfriend.

I loved this book and just want to remember the name to add to my read list and suggest it for others. I can't remember the name of the book or the author! Ugh!


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Lobstergirl | 44914 comments Mod
It is mandatory to include genre and plot details in your topic header, as per the Group Rules.

Because this group is so huge, we will close threads that don't adhere to this requirement.

Please add more plot details to your topic header from what you've already written.


message 4: by Kris (last edited Dec 10, 2022 07:17AM) (new)

Kris | 54926 comments Mod
Jennifer, is this book for adults and/or teens?

Main characters' jobs?

What is the story's time period and location?

I copied some plot details to the header/ topic title. Feel free to edit it.


message 5: by Kris (last edited Dec 10, 2022 07:22AM) (new)

Kris | 54926 comments Mod
Brenna's suggestion of I Liked My Life by Abby Fabiaschi looks very promising.

Google Books preview:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Kirkus Review:
After her suicide, a mother hovers beyond life, observing her family and trying to help them move on. Maddy had shown no signs of suicidal behavior and didn’t leave a note; her life actually seemed pretty great, and in the passages she narrates from beyond the grave, she agrees (hence the title). She adored her teenage daughter, Eve, and her hardworking husband, Brady. Though they had their share of fights, Maddy and her family lived privileged, protected lives, a steep improvement from the neglectful households in which both Maddy and Brady were raised. The mood is one of frustration: Maddy’s frustration that she left her family in this horrible state of grief and, in their own narrative passages, Brady's and Eve’s frustration with the lack of answers...



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