Congrats Jessica
on the release today of
A Million Reasons Why!
on the release today of
A Million Reasons Why!
A Million Reasons Why by Jessica Strawser
Women's Psychological Fiction, 352 pages
Published March 23, 2021 by St. Martin’s Press
When two strangers are linked by a mail-in DNA test, it’s an answered prayer―that is, for one half-sister. For the other, it will dismantle everything she knows to be true.
But as they step into the unfamiliar realm of sisterhood, the roles will reverse in ways no one could have foreseen.
Caroline lives a full, happy life―thriving career, three feisty children, enviable marriage, and a close-knit extended family. She couldn’t have scripted it better. Except for one thing:
She’s about to discover her fundamental beliefs about them all are wrong.
Sela lives a life in shades of gray, suffering from irreversible kidney failure. Her marriage crumbled in the wake of her illness. Her beloved mother and lifelong best friend passed away. She refuses to be defined by her grief, but still, she worries about what will happen to her two-year-old son if she doesn’t find a donor match in time.
She’s the only one who knows Caroline is her half-sister. That Caroline may be her best hope for a future. But Sela’s world isn’t as clear-cut as it appears―and one misstep could destroy it all.
After all, would you risk everything to save the life of the person who turned yours upside down?
From the moment Caroline meets Sela, both must reexamine what it really means to be family, the depths of a mother’s love, and the limits and the power of forgiveness.
My thoughts about A Million Reasons Why ~~
So....to be honest, when I started this book and realized the premise—DNA test and newly discovered siblings, with one of them being sick and needing a donor organ—I was pretty sure I knew where this storyline was headed. Been there, read that before. Could this author really take the story down a different path than the one I was expecting?
Well, let me tell you, she most certainly did! There were so many unexpected aspects and details of these peoples' lives that I found this to be a very unique story. I was totally drawn into the drama and thoroughly enjoyed everything about it.
I can highly recommend A Million Reasons Why and am excited that this story is now out in the world. Pick it up, you will not regret it!
I received a copy of A Million Reasons Why from the author via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
About the author
Jessica Strawser is the author of the book club favorites Almost Missed You (a B&N Best New Fiction pick), Not That I Could Tell (a bestselling Book of the Month selection), Forget You Know Me (now new in paperback), and A Million Reasons Why, forthcoming in March 2021 (all from St. Martin's Press). She is Editor-at-Large for Writer’s Digest and a contributing editor for Career Authors, and her work has appeared in The New York Times' Modern Love, Publishers Weekly, and other fine venues. She lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she recently completed a term as the 2019 Writer-in-Residence for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
A popular speaker at writing conference and book festivals nationwide, she is a proud member of the Tall Poppy Writers and Women's Fiction Writers Association. Connect with her on Twitter @jessicastrawser and Facebook and Instagram @jessicastrawserauthor. Visit jessicastrawser.com to learn more, read some of her work and sign up for her email list to receive occasional updates and hellos. ~ Goodreads
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