Death and other Happy Endings by Melanie CantorMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Jennifer Cole is a single middle-aged woman with a middle-management job in HR when her GP gives her the devastating news that she has a rare incurable blood disorder and only three months to live. The news causes Jennifer to do some thinking about past relationships and family ties culminating in her writing three letters: one to her ex-husband,; one to the love of her life; and one to her sister explaining all the things she never had the courage to say before.
At first jennifer finds that her letters have a good effect, and, despite the poor prognosis, she feels pretty good about life. But soon things aren't quite as rosy as they appear.
I did quite enjoy this novel about being brave enough to tell the truth (especially to yourself) and how people respond to imminent death. However, I also found it entirely predictable, maybe the blurb foreshadowed events, which kind of took the gloss off of things, I could see from the the start where this was going.
I think this is an enjoyable summer read by the pool, fun but not particularly memorable or unique.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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