Days of Awe, Lauren Fox
Days of Awe, Lauren Fox
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Days of Awe

Author: Lauren Fox

Narrator: Luci Christian

Unabridged: 8 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2015


Synopsis

Only a year ago Isabel Moore was married, the object of adoration of her ten-year-old daughter, and thought she knew everything about her wild, extravagant, beloved best friend, Josie. But in that one short year: her husband moved out and rented his own apartment; her daughter grew into a moody insomniac; and Josie - impulsive, funny, secretive Josie - was killed behind the wheel in a single-car accident. As Isabel tries to make sense of this shattering loss and unravel the months leading up to Josie's death, she comes to understand the shifts, large and small, that can upend a friendship and an entire life. Heartbreaking and wryly funny, Days of Awe is a masterly exploration of marriage, motherhood, and the often surprising shape of new love.

About Lauren Fox

Lauren Fox, who earned her MFA from the University of Minnesota, is the author of the novels Still Life with Husband and Friends Like Us. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Parenting, Psychology Today, The Rumpus, and Salon. She lives in Milwaukee with her husband and two daughters.


Reviews

Isabel Moore is having her share of in your face life events . She is haunted by her past miscarriages and her best friend is dead. Her marriage is falling apart and her mother has had a stroke. She has a pre-teen daughter who is confiding in her father and not in her. I kept wondering if there coul......more

Goodreads review by Esil

A high 4 stars! Once I got into Days of Awe, I felt glued to it. I didn't want to stop reading, and when I had to put it down from to time to time to deal with the real world, I felt permeated by the sad emotional charge of the book. Told from Izzie's perspective, at the beginning of the book we qui......more