Life Unexpected, J.A. Stone
Life Unexpected, J.A. Stone
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Life Unexpected

Author: J.A. Stone

Narrator: Sophie Amoss

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/18/2016

Synopsis

Corey Bennett knows how to handle loss: she buries her grief, just as she buried her loved ones. After losing her parents to a tragic car accident and then her husband to cancer, Corey has focused all her attention on her career—first in law school and then on the partner track at a prestigious Atlanta law firm. When her boss insists she take a vacation, Corey balks. But two weeks on the Florida Gulf Coast, where she reconnects with Tripp, a childhood friend, prove to be profoundly rejuvenating.Torn between her workaholic patterns and a new urge to nurture, Corey starts to question all her past choices. What does she want her life to be? And is she brave enough to say yes to love again?J.A. Stone’s graceful, big-hearted novel about one woman’s rebirth reveals that sometimes the greatest courage is required for the simplest act: choosing your own path.Revised edition: This edition of Life Unexpected includes editorial revisions.

About J.A. Stone

Born in the small town of Marianna, Florida, J.A. Stone left home for college at Auburn University. After completing her degree, she moved to Atlanta, where she took a job as a technical writer for an insurance trade association. Although she’d always loved dreaming up stories as a child, it wasn’t until she turned fifty that Stone began writing Life Unexpected, her debut novel and her first book published by Lake Union. J.A. currently resides in Augusta, Georgia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam

Life Unexpected is a novel by J.A. Stone. It takes place in northwestern Florida at the beach house and in Atlanta at Corey’s condo. Corey Bennett worked at Landon, Crane, and Forrester in Atlanta. She had been working for them when her husband, Luke, had gotten sick with cancer and she had to take......more

Goodreads review by Alicia

Am enjoyable novel of self discovery J.A Stone has written a wonderful, engaging, and interesting debut novel. She has written an array of relatable characters who often interact with others, demonstrating their multifaceted characteristics. She has several major and minor plotlines written throughou......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

Life Unexpected was pleasantly predictable in someways however the path the characters took to get there where unexpected. The events JA Stone included are struggles that happen to real people all the time. The choices Corey makes in her life are in response to the events that shaped her thinking. T......more

Goodreads review by Michelegg

I thoroughly enjoyed getting caught up in the pages of this book. I loved the days spent on the Florida beach with recently widowed Corey, and watching her discover and rekindle old feelings for a childhood crush. The story that plays out in the days to come was sad and sweet, full of a little angst......more

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