The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go

Name: The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Amy E. Reichert
ISBN: 9781977379191

Author: Amy E. Reichert

Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/15/2018

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women

Synopsis

Gina Zoberski wants to make it through one day without her fastidious mother, Lorraine, cataloguing all her faults, and her sullen teenage daughter, May, snubbing her. Too bad there's no chance of that. Her relentlessly sunny disposition annoys them both, no matter how hard she tries. Instead, Gina finds order and comfort in obsessive list-making and her work at Grilled G's, the gourmet grilled cheese food truck built by her late husband.

But when Lorraine suffers a sudden stroke, Gina stumbles upon a family secret Lorraine's kept hidden for forty years. In the face of her mother's failing health and her daughter's rebellion, this optimist might find that piecing together the truth is the push she needs to let go . . .

About Amy E. Reichert

Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and Luck, Love & Lemon Pie, loves to write stories that end well with characters you'd invite to dinner. A wife, mom, amateur chef, Fix-It Mistress, and cider enthusiast, she earned her MA in English literature and serves on her local library's board of directors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on May 14, 2018

4 positively optimistic and heartwarming stars to The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go is a special, endearing book. I finished this on Mother’s Day, and I think it would make the perfect Mother’s Day gift because it’s all about mothers and daughters. Gin......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on May 15, 2018

*3.5 stars rounded up. Regina is a young widow caught between her feisty, rebellious teenage daughter and her aging hyper-critical mother but she keeps her sanity by making lists. When her mother suffers a debilitating stroke, Gina and her sister need to go through her papers and are shocked to learn......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on June 12, 2019

This is an intergenerational story following Lorraine, her two daughters, Vicky and Gina, and Gina’s teen daughter May. Their relationships are fraught and characterized by discord and silence. But when Lorraine suffers a stroke, things begin to change. I really liked this book and the way Reichert w......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 02, 2022

4.25/5 Ever since reading The Kindred Spirits Supper Club last year, I have really wanted to read more of Amy E. Reichert's backlist, and I'm not mad that I started with The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go. While this was not a funny story like the other book, it was touching, heartbreaking, and hopef......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on July 07, 2018

I love reading ALL books by Amy E. Reichert so I was so happy when I saw this one come out in print!! I’ve been waiting Amy!!! All of her books are just a joy to read and it’s great to take a break from the psychological thrillers I’ve been reading. Lots of love, heart ache, loss and friendship betw......more