Now estranged from her husband, Vincent has agreed to see Cillian again at their son’s wedding the following summer, but Loup introduces new complications. But Vincent is also in Paris to escape a painful betrayal: her husband, Cillian, has published a bestselling book divulging secrets about their marriage and his own past, hinting that when he was a teenager, he may have had a child with a young woman back in Dublin-before he moved to California and never returned. At forty-four, she enjoys strolling the streets of Paris and teaching at the modern art museum she has a vibrant group of friends and she’s even caught the eye of a young, charismatic man named Loup. Vincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of artists, has a lovely life in many ways. Book excerpts: Half-Blown Rose: A Novel by Leesa Cross-SmithĪn irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris, from the award-winning author of This Close to Okay.Half-Blown Rose: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith SUSAN BALLARD Review Half-Blown Rose: A Novel KELSEY CONLEY Review Half-Blown Rose: A Novel KORRIE’S KORNER Review Half-Blown Rose: A Novel What she doesn't realize is that Emmett isn't the only one who needs healing-and they both are harboring secrets.Īlternating between Tallie and Emmett's perspectives as they inch closer to the truth of what brought Emmett to the bridge's edge-as well as the hard truths Tallie has been grappling with since her marriage ended-This Close to Okay is an uplifting, cathartic story about chance encounters, hope found in unlikely moments, and the subtle magic of human connection. Over the course of the emotionally charged weekend that follows, Tallie makes it her mission to provide a safe space for Emmett, though she hesitates to confess that this is also her day job. She convinces the man to join her for a cup of coffee, and he eventually agrees to come back to her house, where he finally shares his name: Emmett. Without a second thought, Tallie pulls over and jumps out of the car into the pouring rain.
On a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her way home from work when she spots a man precariously standing at the edge of a bridge. A romantic, spellbinding story about recently divorced therapist stops a man jumping off a bridge, taking him home and beginning a short, deeply involving relationship with this mysterious stranger.Ī powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller."?
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