{"product_id":"9781443464048","title":"The Good Women of Safe Harbour : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Good Women of Safe Harbour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bobbi French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unforgettable, life-affirming novel about a woman living on her own terms at last and reclaiming the friendship of a lifetime, for readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMe Before You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Delaney is staring down the last days of her life. Looking back over her fifty-eight years with wit and no small amount of regret, she sees not the life she wanted but the one that happened. An idyllic childhood in the small Newfoundland fishing town of Safe Harbour was darkened by the loss of her father at sea, an unwanted pregnancy and a betrayal by her closest friend, Annie Malone. Frances and Annie were inseparable, and this rupture rocked Frances to the core. In the aftermath, she fled to St. John’s and a solitary life nothing like what she and Annie had dreamed of as their grand escape. Now, with the help of her young, optimistic friend Edie, Frances begins a journey toward resolution and back to Annie and Safe Harbour. With these good women in her corner, Frances can at last chart her course to living on her own terms, right to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerfully touching celebration of friendship and forgiveness, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Women of Safe Harbour\u003c\/em\u003e is about a woman who finally gives herself a chance to love and be loved. It’s a story that is impossible to read with dry eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"An engaging novel with an unforgettable main character. Frances Delaney has lived a “small” life, but as she responds to a devastating diagnosis, her rich and moving story unfolds. We learn the secrets of Frances’s past and how she makes peace with those secrets, and we also see how that past shaped the woman she has become. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this is one of the most sensitive fictional portrayals of the end of life that I’ve ever read.\"  \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGood Women of Safe Harbour\u003c\/em\u003e will break your heart and mend it back together again. In this novel, set beside the changeable Newfoundland sea, Frances Delaney reckons with the question of how to make life worth living even as she nears the end of hers. With the help of her long-lost best friend, Annie and the irrepressible teenager, Edie, Frances emerges from a self-imposed loneliness to learn that the only thing that truly endures is the unabiding love they hold for each other. Bobbi French is a master storyteller, as she gently leads us to Frances' final lesson with humour, compassion and grace.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"An absolutely soul-comforting meditation on what's possible when there's nothing left to lose. Rich, lively, surprising, warm, and wise, the voice of Frances Delaney won me wholly. I couldn't put this book down, and its message of embodied healing will stay with me. A cathartic and uplifting story about friendship, forgiveness, and healing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Bobbi French brings an authentic eye to a tender truth: whatever our woes, it is never too late to lay down what we are carrying. A poignant, deeply arresting, and often funny portrayal of female friendships, even those that get lost, for a time, somewhere along the way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Bobbi French has created an unforgettable character in Frances Delaney. Facing the premature end of her solitary life, Frances chooses to die on her own terms, assisted by two good women – her childhood friend Annie, with whom she has recently reconciled, and the savvy teenaged Edie. The final revelation in this deeply moving debut will leave you stunned, satisfied, and reaching for a box of tissues.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"So vividly imagined, it was as if I carried the characters’ worries and hopes in my own heart. Set in an unforgettable landscape, brimming with insights, Bobbi French’s warm, honest prose makes even the most tragic secrets and events shimmer and lift.\"   \u003cbr\u003e\"In turns moving and funny, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Women of Safe Harbour\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt story of a woman who is determined to live what life she has left as if it is only beginning. Whether for the tears or laughter, you’ll want to keep a Kleenex box handy for this one. In lyrical prose and with a character voice that sings, Bobbi French offers a story that’s all about forgiveness and the power of friendship between women. But this novel is also a call to reawaken the wonder found in the everyday world all around us. As Frances Delaney swims through her memories and surfaces reborn, she learns to make even the smallest experience count in her final days. In sharing that journey with her, you’ll feel more alive and so much more \u003cem\u003ehere\u003c\/em\u003e, in this precious, shining moment. This novel is a reminder to pay attention as we move through our day, to phone a friend or sister, to find connection and touch and meaning in our ordinary routines. Because life is made of these moments.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Good Women of Safe Harbour\u003c\/em\u003e lets you meet Frances Delaney gently, almost formally. That's a kindness. None of that prepares you for a book that, as it quickly reaches take-off speed, quite simply won't let you go.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781443464048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperAvenue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41141907521742,"sku":"9781443464048","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9781443464048.jpg?v=1652152396","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781443464048","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}