If you love the emotionally complex novels of JoJo Moyesand the dramatic books of Jodi Picoult, you won't want to miss this newest bookabout second chances, redemption, and the power of hope from USA Todaybestselling author of Shelter Me, Juliette Fay.
On her own since the age of eighteen, Cass Macklin datedbrilliant, troubled Ben McGreavy, convinced he was the smartest person she'dever known. They partied their way through their twenties, slowly descendinginto a bleak world of binge-drinking and broken promises, inebriated for mostof a decade. Now Ben is dead, and Cass is broke, homeless, scared...and pregnant.
Determined to have a healthy pregnancy and raise Ben's baby, Cass has to find a way to stop drinking and build a stable life for herself andher child. But with no money, skills, or sober friends or family, the taskseems insurmountable. At wit's end, Cass turns to the only person with themeans to help her: Ben's brother Scott, third basemen for the Boston Red Sox, aman with a temper and problems of his own.
The two make a deal that neither one of them is sure they canlive up to. As Cass struggles to take control of her life and to ask for helpwhen she needs it, Scott begins to realize there's a life for him beyond thebaseball diamond.
Byturns heartbreaking and humorous, with its message that change is possible, that forgiveness can be freely given, and that life, thoughimperfect, is worth embracing, Catch Us When We Fall is a story of human connectedness and hope.
About the Author :
Juliette Fay is the bestselling author of seven novels, including THE HALF OF IT, CATCH US WHEN WE FALL, CITY OF FLICKERING LIGHT and THE TUMBLING TURNER SISTERS, a USA Today bestseller and Costco Pennie's Book Club Pick. Previous novels include THE SHORTEST WAY HOME, one of Library Journal's Top 5 Best Books of 2012: Women's Fiction; DEEP DOWN TRUE, short-listed for the 2011 Women's Fiction award by the American Library Association; and SHELTER ME, a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award "Must-Read Book" and an Indie Next pick.
Juliette is a graduate of Boston College and Harvard University, and lives in Massachusetts with her family. Visit her at www.juliettefay.com, Facebook: Juliette Fay author, Twitter: @juliettefay, and Instagram: Juliette_Fay.
Piper Goodeve began narrating in 2011 and has since given voice to over a hundred titles. As a stage actress, Piper has appeared off Broadway as well as at theaters across the country, such as the McCarter, the Weston Playhouse, and Syracuse Stage. Happily splitting her time between Brooklyn and Vermont, Piper holds a BA from New York University and received her MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.
