From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Home Safe and The Last Time I Saw You comes a beautiful and moving novel about a man and woman long divorced who rediscover the power of love and family in the midst of an unthinkable crisis Even on their wedding day John and Irene sensed that they were about to make a mistake Years later divorced dating other people and living in different parts of the country they seem to have nothing in commonmdashnothing except the most important person in each of their lives Sadie their spirited eighteen-year-old daughter Feeling smothered by Irene and distanced from John Sadie is growing more and more attached to her new boyfriend Ron When tragedy strikes Irene and John come together to support the daughter they love so dearly What takes longer is to remember how they really feel about each other Elizabeth Berg has once again created characters who embody the many shades of the human spirit Reading Bergrsquos fiction allows us to reflect on our deepest emotions and her gifts as a writer make Once Upon a Time There Was You a wonderful novel about the power of love the unshakeable bonds of family and the beauty of second chancesFrom the Hardcover edition.
