Melanie Cantor

''I LOVE this book. It''s full of heart and hope!'' - Cathy Kelly, author of Sisterhood''Brilliantly funny and thought-provoking - an absolute joy.'' - Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn''t Call''Without doubt this should be at the top of your summer reading list ... full of life and hope...A rollicking page turner.'' Mel Sykes, Best magazine recommended summer readingWhen Jennifer Cole is told she has three months left to live, she knows her life is f*cked. With nothing to lose, she decides it’s time to admit to everything she’s always longed to say but never dared. She writes three letters: one to her overbearing, selfish sister, one to her spineless, cheating ex-husband, the third to her charming but unreliable ex-boyfriend.At first it feels great to have finally found her voice. But as things start to unravel, she discovers that the truth has its own consequences…''Filled with warmth and wit. Will make you want to throw on your saved-for-best dress and live your own life to the fullest. ''- Heat''Quirky, funny and hugely readable, this is a story about the power of friendship and sisterhood, as well as love and loss.'' - Fabulous''A book to cancel plans for - you won''t want to put it down.'' - Closer''Cantor strikes plenty of witty, hopeful notes.'' - Mail on Sunday''Witty and well-crafted.'' - Sunday Mirror''Reminds us to live life with no limits.'' - Good Housekeeping''Truly uplifting and joyful.'' - PrimaPREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS BOTH DEATH AND OTHER HAPPY ENDINGS AND LIFE AND OTHER HAPPY ENDINGS

MAIL ON SUNDAY HOT 100 SUMMER BOOKS'A book to cancel plans for - you won't want to put it down.' CloserWhen Jennifer Cole is told she has three months to live she decides to write three letters sharing the desires, fears and frustrations she has always kept to herself. And at first she finds that telling the truth makes her feel free and liberated. But three months later, Jennifer's secrets are alive and out in the world... and so is she. As she discovers, sometimes the truth has a way of surprising you... 'Filled with warmth and wit. Will make you want to throw on your saved-for-best dress and live your own life to the fullest.' Heat 'Witty, very touching and entirely unexpected.' Jenny Colgan

Nič vás neprinúti rýchlejšie sa zamyslieť nad tým, čo v živote naozaj chcete, ako správa, že vám zostávajú už len tri mesiace života. Štyridsiatničke Jennifer Colovej práve oznámili, že trpí smrteľnou chorobou krvi a že má už len tri mesiace na rozlúčku s priateľmi či rodinou a doriešenie svojich záležitostí. Deväťdesiat dní na vyrovnanie sa s nespravodlivou, nečakanou a vážnou diagnózou. Jennifer sa sústredí na pozitíva (nebude musieť ďalej žiť vo svete, ktorý neuznáva Bowieho alebo Cohena, nedostane Alzheimerovu alebo Parkinsonovu chorobu ako jej rodičia, ani jej nevypadne zubná protéza už pri zmienke o jablku). Uvedomí si, že v podstate ľutuje iba jedno: svoje pokazené vzťahy. Namiesto toho, aby si Jennifer v zúfalstve vypracovala zoznam posledných prianí, rozhodne sa napísať list trom najdôležitejším ľuďom vo svojom živote – panovačnej, sebeckej sestre, nevernému exmanželovi bez chrbtovej kosti a očarujúcemu, ale nespoľahlivému bývalému priateľovi – a konečne im povedať pravdu. Spočiatku má pocit, že prechádza duševnou očistou. Bývalý priateľ jej pribehne na pomoc a Jennifer dokonca znovu postaví spálené mosty so sestrou Isabelle. Keď však začnete hovoriť pravdu, je ťažké s tým prestať. Jennifer čoskoro zistí, že pravda nie je vždy taká priamočiara, ako sa zdá, a že aj smrť môže človeka prekvapiť. Z anglického originálu Death and Other Happy Endings (Pamela Dorman Book /VIKING, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, London 2019) preložila Jana Seichertová.

Jennifer Cole has just been told that she has a terminal blood disease. She has three months to live -- ninety days to say goodbye to friends and family and put her affairs in order. Trying to focus on the positives (at least she'll never lose her teeth) Jennifer realises she has one overriding regret: the words she's left unsaid. Rather than pursuing a frantic bucket list, she chooses to stay put, and write letters to three significant people in her life: her overbearing, selfish sister, her jelly-spined, cheating ex-husband, and her charming, unreliable ex-boyfriend finally telling them the things she's always wanted to say but never dared. At first, Jennifer feels cleansed by her catharsis. Liberated, even. But once you start telling the truth, it's hard to stop. And, as she soon discovers, the truth isn't always as straightforward as it seems, and death has a way of surprising you ..