One Day in December

by Josie Silver

Is it possible for her to love them both simultaneously?

How does Laurie cope with loss, in terms of family members, romantic interests, and friends?

By the end of the story both Laurie and Jack have grown and changed significantly.

How do these changes affect their ...

romantic Christmas movies; Love Actually, The Holiday, and I’d throw Bridget Jones’s Diary

always been fascinated by the concept of love at first sight,

think about what might happen if you miss the chance to act on that moment.

they both want to do the right thing, even though the more they get to know each other, the fonder they become.

he wanders a long way from the path he expected to take. But

great to make plans and have ambitions, but sometimes unexpected things happen which make you reevaluate and change course.

It’s terribly difficult for her; she never wants to have to choose between the two people she loves.

swim rather than tread water.

She’s quite contained and tends to keep her own counsel, and as the years pass she discovers her own strength. I think she’s quietly brave and stoic,

Jojo Moyes, so Me Before You

Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife.

I’d love it to leave people with a feeling of hope and the idea that love often happens when you least expect it.