The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

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3.9

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Kelly Harms

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist."A laugh-out-loud funny, pitch-perfect novel that will have readers rooting for this unlikely, relatable, and totally lovable heroine, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler is the ultimate escape--and will leave moms everywhere questioning whether it isn't time for a #momspringa of their own." --New York Journal of BooksOverworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and--with a little encouragement from her friends--a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy's heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she's ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart.

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Author

Kelly Harms

Pages

315

Publisher

Lake Union Publishing

Published Date

2019

ISBN

1542040574 9781542040570

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"<strong>A solid read.</strong><br/><br/>Kept me entertained and intrigued. It wasn’t (like sooo many books these days) built on the foundation of some horribly sad or scary situation, but also didn’t feel like fluffy chick lit. I did tear up a teensy not at one part toward the end, but was so happy to pretty much get through the entire book without crying AND without feeling like I was losing IQ points reading it. I don’t know.. I have trouble finding anything that fulfills that criteria and isn’t crime, fantasy, or young adult. I probably wouldn’t say it was a “favorite” or put it on a best reads list or anything, but I would recommend it to other moms and if I could go back in time and unread it, I wouldn’t."

Laura C. George

"SMART & WITTY! A book novel ABOUT BOOKS!"

Bobby Hannafey

"Easy read. Happy ending. "

Sloan Kirby Kren

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's funny, real and clearly written by a mom who understands how overwhelming and all consuming parenting can be. Highly recommend."

Mia Burroughs

"A rom com book which is honestly not my genre, but I loved it. "

Kelsey Frost

"Cute, light-hearted, enjoyable read. It would make me very envious if it weren't such an unrealistic situation."

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Elizabeth Fordham

"This is the only book I've read by this author."

Tara Cooke

"I thoroughly enjoyed it! "

Katelyn Reeves

"Didn’t finish. Couldn’t have cared less about the characters."

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J Mays

"I liked the beginning and I had high hopes with silly mom antics but it started to lose me half way. Eventually, I couldn't finish it. You can tell that Kelly is a well meaning person but the way she writes about her characters of color falls flats and at times are woefully out-dated. She even writes with all seriousness, "the peanut gallery.""