Lydia Ever After: A Novel
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Lydia Ever After: A Novel
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$21.99
Regular price $26.99
They vowed to love each other through sickness and health. But after sixty years of marriage, can love outlast memory itself?
Lydia and Joe Mitchell have shared the ups and downs of over sixty years of marriage. Now in their eighties, their days revolve around familiar habits, doctor’s visits, and pill schedules. But when Lydia begins to forget the little things, like where she left her keys, the names of old friends, or even what day it is, Joe fears the worst. When the doctor diagnoses Lydia with dementia, he tells them they may have a year before Lydia’s memories begin to fade for good.
Determined not to lose the woman he loves, Joe begins to write down everything that makes Lydia his Lydia—the tune she hums while making coffee, the sound of her laugh, the faint scent of lavender soap she loves. Page by page, he records the story of their life together. But as the notebook fills, the spaces in Lydia’s memory grow wider, and the moments they still share become more precious than ever.
As Joe holds on to the belief that they can get through anything, Lydia carries a quiet fear of her own: when the day comes that she remembers nothing, not even Joe himself, will he still be there, loving her all the same?
Tender, intimate, and heartbreakingly hopeful, Lydia Ever After is a moving story of devotion, memory, and the enduring power of love, perfect for readers of Nicholas Sparks, Lisa Genova, and Jojo Moyes.
Lydia and Joe Mitchell have shared the ups and downs of over sixty years of marriage. Now in their eighties, their days revolve around familiar habits, doctor’s visits, and pill schedules. But when Lydia begins to forget the little things, like where she left her keys, the names of old friends, or even what day it is, Joe fears the worst. When the doctor diagnoses Lydia with dementia, he tells them they may have a year before Lydia’s memories begin to fade for good.
Determined not to lose the woman he loves, Joe begins to write down everything that makes Lydia his Lydia—the tune she hums while making coffee, the sound of her laugh, the faint scent of lavender soap she loves. Page by page, he records the story of their life together. But as the notebook fills, the spaces in Lydia’s memory grow wider, and the moments they still share become more precious than ever.
As Joe holds on to the belief that they can get through anything, Lydia carries a quiet fear of her own: when the day comes that she remembers nothing, not even Joe himself, will he still be there, loving her all the same?
Tender, intimate, and heartbreakingly hopeful, Lydia Ever After is a moving story of devotion, memory, and the enduring power of love, perfect for readers of Nicholas Sparks, Lisa Genova, and Jojo Moyes.