When Alison goes to her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral, she makes a surprising discovery: he never told his parents that he broke up with her. Sam’s sister asks her to pretend they were still dating, just for her parents’ sake, and given Alison’s people-pleasing tendencies, she agrees.
Sam’s parents are so happy that he had Alison in his life. Out of guilt for lying, she offers to help pack up his apartment so his parents can sell it. Much to her displeasure, his best friend Adam also will be helping. And Adam seems to hate her. But she's determined to change that.
They spend four weekends together, and of course, Adam never really disliked Alison. But as their chemistry catches fire and both realize how much they want to be together, each has many unresolved issues they need to deal with, from health to career ambition to their relationships with Sam. And there’s the lie that Alison was Sam’s girlfriend when he died. How can they ever move past that?
This was really such a fantastic book. It had me laughing at times and crying at others, and having lost one of my best friends nearly 3 years ago, it hit close to home in parts.
“How am I supposed to know if any time is a good time for anything? Does anyone? You just have to make the choices that feel true to the life you want and hope like hell it will all work out.”
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