For fans of Nicholas Sparks, Mitch Albom, Charles Martin, and Richard
Paul Evans, Before I Go is at once a tender love story with a twist, a
profound portrait of life after loss, and an uplifting exploration of
the numinous connections that give our lives meaning. The Notebook
meets The Shack in this poignant tale about how the people we love
stay with us forever...in sometimes surprising ways.
A year after her husband's plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, Abby
Gamble knows she needs to start moving beyond her grief. She and Ben
shared a deep love, made even stronger by the heartache they went
through together. But Ben would want her to keep living. So Abby throws
herself once more into her cosmetics company--only to find herself at a
crossroads when she meets Joel, a physician whose past is as scarred as
hers.
Joel has never forgiven himself for a fateful childhood decision. That
guilt has spurred him on to save other lives. When he meets Abby he
begins to see a way forward, though Abby is holding back, struggling
with the idea of finally leaving Ben behind.
Yet Ben isn't gone. Ever since his plane went down, he's been trying to
make his way back to Abby. That journey begins on an island thousands of
miles away, as Ben discovers his journal among the wreckage debris that
has washed up on shore--a series of letters that recounts Abby and Ben's
love story. Rereading his letters about the life they planned, and the
joy and misfortune they encountered along the way, Ben knows what he
must do. Somehow, he must set out to see Abby again--even if he doesn't
know what will be waiting for him in the extraordinary event that he
makes it home . . .
