You Take It From Here

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From the author of Why Girls Are Weird comes a poignant, funny tale about two very different best friends one terminally ill with cancer, and the other determined to do absolutely everything she can to help Just because youd give your best friend everything doesnt mean she has to take it. On the heels of a divorce, all Danielle Meyers wants is her annual vacation with sassy, life-long best friend, Smidge complete with umbrella cocktails by an infinity pool but instead shes hit with the curveball of a lifetime. Smidge takes Danielle to the middle of nowhere to reveal a diagnosis of terminal cancer, followed by an unusual request: After Im gone, I want you to finish the job. Marry my husband. Raise my daughter. Im gonna teach you to how to be Smidge 2.0. As Danielle wrestles with this major life decision, she finds herself torn between being true to her best friends wishes and being honest with herself. Parenting issues aside, Smidges small-town Louisiana world is exactly the one Danielle made sure to escape. Danielle isnt one for playing the social butterfly, or being the center of attention. And when your best friend tries to set you up on a date night with her husband, it might be time to become the bossy one for a change. In the spirit of Beaches and Steel Magnolias, You Take It from Here is an honest, hilarious, and heartbreaking novel that ultimately asks: How much should we sacrifice for the ones we love the most?

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