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Three More Months: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Sarah Echavarre (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What if you woke up one day and the loved one you’d lost was suddenly, inexplicably alive again?

Chloe Howard’s devotion to her job has come at a cost: spending time with the most important person in her life—her mother. Vowing to change, she plans a trip home. Sadly, hours before she arrives, her mother passes away, leaving Chloe without a goodbye and riddled with grief and regret. But maybe…maybe it’s not too late.

Just days before the funeral, Chloe finds her mother unaccountably alive and well. And it’s no longer May; she’s been transported back in time to March. No one—not Chloe’s brother, friends, or colleagues—understands why Chloe is so confused. How can she make sense of this? It’s impossible. But Chloe is going to make the most of it. She’s going to do everything differently: repair family rifts, forge new bonds, tell her mother every day how much she loves her, and possibly prevent the inevitable.

This is a second chance Chloe never saw coming. She’s not wasting a minute of it.

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“This is a heart-wrenching novel about family and love, with a wide range of well-developed characters. Readers who enjoy novels by Jessica Strawser or Barbara O’Neal will need a box of tissues for this one.” —Booklist (starred review)

“Readers will laugh and cry…” —Library Journal

“Sarah Echavarre’s debut women’s fiction is a moving story about second chances and the precious time we have with loved ones. This was a page-turner, immersive, and all-consuming, and the perfect book to pick up this holiday season. Three More Months is a must-read.” —Tif Marcelo, USA Today bestselling author of In a Book Club Far Away

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Imagine you were given the chance to spend more time with a loved one who had passed away. How would you make the most of your time together? It’s a question Chloe Howard finds herself facing after she loses her mother unexpectedly—only to wake up one day to discover Mabel is still alive.

Chloe can’t make sense of her mother being alive, and she can’t explain the fact that time has jumped backward—when she went to bed it was May, and now it’s March. But all that matters to Chloe, a workaholic who always chose her career over her mother, is she is able to make up for lost time. Chloe quits her job, spends every day with Mabel, and learns secrets about her family that change Chloe in profound ways. As her bond with Mabel deepens, Chloe realizes it wasn’t just her mother she’d been pushing aside; she’d been doing the same with her own happiness too.

Three More Months is a moving, memorable story that’s stayed with me in ways few books do. I’ve thought of Chloe’s situation often since first reading it and have asked myself what I would do if I were in her shoes. But what this story helped me realize is that I don’t need to wait for a second chance like Chloe’s to make the most of the relationships I hold dear. Because who knows what tomorrow might bring?

—Chris Werner, Editor

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08V4RS595
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (December 1, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4031 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
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Sarah Echavarre earned a journalism degree from Creighton University and has worked a bevy of odd jobs that inspire the stories she writes today. When she’s not penning tear-jerker women’s fiction, she writes sweet and sexy romcoms under the names Sarah Echavarre Smith and Sarah Smith. She lives in Bend, Oregon with her husband.

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Lolita
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional but not sappy
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022
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I was hesitant to read this because I knew it dealt with the death of one's mother. However, I was drawn in from the start and while I cried a few times, I have to say this was a wonderful story that captivated my heart. I loved the characters and felt they were true to their emotions and reactions to things.

I believe almost, if not all, of us would like one last time with a loved one who passes. I also believe we fell some guilt, whether from not spending enough time with the person or from a unresolved issue. I think it's part of the grieving process. The main character, Chloe, is a workaholic who put her visits and sometimes even phone calls to her mother off to achieve professional goals. When her mom suddenly dies from a heart attack, she realizes too late that she's out of time. Somehow, she's given the gift of a "do-over" of sorts and gets to spend three more months with her mom. Wouldn't we all love that opportunity?

I cried. I figured I would cry going in, but did it anyway. Several years ago I lost my mom unexpectedly just like the main character. Eight years ago I lost my son to a heart attack and like the main character I arrived at the hospital after he'd passed and I held his warm hand until it was cold. With too many similarities, I couldn't help but cry. But what happened afterwards was the stuff dreams are made of - Chloe got a second chance to spend time with her mom. It was written so beautifully I couldn't help but love this book. There was humor as Chloe tried desperately to change her mom's lifestyle in an attempt to prevent the heart attack. Her mom's reactions were priceless - like walking out on a healthy cooking class and ordering French fries through Uber Eats. The arguments between mother and daughter reminded me of my own daughter and myself. The ending was also done very well and instead of tears I finished with a semi-happy sense of peace. I highly recommend this book.
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Colleen Noyes
4.0 out of 5 stars OMG so many feelings!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022
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This was my first book by Sarah Echavarre and the amount of emotions I have running through my body are overwhelming. Having recently lost my mom it touched on so many feelings. I found myself laughing, crying, and doing so much thinking. Oddly enough the way this book was written brought a certain level of comfort to me. It reminded me of key things that you don’t always think of when you are grieving a loss. The author did an incredible job of describing all of the parts of grief that you go through. It was very obvious that she has experienced this in her own life.

“ The dread seeps back in slowly, like a trickle of water. It’s like my brain is still so distraught that it doesn’t want to remember losing her. So every time I go to sleep, there’s that fuzzy moment between sleep and awake where I’m blissfully unaware that things have changed for the worse. And then when it does come back to me, when I remember that she’s gone, the grief hits like a kick to the chest. I lose her all over again.”

I felt this above quote every ounce of my body when I read it, it was like she was inside my soul and was feeling the things that I so often feel. When you lose somebody it’s so hard for your brain and your heart to connect and to realize what is true and what is not. I often find myself in this in between place questioning whether I’m in reality or a daze/dream. Then when it all comes rushing back that it actually happened and my mother is gone it’s like reliving the experience all over again which brings a tremendous amount of pain.

Towards the end of my mom‘s life I was the one taking care of her and when I read this portion of the story it brought back some funny memories because my mom and I often had these arguments about what she was eating. It reminded me of what our dynamic was also like during that time. “ I cross my arms, then shake my head in disbelief at how the parent-child dynamic has changed between us. Now I’m the one constantly bargaining to make sure Mom eats all her healthy food.”

Sometimes as we go through life we don’t always realize the effect our thoughts and mind have on everything. Sometimes we are so stunted by our own fear and anxiety that we forget to just let things flow. We want to try and control so much of our life and in doing so we miss out on many things. One of the things that hit hardest for me in the story was the following paragraph which I think the author did a great job of hitting the nail on the head.

“ “As upsetting as it is, we can’t control how long our loved ones are with us. Everyone wishes they could, but it’s just a harsh reality of life. What you can control is how you spend the time you have with them now. The longer you allow your emotions to be controlled by your fear—specifically your fear of losing your mom—the less you’re able to truly enjoy that time you have with her. If you’re always operating with this fear in the back of your mind, it’s going to make it hard for you to be fully present with her whenever you’re spending time together. It makes it harder to enjoy that time you’re spending with her because you’re always worrying about a million what-ifs. You’re always wondering how much time you have left with her instead of appreciating the time you have together now.”

I am often a person that over analyzes things when it comes to family or people I love even though I try desperately to go with the flow. I always want to know if there’s a secret meaning or if there’s something I should be understanding differently or questioning why things happen the way that they do. As part of the grieving process in this book and the things that Chloe goes through her therapist tells her these simple words and I found myself stopping and committing them to memory for the future.

“ Because some things in life don’t have a special meaning. Sometimes they just happen, both good and bad. And you should accept them for what they are instead of trying to search for a meaning that may not be there.”

“ There’s nothing wrong with acknowledging that things in your life are going well and enjoying it for the time being. You don’t always have to brace yourself for what’s going to happen next. It’s okay to live in the moment and enjoy things as they happen.”

I found reading this book had an effect on me that I wasn’t looking for or expecting. Since it is a fiction novel and not based on a true story I didn’t think that it would have such a profound effect on me, but in many ways it helped push forward the healing I had already started and I found myself so ingrained and encompassed in this book that I thought somebody had crawled in my brain and was writing about my feelings. This author really helped me in so many ways. The final couple of paragraphs in this review are in depth of what I feel like in the parts that I should be grateful for even though both of my parents are now gone. It’s the part that as the days go on I will continue to remind myself of that while I’m sad and mourning, I should also be grateful and then I need to acknowledge the blessing I had in my life of being close with both of my parents.

“ ‘The pain is great because the love is great.’ I honestly can’t think of a better way to describe my feelings and emotions right now. This pain . . . is immeasurable. It’s the worst pain I’ve ever felt. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. But in a way, this pain is a privilege to feel. This pain means the love I have for my mom—and the love she had for me and my brother—was deep and all-encompassing and unconditional. It means that I have endless happy memories and moments to recall when I’m sad.”

“ “This pain means the time we shared together was meaningful and priceless. This pain is a reminder of our bond, both emotional and physical. It’s knowing that one hundred percent of her makes up half of me.”

“ “Yes, I’m in pain. I always will be. I know it will get easier to manage over time, but I’ll always have it. I’ll always battle it. It’ll always take my breath away when I remind myself that I don’t have a mom anymore, when I remember that the person I love most in the world—the person who loved me and my brother more than anyone else—is gone forever. This pain will always cut me to the core. That will never go away. And that’s okay. I don’t want it to.”

Thank you to the author for this beautiful work of art that brought me so much peace at a time when I really needed it. I hope that you will pick up this book and read it especially if you’ve ever lost someone you were close to like a parent. I think that just like myself you will find a beautiful enrapture of comfort in the words this author writes. I look forward to reading more from her.
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John P
3.0 out of 5 stars Very Imaginative story
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2023
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Book was a good & interesting read. Overall it did touch your heart, as everyone longs for more time with loved ones! Some of the beginning & middle was slow..when it slowed down almost completely lost my interest...repetitive/wordy descriptions and unnecessary filler.
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Kat
5.0 out of 5 stars A Heartfelt Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022
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When this book came out, I felt very drawn to the story being told in it. My mama is still alive and I, too have gotten alot of adult time with her that although started out to seem unexpected, like Chloe, TIME that is special in its own kind of way. This story is truly a very enjoyable and quite easy to keep reading along with. Even though for some the story may seem far-fetch, who wouldn't want 3more months with a loved one, given the chance?
For anyone looking for a good-feeling family story that has a way of reminding you what's really important: Time and how you spend it with those you love, I would recommend this book. It's well worth the read.
I look forward to reading more of this author's stories. You know you've found a good storyteller when you forget you're reading a book and instead the characters and what's going on begins to come alive as if you're watching it unfold. I could see this being turned into a movie, it's filled with heart.
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Barb E
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet simplistic story
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
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This was a nice read but would have liked a little more mystery or intrigue. It might be helpful for someone dealing with grief.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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I really enjoyed the premise of the book and I loved the characters!! It was very thought provoking! Thank you!
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J
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and so beautiful .
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023
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After a recent lose, I thought this might be a difficult read for me. But it was so heartfelt, endearing and even funny. It makes you feel that true love can transcend anything, even time, and that it never dies. That having that love makes you feel pain and your loss, but the loss and pain is because there was so much love. It’s because of that love, and ultimately the loss, that you have all of those memories to cherish. And who’s to say that the impossible cannot happen and maybe we can get 3 more months. I highly recommend and would read this again.
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Suzy-Q
5.0 out of 5 stars What a good book
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2022
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The reading was easy, the story line intriguing. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to my next book.
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Lynda Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful Tale
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2021
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I'm wrung out after reading this !! It was a Kindle First offering I just had to have this month. I made a great choice. It's just a tremendous story and one that'll definitely be staying with me as well, which is pretty rare, really. It is also something a little different to the norm.....not totally chicklit, not totally mystery or romance or time-travelling tale but a little of everything all blended together just delightfully.
I did lose patience a couple of times with Chloe, mainly where the gorgeous Liam was concerned. I adored her mum, she is a lovely lady and her best pal Julianne is a smashing person, too.
But it had me crying quite a few times as well.....a la Dani Atkins, who always has the same effect on me. Not always sad tears but happy ones, too. A passage she writes about her and her mum's hands I found very touching indeed-lump in throat time.
There were a few niggly little mistakes I spotted but nothing to mar it sufficiently for me to pack it in. And if you have read my reviews before you'll know that happens.....too often, sadly. (I've no patience with poorly presented books any more).
She persisted in writing french fries without the capitalisation and dropped a couple of odd commas and hyphens when they were really needed. She also wrote discernable and not discernible, which is VERY common in the e-book format for some reason. There was also one line she didn't manage to sell me at all, "I can feel his deliciously wet breath on my skin when he exhales".....that wasn't very appealing to me !!
That aside, it is beautifully written with likeable, relatable characters and I'd highly recommend it.....but read it in the privacy of your own home.
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Amanda Jeffrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read
Reviewed in Australia on December 6, 2021
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I absolutely loved this book, it’s a poignant reminder of what’s important and to value our loved ones. I will look forward to reading more by this author.
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Nisareen Khan
4.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking yet life affirming..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2022
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“The pain is great because the love is great…l know I'll never, ever stop missing her. I know that I'll always wish I had more time with her. Because when it comes to someone you love, the only amount of time that even feels close to enough is forever.”

What if you woke up one day and the loved one you'd lost was suddenly, inexplicably alive again?

Chloe Howard is a workaholic who puts her job first and her familial commitments second. Vowing to change, she agrees to spend the weekend with her mother only to arrive minutes after she’s passed away. Consumed with grief that she didn’t get to say goodbye and racked by guilt and regret, Chloe wonders how she’ll ever get through her mother’s funeral and sinks into a deep depression.

Then two days before the funeral, Chloe wakes up to find her mother alive and realises that somehow time has reversed back three months earlier. No one - not Chloe's brother, family or friends can understand Chloe’s confusion or her erratic behaviour.

Grateful for a second chance to repair family rifts and make amends, a desperate Chloe sets out to change the future and somehow save her mother. But will she be able to prevent the inevitable?

Three Months More is a heartbreaking, life affirming novel that will resonate with readers who have ever lost a loved one. The tagline is, what would you do if you were given a second chance with someone you had lost… Well Chloe is given one such gift and she doesn’t waste it.

The novel immediately grabbed me from its opening pages and I found myself utterly invested and connected to the characters in the story. The grief that Chloe felt was so palpable that I couldn’t stopped the tears from flowing. The momentum did seem to slow by the middle part of the novel which is my only criticism. The story touches on all the familiar themes…family, the often complex but beautiful relationship between a mother and her daughter, death, grief, regret and living in the moment but does it all in a unique and satisfying way.

Like the author says in her book, … “we can't control how long our loved ones are with us. Everyone wishes they could, but it's just a harsh reality of life. What you can control is how you spend the time you have with them now.”

This novel was my first introduction to the author and it won’t be my last.

Joy Regullano’s narration was clear and concise with excellent pacing. I felt that her voice was perfect for the tone of the novel.
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Susan murray
4.0 out of 5 stars Three More Months
Reviewed in Australia on April 7, 2023
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A wonderful story of 2nd chances.
How would you react if you went back in time and could do things differently.
Chloe gets that chance.
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