by Marie Landry
Release date: January 17th, 2012
Published by: Self-Published
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Format: eBook
SUMMARY
A year after
graduating from high school, nineteen-year-old Emma Ward feels lost. She has
spent most of her life trying to please her frigid, miserable mother - studying
hard, getting good grades, avoiding the whole teenage rebellion thing - and now
she feels she has no identity beyond that. Because she spent so many years
working hard and planning every moment of her life, she doesn't have any
friends, has never had a boyfriend, and basically doesn't know who she is or
what she really wants from life. Working two part-time jobs to save money for
college hasn't helped her make decisions about her future, so she decides it's
time for a change. She leaves home to live with her free-spirited, slightly
eccentric Aunt Daisy in a small town that makes Emma feel like she's stepped
back in time.
When Emma meets Nicholas Shaw, everything changes - he's unlike anyone she's
ever met before, the kind of man she didn't even know existed in the 21st
century. Carefree and spirited like Daisy, Nicholas teaches Emma to appreciate
life, the beauty around her, and to just let go and live. Between Daisy and
Nicholas, Emma feels like she belongs somewhere for the first time in her life,
and realizes that you don't always need a plan - sometimes life steers you
where you're meant to be.
Life is wonderful, an endless string of blue sky days, until Nicholas is
diagnosed with cancer, and life changes once again for Emma in ways she never
thought possible. Now it's time for her to help Nicholas the way he's helped
her. Emma will have to use her new-found strength, and discover along the way
if love really is enough to get you through.
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June 27th is the 20th
anniversary of my dad’s death from leukemia. For a long time I’ve wanted to
honour him in some way, and I thought having the relaunch of Blue Sky Days,
a book that was partly inspired by him, would be the perfect tribute. My dad
was a wonderful man—smart, funny, kind, and loyal. He was an amazing father,
husband, brother, and friend. Even before he died, I knew I wanted to be a
writer, and he would listen to my crazy made-up stories with the patience of a
saint.
From the 27th-30th of June, half
the proceeds from all sales of Blue Sky Days will be donated to the
Canadian Cancer Society. If you already own a copy, maybe you’d consider
buying the book for a friend or family member? Or buying another copy from a
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I greatly appreciate the support
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Marie has always been a
daydreamer;
since early childhood she's had a passion for words and a desire to create imaginary worlds, so it only seemed natural for her to become a writer.
She resides in Ontario, Canada, and most days you can find her writing, reading, blogging about writing and reading, listening to U2, watching copious amounts of TV on DVD, or having grand adventures with her nephews and niece.
She's a hopeless romantic, an unapologetic eavesdropper (occupational hazard), an equally unapologetic squeeing fangirl, and a lover of swoonworthy book and TV characters.
For more on Marie and her books please visit http://sweetmarie-83.blogspot.ca. She also loves to chat with fellow book lovers, so feel free to tweet her @SweetMarie83 any time.
since early childhood she's had a passion for words and a desire to create imaginary worlds, so it only seemed natural for her to become a writer.
She resides in Ontario, Canada, and most days you can find her writing, reading, blogging about writing and reading, listening to U2, watching copious amounts of TV on DVD, or having grand adventures with her nephews and niece.
She's a hopeless romantic, an unapologetic eavesdropper (occupational hazard), an equally unapologetic squeeing fangirl, and a lover of swoonworthy book and TV characters.
For more on Marie and her books please visit http://sweetmarie-83.blogspot.ca. She also loves to chat with fellow book lovers, so feel free to tweet her @SweetMarie83 any time.
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