This book is about two sister-in-laws that have lost their husbands in a tragic accident and both dealing with grief and life as it goes on without them. When Eva gets a call that they have been chosen (her and her late husband) to participate in marathon in New Zealand, but the team has to be of three people to participate, she wonders what she should do. Then she decides that Angela her sister-in-law should go with her. They both are grieving, but in different ways, after thinking it through Angela tell Eva yes and they set out to New Zealand. Will they be able to adjust to moving? How will their families adjust? What does all of these challenges mean for them?
I would recommend this book to any age and those that want a good read about hope and real life. This is not all about running in a marathon while grieving. This book is covering life and living, it gives hope and inspiration along with a great journey of finding a new joy. This is a story about dealing with a family, dealing with grief, feeling of being alone, challenges, meeting new people, putting your goals on a different course and so much more. It was a good read from beginning to the end.
About the Book
Book: The Joy of Falling
Author: Lindsay Harrel
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Release Date: April 14, 2020
Eva and Angela must learn to live again. One step at a time.
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It has been fifteen months since Eva and Angela lost their thrill-seeking husbands in a scuba diving accident. Both women are trying to navigate their way through the grief, but neither one is making much progress. Angela is barely making ends meet, angry at her husband for leaving her to raise three children on her own. Meanwhile, Eva is stuck, unable to move forward after losing the love of her life and her source of inspiration.
But then Eva gets a life-changing phone call. Before Brent and Wes died, they had signed up for a race of a lifetime—an ultra-marathon in beautiful New Zealand. Eva begs Angela to run the race with her in their husbands’ place, and Angela finally agrees, hoping to finally understand her husband’s choices.
Training is exhausting, and the race is even more demanding. Their journey grows more complicated by the presence of two men—Marc is Brent’s best friend who is running the race with Eva and Angela, and Simon King is a writer who is covering their inspiring story. With every step, Eva and Angela must ask themselves questions that they haven’t had the courage to ask before. As the women literally put one foot in front of the other, they wonder: Is it possible to find their way forward in hope?