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All We Have Is Today
ALL WE HAVE IS TODAY
Timing matters when you have a biological clock ticking, when you’ve pictured your life one way but the years slip by and nothing changes. Anna has been waiting patiently (ok maybe not that patiently) for her boyfriend of five years to be ready for marriage and kids, and at thirty-two she feels that she can’t wait much longer. If he hasn’t realized that she’s ‘the one’ by now, will he ever? When Anna discovers a poorly hidden diamond ring in Darren’s sock drawer, she realizes the future she’s always dreamed of is about to be hers. With an upcoming trip to Hawaii, she figures that’s where it will happen and she’s right. But when Darren is down on one knee, what he’s proposing isn’t everything she thought it would be and she’s forced to make a choice between the man she loves and the family she’s always dreamed of. Choosing to stay behind in Hawaii in hopes of gaining clarity, Anna will learn if timing really is everything and if true commitment is a wedding or something else entirely. But before she can make it home, a new variant of COVID triggers a global lockdown. Anna and Darren’s relationship survived the first pandemic…will it survive another? Exploring themes of motherhood and marriage, All We Have Is Today offers an honest view of what it means to commit yourself to another and how women are seen and feel as girlfriends, wives, mothers or not.
Timing matters when you have a biological clock ticking, when you’ve pictured your life one way but the years slip by and nothing changes. Anna has been waiting patiently (ok maybe not that patiently) for her boyfriend of five years to be ready for marriage and kids, and at thirty-two she feels that she can’t wait much longer. If he hasn’t realized that she’s ‘the one’ by now, will he ever? When Anna discovers a poorly hidden diamond ring in Darren’s sock drawer, she realizes the future she’s always dreamed of is about to be hers. With an upcoming trip to Hawaii, she figures that’s where it will happen and she’s right. But when Darren is down on one knee, what he’s proposing isn’t everything she thought it would be and she’s forced to make a choice between the man she loves and the family she’s always dreamed of. Choosing to stay behind in Hawaii in hopes of gaining clarity, Anna will learn if timing really is everything and if true commitment is a wedding or something else entirely. But before she can make it home, a new variant of COVID triggers a global lockdown. Anna and Darren’s relationship survived the first pandemic…will it survive another? Exploring themes of motherhood and marriage, All We Have Is Today offers an honest view of what it means to commit yourself to another and how women are seen and feel as girlfriends, wives, mothers or not.
266 pages, Paperback
Published February 21, 2023
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December 7, 2023
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All We Have is Today by Rhiane Heslop
What Its Got
✅Debut author
🇨🇦Canadian content
✅References to pandemic (current event, Lockdown/ no internet)
✅Love, marriage, family
✅ Multiple POV
✅Regrets
✅Depression
✅Death of a family member
✅Unplanned pregnancy
Thoughts
Life is messy, it just is. Things happen, life’s path is not a straight line- the pandemic, job loss, loss of a loved one, love, break ups and babies… they happen. The author takes us on the journey of MC’s Anna and Darren. They are happily in love and committed to each other until they are not. Their story is relatable, genuine, and honest. The pandemic changed their life’s path. I empathized with Anna, and I could appreciate Darren’s perspective . Heslop captures every moment of heartache, regret, self doubt, and the unknown- and how these all feed into our insecurities- shaping the choices we make.
Overall
An emotional read about sacrifice, resilience and loves ability to endure.
Thank you to the author for my copy in return for an honest review
All We Have is Today by Rhiane Heslop
What Its Got
✅Debut author
🇨🇦Canadian content
✅References to pandemic (current event, Lockdown/ no internet)
✅Love, marriage, family
✅ Multiple POV
✅Regrets
✅Depression
✅Death of a family member
✅Unplanned pregnancy
Thoughts
Life is messy, it just is. Things happen, life’s path is not a straight line- the pandemic, job loss, loss of a loved one, love, break ups and babies… they happen. The author takes us on the journey of MC’s Anna and Darren. They are happily in love and committed to each other until they are not. Their story is relatable, genuine, and honest. The pandemic changed their life’s path. I empathized with Anna, and I could appreciate Darren’s perspective . Heslop captures every moment of heartache, regret, self doubt, and the unknown- and how these all feed into our insecurities- shaping the choices we make.
Overall
An emotional read about sacrifice, resilience and loves ability to endure.
Thank you to the author for my copy in return for an honest review
October 24, 2023
It was a quick read. Easy to put down and to pick back up. I enjoyed the different viewpoints from characters in the book
October 28, 2023
Super cute and quick read.
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