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Something to Live For: A Page-Turning Comfort Read that Will Make You Laugh and Cry
The most uplifting story of the summer - about Andrew, who has forgotten how to live, and Peggy, who helps him remember....
MEET ANDREW.
Everybody likes Andrew. But they don't really know him.
They know what he's told them - that he's happily married with two kids. Living the kind of life that's either so boring it's true, or so perfect it's a lie....
ENTER PEGGY.
Peggy arrives in Andrew's life in a burst of kindness and possibility. For the first time in ages, Andrew feels alive again. So now that he has everything to lose, can he risk it all and tell Peggy the truth?
A big-hearted story about love, loneliness and the importance of taking a chance when we feel we have the most to lose.
MEET ANDREW.
Everybody likes Andrew. But they don't really know him.
They know what he's told them - that he's happily married with two kids. Living the kind of life that's either so boring it's true, or so perfect it's a lie....
ENTER PEGGY.
Peggy arrives in Andrew's life in a burst of kindness and possibility. For the first time in ages, Andrew feels alive again. So now that he has everything to lose, can he risk it all and tell Peggy the truth?
A big-hearted story about love, loneliness and the importance of taking a chance when we feel we have the most to lose.
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Published June 27, 2019
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April 2, 2025
Apparently somebody in the publisher's marketing department had the brilliant idea of changing the book's title from 'how not to die alone' into 'Something to live for'. Because thinking of death doesn't exactly sell these days... Yes, it is the same book.
Very thoughtful writing about loneliness of the elderly (and not so elderly), the colleagues are absolutely cringy, some bits are really entertaining and others deeply sad. Overall, a pleasant read, with a social conscience. Not exactly high brow but a good moral compass. No urgency to keep on my bookshelves, will donate to charity.
Very thoughtful writing about loneliness of the elderly (and not so elderly), the colleagues are absolutely cringy, some bits are really entertaining and others deeply sad. Overall, a pleasant read, with a social conscience. Not exactly high brow but a good moral compass. No urgency to keep on my bookshelves, will donate to charity.
April 19, 2024
I didn’t want this book to end.
Funny and heartbreaking but so refreshing to read a “will they won’t they” from a man’s viewpoint.
Andrew’s Character was so endearing that despite initially thinking he was an idiot, when we discover why he is that way, I really cared about him and couldn’t stop until I had finished the book. I now have to find another Richard Roper book as this guy writes great characters.
Funny and heartbreaking but so refreshing to read a “will they won’t they” from a man’s viewpoint.
Andrew’s Character was so endearing that despite initially thinking he was an idiot, when we discover why he is that way, I really cared about him and couldn’t stop until I had finished the book. I now have to find another Richard Roper book as this guy writes great characters.
July 12, 2024
7.5/10
Enjoyed but tapered off towards the end.
Enjoyed but tapered off towards the end.
September 4, 2024
Very enjoyable and well narrated.
June 2, 2024
It did make me laugh and even tear up, so it delivers on that front. It's fascinating how similar this book and This Disaster Loves You are, however. On a macro level, they are essentially the same story: sad man isn't with love of his life for mysterious reasons and he meets interesting woman and they have several adventures or misadventures. Interesting woman makes sad man realize life is worth living, etc.
That being said, Roper has a great formula and I enjoy his stories as he has a particular flair for expressing human foibles, funny moments, and really what makes life so special to experience. That, I can appreciate. Trigger warnings include fairly detailed descriptions of and references to death and decomposing bodies, hoarding, alcoholism, suicide, etc.
That being said, Roper has a great formula and I enjoy his stories as he has a particular flair for expressing human foibles, funny moments, and really what makes life so special to experience. That, I can appreciate. Trigger warnings include fairly detailed descriptions of and references to death and decomposing bodies, hoarding, alcoholism, suicide, etc.
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