Everything You Love Ends Up in a Yard Sale

by Jennifer Braunfels

312 pages, Hardcover

Published May 5, 2026

Reviews

[Paula Boyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started out thinking this book wasn't really for me. There's a lot of drinking, partying, cheating, hang overs, and overall bad choices being made. About midway through the book, there's a turning point, and I began to enjoy the characters and their situations. Grace, the main character, is twenty-something and rents a place on the ocean in Maine with her boyfriend. She works from home at a mundane job while her boyfriend goes off to work long hours every day at his very important job as an architect. Since she found out he cheated on her, (he says he didn't) she's been suspicious of his every move. He seems to get lots of texts and calls that really make him laugh and smile. While he's at work, her sixty-something year old neighbor, Annie, befriends her, and they have lots of fun going out to lunch, walking the beach, shopping, and bar hopping. Annie is wild and crazy and wants to live life to its fullest. They confide in each other about everything, well, almost everything.
Grace stops by Annie's house unexpectedly and happens to meet Nichole, Annie's hospice nurse. The remainder of the story is sweet. Grace meets someone else who treats her gently and with respect, but has difficulty telling her live-in boyfriend to pack his things and leave. She spends more and more time with Annie and her family until Annie's final moments. At the end of her rental agreement, she packs and leaves Maine, not really sure where she's going or where she'll end up. If Annie has taught her anything, it's to take care of herself and her own needs first. She seems to be taking that advice.

[Jennifer Dupree · Rating 4 out of 5]

At its core, this is a book about friendship, although there's a budding love story, too. Annie and Grace meet at a low point in Grace's life and the two, unlikely as it is, become fast friends. This book is at turns tender, funny, and poignant. It's the kind of book that makes you sad when it's over because you'll miss the characters!

[Liane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything You Love Ends Up in a Yard Sale by Jennifer Braunfels hooked me instantly with its title. It’s a clever, poignant hook for a well-told story about impermanence and the healing power of female friendship, blending painful truths with humor.

[Karen Maheady · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Definitely not what I am typically interested in reading. A sweet book but a little too predictable and unbelievable for my taste. I did think the writing was good and unlike many books I’ve read lately it was the perfect number of pages for the story it was telling!

[Juliet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not at all what I expected! Overall was a nice story, but it was very sad in a few aspects. I felt bad for the main character and kind of wish we had more of her backstory with Liam and her friend Say.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply the best. Real, raw, happy, sad… a beautiful story about friendship and love.

[Stephanie Doucette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great 1 st novel. Humorous and touching. Go Maine!!

[Tracy Brann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story about the power of female friendship, relationships AND set in Maine🥰. Excellent debut novel

[Elizabeth Nevins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this easy read. The characters were relatable and the story had all the feels!