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To Live
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781719880190
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 26 2018
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
TO LIVE is a novel that came about after a handful of emotional conversations with my readers on Christmas Day 2017. What started as an outreach program to make sure no one spent Christmas alone, turned into a story in my head, and then a journey of soul searching that I hadn't intended to take. This novel is a work of fiction, but I hope it encapsulates the fear so many of us face in living up to our potential, and more importantly, I hope it highlights the brave life so many choose to live after the loss of a loved one. Because it is a choice; a hard choice with so many possible endings.
This novel is for the readers who have shared their stories, and for those who have yet to tell. Thank you for your honesty, your bravery and your incredible will to live. I've learned so much from you all. God bless. - C. G. Cooper
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Elmore Thaddeus Nix, it's retirement time. Take that final physical and then it's adios to your old life and hello to the new.
Wait. Not so fast.
Sorry, Elmore. Your plan's about to change.
It's Elmore's last day of work. As part of his retirement, he heads to the family doctor for the follow-up to a routine physical. That's when the universe shifts on its axis. Cancer. Then we find out that Elmore's wife lies at home with only days to live. The stroke of injustice falls hard.
And so, with a final word from his wife, and the buck passed to the opposition's corner, Elmore must decide whether to take his wife's advice or just wither away. To Elmore, the choice seems easy.
Which path will he choose? Only time will tell, but time is not on our friend's side. Along the way, we'll find out what secrets Elmore's been hiding from the world, and maybe even himself...
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