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This Close to Okay

This Close to Okay

By: Leesa Cross-Smith

A powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller."

On a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her...Read More

Experience: Hit Me Right in the Feels

Format: Hardcover

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Page(s): 320

Published: February 2021

Rental Price: $9.99 for six weeks (List Price $27.99 | Save 64%)

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A powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller."

On a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her way home from work when she spots a man precariously standing at the edge of a bridge. Without a second thought, Tallie pulls over and jumps out of the car into the pouring rain. She convinces the man to join her for a cup of coffee, and he eventually agrees to come back to her house, where he finally shares his name: Emmett.

Over the course of the emotionally charged weekend that follows, Tallie makes it her mission to provide a safe space for Emmett, though she hesitates to confess that this is also her day job. What she doesn't realize is that Emmett isn't the only one who needs healing--and they both are harboring secrets.

Alternating between Tallie and Emmett's perspectives as they inch closer to the truth of what brought Emmett to the bridge's edge - as well as the hard truths Tallie has been grappling with since her marriage ended - This Close to Okay is an uplifting, cathartic story about chance encounters, hope found in unlikely moments, and the subtle magic of human connection.

Leesa Cross-Smith is a homemaker and the author of Every Kiss A War, Whiskey & Ribbons, So We Can Glow, and This Close to Okay. She lives in Kentucky with her husband and their two teenagers. Find more at LeesaCrossSmith.com.

"Leesa Cross-Smith is a consummate storyteller who uses her formidable talents to tell the oft-overlooked stories of people living in that great swath of place between the left and right coasts." - Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author

"This book hits the ground running. Cross-Smith writes tenderly about the trial and error of intimacy and draws you in with enormous warmth and control." - Raven Leilani, New York Times bestselling author of Luster

"One of those rare feel-good novels that also crackles with wisdom, This Close to Okay introduces readers to two characters who will come to feel like cherished friends. . . Over the course of a single weekend, their many conversations on love, loss, grief, and joy coalesce into a primer on human goodness." - Elle

"Another page-turner . . . A story about the power of vulnerability and connection, This Close to Okay is a moving reminder of the importance of authentic human relationships." - Refinery29

"One of the most charming and uplifting stories I've read recently. It's the perfect dose of escapism." - Maisy Card, Glamour

"A novel about just how powerful someone could be in another person's life." - Shondaland

"An emotional, uplifting tale of hope, chosen family, and the healing power of human connection, especially at the moments when we're most determined to be alone." - Good Housekeeping

"A poignant page-turner about perseverance and two broken people who, like all of at one time or another, just need someone to tell them everything's going to be all right." - Real Simple

"Cross-Smith once again shows adeptness at exploring the range of human emotions, particularly the fragility of relationships in the wake of tragedy...offer[s] twists that keep the novel interesting and realistic. A page-turning pleasure with a heroine to love." - Booklist

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