Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
Everything's Still There by Kalyn Fogarty Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Bernadette Dunne
Published by Dreamscape Media LLC, Penguin Random House on May 2, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Family Life / General
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Pages: 336
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For fans of Alison Hammer and Caroline Leavitt, Kalyn Fogarty weaves an emotionally rich tale in her powerfully moving novel Everything’s Still There, exploring postpartum depression, female friendship, and new motherhood.
Professional party planner turned stay-at-home-mom, Brynn Hallman always imagined she’d be the ideal mother for her little boy, Cody. But her plans go awry with a series of medical complications that send her into a tailspin. Fueled by bad reality TV and a growing obsession with an Instafamous mommy influencer, Brynn falls deeper into her growing depression and turns inward, shutting out her pre-baby friends and pretending to her husband, Kyle, that everything is just fine.
During the early morning hours, Brynn sees a flashing light from her back porch across the expanse of her yard. Is it a trick of her tired eyes? For the first time in months, she ventures out of the house to discover the source of the light. What she finds will draw her into the life of an eccentric new friend, forcing her to confront her changing identity and the pressures of motherhood.
Imbued with an emotional resonance that will draw in fans of Ann Napolitano—but cast in an utterly unique voice—Kalyn Fogarty’s Everything’s Still There is sure to take a welcome place in the literary pantheon.
Why did I add Everything’s Still There to my bookshelf?
I added this book to my digital library almost 2 years ago. It sounds like this book hits on a few really interesting topics so I thought that it would be worth a shot. The reviews for this book are rather positive which is a very good sign. I will keep my fingers crossed that this will turn out to be just as good as it sounds.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
Interesting pick! That’s a new to me one. I’m getting up to books I have had for 9 years now and it’s making me cry! Lol. I envy the two year sit with this one. Hope you get to read it soon!
I don’t know this one.
I am a fan of a few of the name drops, and I agree, some interesting topics in there. Hope you love it!
I have not read this one. Sounds interesting though.
This sounds really intriguing and like it could be amazing or terrible. I hope you give it a try soon!
It sounds interesting. Fogarty’s not an author I’ve read.