From the author of\u00a0<\/b>The Things We Cannot Say<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b>Before I Let You Go<\/i><\/b>\u00a0explores a hotly divisive topic and asks how far the ties of family love can be stretched before they finally break.<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cKelly Rimmer skillfully takes us deep inside a world where love must make choices that logic cannot. Ripped from the headlines and from the heart,\u00a0<\/b>Before I Let You Go<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is an unforgettable novel that will amaze and startle you with its impact and insight.\u201d ( (Patti Callahan Henry,\u00a0<\/b>New York Times<\/i><\/b>\u00a0best-selling author of T<\/b>he Bookshop at Water\u2019s End<\/i><\/b>)<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201c<\/b>Before I Let You Go<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is a heartbreaking book about an impossible decision. Kelly Rimmer writes with wisdom and compassion about the relationships between sisters, mother and daughter….She captures the anguish of addiction, the agonizing conflict between an addict\u2019s best and worst selves. Above all, this is a novel about the deepest love possible.\u201d (Luanne Rice,\u00a0<\/b>New York Times<\/i><\/b>\u00a0best-selling author)<\/b><\/p>\n
The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister\u2019s voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar – and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place to sleep, sent her to every kind of rehab. But this time, she\u2019s not just strung out – she\u2019s pregnant and in premature labor. If she goes to the hospital, she\u2019ll lose custody of her baby – maybe even go to prison. But the alternative is unthinkable.<\/p>\n
As the weeks unfold, Lexie finds herself caring for her fragile newborn niece while her carefully ordered life is collapsing around her. She\u2019s in danger of losing her job, and her fianc\u00e9 only has so much patience for Annie\u2019s drama. In court-ordered rehab, Annie attempts to halt her downward spiral by confronting long-buried secrets from the sisters\u2019 childhoods, ghosts that Lexie doesn\u2019t want to face. But will the journey heal Annie, or lead her down a darker path?<\/p>\n