Her articles, essays, and interviews have been featured in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Redbook, Parade, and Martha Stewart Weddings.

With a singular determination, Daisy searches for Jack's perfect match. Colleen Oakley is an Atlanta-based writer and author of the novel Before I Go. Saunders about the probable recurrence of her cancer, Daisy waits 24 hours before telling Jack. What words would you use to describe her at the beginning of the story 2. But a middle-of-the-night phone call to Annas hotel room in Kermit, Texas, is about to end her life on the road. Anna Sweet, ex-cop turned waitress, is bar-hopping her way across the U.S.A.

It's this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles on the solution: she has to find him another wife. At the beginning of the story, Daisy describes herself as stubborn, independent, organized and definitely not indecisive. My Sisters Keeper (Anna Sweet Mystery, 1) by Brenda Chapman. She's terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but charmingly helpless husband when she's no longer there to take care of him. On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant 'Cancerversary' with her husband Jack to celebrate three years of good health, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it's unstoppable.ĭeath is a frightening prospect - but not because she's afraid for herself. Colleen Oakleys debut novel Before I Go was a People Best New Book Pick, an Us Weekly Must Pick, a Publishers Lunch Buzz Book. How can Daisy ensure that Jack will live happily ever after? Colleen Oakley is an Atlanta-based writer and author of the novel Before I Go.Her articles, essays, and interviews have been featured in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Redbook, Parade, and Martha Stewart Weddings. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Colleen Oakley's debut deftly balances sorrow with laughs and compassion.

Before I Go by Colleen Oakley