BOOK TITLE: Safe
and Sound
ISBN:
9781599324654
AUTHOR: T
S Krupa
GENRE: Fiction/
Romance
NUMBER OF PAGES:
312
FORMAT: Digital
SERIES / STANDALONE: Standalone
REVIEW BY: Dhivya
Balaji
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: The
author sent us a digital copy for review, we thank her for it.
SUMMARY:
When Jill met Jay Greenfield she knew
she had found her forever love. She was a kindergarten teacher, he was a
high-powered attorney and their lives were perfect. But when a tragic accident
takes Jay’s life, this young bride is left to pick up the pieces.
Jill finds herself a young widow facing multiple decisions she thought she had a lifetime to decide. With support from her childhood best friends, Lanie and Stella, Jill attempts to piece her life back together. With nightmares plaguing her dreams and the struggles of constant grief over Jay’s passing, Stella and Lanie keep near constant vigilance over her.
Jill finds herself a young widow facing multiple decisions she thought she had a lifetime to decide. With support from her childhood best friends, Lanie and Stella, Jill attempts to piece her life back together. With nightmares plaguing her dreams and the struggles of constant grief over Jay’s passing, Stella and Lanie keep near constant vigilance over her.
In the process of settling the estate,
Jill learns that her husband was not quite the man she thought he was. She
finds herself transported to the small beach town of Oak Island, North
Carolina. But the fairy tale ending she envisioned no longer exists. She must
face the reality that Jay is gone as she finds herself having a chance at love
one more time.
Safe and Sound follows a yearlong
journey of love, loss, friendship, and conquering the unexpected.
REVIEW:
It is not often that a book (or a
movie) manages to be romantic without being mushy, poignant without being sad,
and enlightening about death and loss without being depressing. Safe and Sound
manages to be the combination of all the good ways to traverse in all these
genres.
The story of Jill Greenfield starts
with the day her husband meets with an accident and dies. For a story that
started with such a shocker, the book progresses beautifully. Jill, a school
teacher, loses her husband, Jay, a lawyer in a tragic accident. As she learns
to cope up with the loss, her two friends Stella and Lanie, help her by being
there for her during her hard times and pull her through it.
The secrets of Jay’s investments are
revealed in instalments and we are equally surprised by the revelations as
Jill. Jay is not the man he seemed to be, and the surprises keep you constantly
on the verge of overwhelmed and pleasantly surprised. We travel with Jill as
she finds a way to cope up with love, loss and find new love. She has true
friends (not many people are lucky to have such devoted, determined friends. ‘Yours
truly’ being one of the lucky few! Co-blogger, here is your cue to blush!)
Jill copes up with the loss by finding
a new love, a man who had suffered another loss. But in the meanwhile, she
helps plan her friend’s marriage and keeps herself busy. This is the perfect
read for people who have gone through loss. You start with ‘clueless’ and move
on to ‘in control of all affairs’. The sudden abruptness of the accident in one’s
life, the medical decisions that become yours to take in case a loved one is
unable to, and the weight of doing alone all the tasks you shared are all
described perfectly.
For those readers who complain Jill’s
grief period was too less/ too over/ too melodramatic, each person has their
own way of grieving. Some do it by shutting themselves up, some do it by taking
it all in, some do it by never visiting common memories, some do it by staying
alone in places where they stayed together. This is human nature, and this
variety is what makes life spicy.
The story is a sure page turner with
not a dull moment. The plot is simple, clear, and very tight. The characters
are well defined, mature and each representing a different character that
sticks up for a friend no matter the situation. The language is clear, pleasant
to read and the tale is bittersweet. Life does hands you lemons, but it is you
who can make the lemonade!
WHAT I LIKED:
The
tale itself, and the way it talks about loss without being preachy, depressing
or heavy. This makes you laugh as much as it makes you cry.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:
Too
good to be true? Or is this how life usually is?
VERDICT:
Go
for it! Don’t classify it to one genre and miss it.
RATING:
4.5/5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
T.S.
Krupa was born in New Haven, CT. She was raised in a blended Polish-American
household. She has one younger sister who currently lives abroad with her
husband and daughter. T.S. Krupa earned her Bachelor's degree at Franklin
Pierce University, Master's at Texas Tech University and will earn her
Doctorate of Education from North Carolina State University in 2014. She played
field hockey at Franklin Pierce University for four years and is in her sixth
year of coaching a local club team. She currently resides in North Carolina
with her husband and dog.
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Paperback,
Kindle.
PRICE: Rs.
1246 for Paperbacks
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