A Life Without Water

Life Without Water, Book1

By: Marci Bolden

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Carol Denman divorced her husband over 20 years ago and has never looked back. But on the day before their daughter's 30th birthday, John barges back into Carol's life with a request that threatens the fragile stability she has built. 

John Bowman is sick. Very sick. While he still can, he has some amends to make and some promises to fulfill. But to do that, he not only needs his ex-wife's agreement...he needs her. 

With the past hovering between them like a ghost, Carol and John embark on a decades-overdue road trip. Together they plunge back into a life without water...but which may ultimately set them free.

©2019 Marci Bolden (P)2020 Tantor

Forgive and Live

So this read had me in my feels and crying. I see a lot of truth in this story. The ex-husband that helped Carol grow and finally, heal from the loss of their child and her current husband.
Carol was in a work, eat, sleep and repeat way of life, and did not realize she wasn’t living. Her ex-husband shows up with an in operable brain tumor and ask her to go on the trip that their daughter had planned to go on before she drown.  In between the journey, and the decline of John, Carol takes a hard look at everything in her life, and finds closure. 
Tobias’ family is everything in laws should be in life but unfortunately, most do not have great in laws.  Mary, Tobias’s mom, is an amazing character.
John even though he was not an ideal husband when they were married, he was good at being the ex-husband, and finally stepping up to be the person he should have been for his Caroline/Carol from the start. 
This is an excellent book. if you can handle reading a book that involves the loss of a child, I would suggest this book. Seriously, be prepared to cry.

A little much

I found the story to be a bit overwrought. I found myself rolling my eyes at times at things the characters said or did.

A Story of Forgiveness

A Story of layers of Sadness and Learning to Let Go Of Deep Pain..Learning to be responsible for the pain you cause and to forgive pain caused to you!

a sad story but so lovely

I loved this book,I didn't care for the reader she sounded robotic,she made it hard at first to get into the story but as I got into the story I really enjoy book

Siri, is that you?

The story was seriously lacking. It’s as if the author did the bare minimum in character development. It was also pretty predictable. I almost quit after 10 minutes in because the narrator’s voice was so robotic sounding. She also read extremely fast. There are two other books in this series. I’m tempted to give them a try to see if it was just me being in a bad mood or something, but I also don’t want to waste the credit. I was disappointed in this story and the performance. It leaves me wondering if the story would’ve been better with another narrator.