The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

By: Kelly Harms

Narrated by: Amy McFadden

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist.

“A laugh-out-loud funny, pitch-perfect novel that will have readers rooting for this unlikely, relatable, and totally lovable heroine, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler is the ultimate escape - and will leave moms everywhere questioning whether it isn’t time for a #momspringa of their own.” - New York Journal of Books

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.

Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and - with a little encouragement from her friends - a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy’s heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.

But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she’s ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart.

©2019 by Kelly Harms. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Overall a good listen/read

It was funny. It was real. It was relatable. There are some parts that were slow moving. Particularly the obsession with sex when she is in NYC. It may be real, but I don't enjoy it in books when it seems to dominate the story. It did for a little while in some parts of the book and gave a juvenile feel to the book. It is worth a mention because in this instance it was relevant . . . I just didn't think it fit by the way it was handled.
However . . . that didn't stop me from really enjoying her depth of characters, her absolute understanding of human nature. I laughed out loud at some parts of the book. I will seek out more of this authors books to read.

Much needed laughable listen!

I am currently smack dab in the middle of the most stressful time I have ever had in my 42 years of life. And I have lived a lot of life so to say that means I’m pretty much losing my ever loving mind. I set out to find something to listen to that I could lose myself in, something lighthearted and yet meaningful. This absolutely was the best listen for me at this exact moment. The characters were well described, you couldn’t help but fall in love with each one. The narrator was hands-down one of the best I have listened to as of yet. I laughed and I cried… For me that equals a winner. I just overall really enjoyed this book.

Liked this book a lot

Just want to say this book is great and a fast read. Very relatable characters, engaging presentation, but a little too much focus on ‘abandoning children’ when their father is watching them. Thanks for a light hearted summer read.

Beautiful

This is another example of The amazing writing by Kelly Harms. Just when you think you have things figured out, a surprise is thrown your way. Her characters have a lovable deep complexity to them. I loved this book!!

great book

This was a great book. Wonderful humor. Really enjoyed it and highly recommend reading it..