Our Short History

✍ Scribed by Grodstein, Lauren

• Book ID: 109817152
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: da-DK
• Weight: 667 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781616207182

✦ Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Grodstein returns with a deeply compelling and heartfelt story about the depths of a parent's love and the struggle between keeping the past at bay and protecting a child's future.

Karen Neulander, a successful New York political consultant, has always been fiercely protective of her son, Jacob, now six. She's had to be: when Jacob's father, Dave, found out Karen was pregnant and made it clear that fatherhood wasn't in his plans, Karen walked out of the relationship, never telling Dave her intention was to raise their child alone.
But now Jake is asking to meet his dad, and with good reason: Karen is dying. Worried that he'll break Jake's heart, Karen finally makes the call, and is shocked to find Dave ecstatic about the news. First, he can't meet Jake fast enough, and then, he can't seem to leave him alone.
As she tries to play out her last days in the "right" way, Karen struggles with...