The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go

Three generations. Seven days. One big secret. The author of The
Coincidence of Coconut Cake unfolds a mother-daughter story told by three
women whose time to reckon with a life-altering secret is running out.

Gina Zoberski wants to make it through one day without her fastidious mother,
Lorraine, cataloguing all her faults, and her sullen teenage daughter, May,
snubbing her. Too bad there's no chance of that. Her relentlessly sunny
disposition annoys them both, no matter how hard she tries. Instead, Gina
finds order and comfort in obsessive list-making and her work at Grilled G's,
the gourmet grilled cheese food truck built by her late husband.

But when Lorraine suffers a sudden stroke, Gina stumbles upon a family secret
Lorraine's kept hidden for forty years. In the face of her mother's failing
health and her daughter's rebellion, this optimist might find that piecing
together the truth is the push she needs to let go...

Praise for THE OPTIMIST'S GUIDE TO LETTING GO

"The Optimist 's Guide to Letting Go is poignant, tender, and simply
wonderful. Amy Reichert has outdone herself. With characters that are as
complicated as they are original and a voice that is warmhearted and wise, you
will hug this book when you're done." (Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author
of One True Loves )

"Delightful and heartfelt, The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go is Reichert 's
best book yet!" (Karma Brown, bestselling author of IN THIS MOMENT )

"Written with Reichert's hallmark humor and heart, The Optimist 's Guide to
Letting Go is a poignant, multi-generational tale of family ties and hidden
pasts, of forgiveness, second chances, and the truths that set us free. Lose
yourself in this rich and rewarding read!" (Pam Jenoff, New York Times
bestselling author of THE ORPHAN'S TALE )

"Written with a keen and tender awareness of the devotion between women across
generations, _The Optimist 's Guide to Letting Go _is a beautiful read. The
characters are wonderfully imperfect, and their relationships are recognizably
flawed, making their journey around and around--and finally back to--each
other immeasurably satisfying. Bravo!"

(Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Love and Other Words
)

"Three generations of women cope with a grandmother's stroke and a big family
secret. Readers will relate to the family's struggles and develop an appetite
for grilled cheese, as well. A delicious read full of family and food."
(Kirkus Reviews)