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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The beloved author of Here for It returns with an all-new collection of heartening, deeply relatable, and laugh-out-loud essays about what happens after happily ever after.
“Funny, insightful, and hopeful . . . a profound meditation on what it means to come home, and on finding your…
Why read it?
1 author picked Congratulations, The Best Is Over! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book got my attention when I heard a radio interview with the author, R. Eric Thomas.
I’ve gone through a really difficult period with my health that has lasted through most of my forties, and Thomas describes his own challenges that emerged at midlife.
He brings a light touch to the difficulties of this life phase—including career issues, family struggles, loss, and illness—while also acknowledging the darker times and periods of depression that I could relate to.
In the end, his tone is as optimistic as it is realistic, and he shows how beauty can be found even in…
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