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An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller.
"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."…
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1 author picked The Overdue Life of Amy Byler as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Amy is a 40-year-old single parent to teenagers, who is suddenly given a second chance (thanks to a returning husband and her old friend Talia).
It’s a relatable read about untrodden paths, the choices we make and how life can take us in unexpected directions. Who hasn’t sometimes wondered, “what if?” Amy gets to find out.
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