Losing the Moon [B0557]

2020 PB. In this vibrant debut novel from New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry, a happy wife and mother's life is upended by the return of her first love. Like most mothers, Amy Reynolds has anticipated the moment when her son brings home his first serious girlfriend. But she's shocked to meet the girl's father. Nick Lowry was the college boyfriend who captivated her heart and soul and then, without a word of explanation or warning, disappeared. She still wonders what took him away from her. Amy's marriage is satisfying, her teenage children thriving. She loves her beautifully restored home and her work teaching at the local college. She has long since buried her memories of Nick. But now that he is back in her life, she can't help recalling the beach where they pledged their destinies together twenty years ago. She can't help missing the young woman she was then, full of passion and promise. And she can't help being tempted by the life she might have lived...might still live-even though making that choice would betray all she holds dear.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Started out slow and seemingly simple, and it was a quick read. I liked the way it did not have a simple happy ending, but rather one that was realistic - sad but hopeful."; "I discovered this author a few years ago and now I am going back and reading her early novels. This is the story of Amy, a wife and mother whose life is turned upside down when her first love reenters her life. She finally gets the answers she has wanted and finally she has to make a choice between the life she has now and the life she could have had. Excellent book."