Leave Everything You Know Behind

By Ginny Fite

Cranky, aging newspaper publisher Anne Canfield is determined to live forever, no matter what. Young, brilliant writer and teacher Indira Anand thinks she wants to die. But the winter morning Anne saves Indira Anand from drowning, everything changes.

That evening, Anne stumbles and falls. Diagnosed shortly after her fall with incurable brain cancer and only months to live, she must hurry to save her newspaper, heal her regrets, keep her secrets hidden, and protect her son from the truth before time runs out.

Indira, suffering a second incidence of ovarian cancer, wants to invoke her right to die. Thwarted by both the law and her distant husband but desperate to escape the pain she watched her grandmother endure, she wavers, unsure of her decision.

Out of options, Indira reaches out to Anne. Even as they make a pact to help each other, Indira realizes Anne won't live long enough to be with her at the end. She must find another way.

Meanwhile, Anne's daughter-in-law, Laura, suffering her own loss and resentful of her husband Freddy's flagging attention, discovers Anne's secret. In a move she's sure will hasten Anne's death, Laura locates Anne's old lover, Colin, and goads him to turn up at Anne's home, hoping he'll upset the family she hates. For good measure, in an attempt to cause a rift between mother and son, Laura suggests to Freddy that Colin is his father.

Leave is a story about what keeps us wanting to live, what we'll do for redemption, and how love can save us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CRQZQ6SM
• ISBN13: 9798888191705
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Milford House Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Leave Everything You Know Behind

Leave Everything You Know Behind is another good book from talented author, Ginny Fite. I have read other works from her and enjoyed them. This one is no different. I loved getting to know Anne and Indira. I love how the two were able to bond with one another despite their differences and backgrounds. I thought it was a beautiful story of forgiveness, love, friendship, redemption and facing one's fears. With the subject matter of cancer and losing my dear husband from it, the story hard for me to read at times. There were scenes I found myself teary eyes and wanting to keep my tissues handy. Other times, I could not help but to smile and feel my heart warm. It does make one think about what would you do in these circumstances. It was interesting how the characters were able to deal with their issues. There were few secrets revealed that affected others that kept me wanting to continue to read to see how it would all end for Anne and Indira. I am giving Leave Everything You Know Behind a very well deserved five plus stars. I highly recommend it for readers who enjoy reading Adult Women's Fiction. I would love to read more books like this one from author, Ginny Fite. I received a paperback copy of Ginny Fite's Leave Everything You Know Behind from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.