Olive's Diary: an Unputdownable Story about Hope, Loss and Second Chances

By Maiko Serizawa

Death of her husband. Absence of her daughter. At the age of fifty-six, Olive is stuck in her loneliness, crippled by her one big fear. But a change is about to happen when she walks into a caf and befriends an intriguing young woman...

Olive is a middle-aged widow in a rural city of Canada, who is a lover of good books, cappuccinos and croissants. Olive knows what she is good at and stays in her box. That's how she has always been, and after the death of her husband Robert... it's enough to just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

A year from Robert's death, Olive's life appears to be fine. Living in the same family house and working at the same local library, her life seems to be put together. But there is something she hasn't shared with anyone, even with her best friend Leila. The reason why her step-daughter Lily stopped talking to her after that day of loss. The one fear that plagues her mind day and night.

Then, on the anniversary of Robert's departure, something unexpected happens. Olive meets Maple, a young female mathematician, at a local coffee shop - a stranger who helps Olive navigate one of the worst days of her life. What Olive doesn't realize is that she and her new friend are about to change her life forever...

Can Olive finally stop giving up on herself? Will she have the courage to connect with her daughter again? Grab a copy to discover Olive's search for a new beginning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1778282903
• ISBN13: 9781778282904
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Maple & Olive Stories for Life
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"