How to Grieve Like a Victorian - by Amy Carol Reeves (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

When life's turned you into a big hot mess, there's still love, laughs, and snark to be had...

Dr. Lizzie Wells, professor of British literature and bestselling author, is not okay. She wasn't consulted when her beloved husband died unexpectedly, so she's going to grieve however she damned well chooses. Keeping a lock of his hair in a choker around her neck and donning widow's weeds. You bet. Notifying colleagues and students that she will only accept paper letters instead of email. Why not? Very nearly kissing her late husband's best friend, Henry. Unfortunately, er...yes.

So when she's offered a trip to London, Lizzie grabs it. What better place to escape, heal, and be reborn than in the same city where Queen Victoria famously mourned her beloved Prince Albert? Encouraged by new friends to be bold, have champagne and oysters before noon, and celebrate the beauty and the messiness of life, Lizzie begins to embrace it all.

Still, there's that almost kiss with Henry she just can't forget. Their cross-Atlantic 'check-ins' turn into FaceTime hangouts and their friendship evolves into something more. When Henry shows up in London, Lizzie fears she's falling in love with him... Will she bravely embrace this second chance, too?

Review Quotes

"The story offers multiple points of appeal: a strong heroine who learns to live again after loss, a family mystery, a roguish cad who gets his comeuppance online and IRL, and the blossoming of more than one lovely romance, set in both the past and present. Reeves makes an excellent adult debut with this charming and often humorous exploration of love, grief, and moving on."--Library Journal **STARRED REVIEW**

"[A] lovely novel about how to live after losing the love of your life...Reeves' adult debut features an appealingly messy heroine coming to terms with her grief."--Booklist

"Humorous, heartfelt, and wholly original, How to Grieve Like a Victorian kept me reading long past midnight. With tenderness and wit, Amy Carol Reeves reminds us that love doesn't end with loss--it endures, evolves, and sometimes opens the door for something new."--Shaylin Gandhi, author When We Had Forever