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All This Can Be True

Jen Michalski author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Turner Publishing Company

Publishing:17th Jul '25

£23.99

This title is due to be published on 17th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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For fans of Modern Lovers and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo comes a tender queer romance about one woman’s rediscovery of choice, hope, and wild love in the wake of her husband’s coma.

When Lacie Johnson’s husband, Derek, suffers a stroke at forty-seven and falls into a coma, her plans come to a screeching halt—asking Derek for a divorce, going back to school to get her master’s, and starting over as a single woman now that their children have grown up. But what begins as a disaster brings an unexpected blessing in the form of Quinn, a kind stranger whom Lacie meets in the halls of the hospital.

This is just a stop-over for Quinn, who is traveling up to the British Columbia coast to live in a co-op of grief survivors on a remote island after the loss of her young daughter. She's also the former singer of a post-riot grrrl band who fled the group and the public eye more than fifteen years ago for reasons unknown. Lacie thinks she's discovered in Quinn the life and the person she’s always wanted. But Quinn harbors a secret that connects her to Derek. And if Derek wakes up, Quinn must come clean and risk destroying her growing relationship with Lacie.

Told in alternating points of view, All This Can Be True follows Lacie and Quinn as they make the journey to each other—and then grapple with the fallout.

“Achingly good! Jen Michalski is a writer of intelligence, heart, and endless talent, and All This Can Be True just might be her best yet. Emotionally powerful, perfectly paced, and beautifully written, you won’t be able to put this book down. Bravo!” —Matthew Norman, author of Charm City Rocks

“When Lacie Johnson’s husband Derek, falls ill, she is faced with the choice to return to the status quo of her unsatisfying marriage, or risk losing everything for the chance to finally live an authentic life. All This Can Be True is a profoundly moving story about the tangled web of intimate relationships, the paradoxical power of secrets to both destroy and unite a family, and the hard-earned rewards of stepping out of the darkness and into the light of one’s own truth. You will savor this richly layered novel, from the first page to the last.” —Sandra A. Miller, author of Wednesdays at One

“Jen Michalski has written a beautiful story about yearning, secrets, and the struggle to find happiness in the face of loss. I was rooting for Lacie and Quinn from the gripping opening chapter to the immensely satisfying ending A moving, immersive novel.” —Jane Delury, author of Hedge and The Balcony

ISBN: 9781684426089

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272 pages

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