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ISABEL GILLIES, New York Times Bestselling Author of Happens Every Day and A Year and Six Seconds, is working on her new young adult novel, Beside Me, due out in 2013.

 

Keep track of Isabel's upcoming appearances and check out the Book Group Extras at Hyperion

 

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Happens Every Day

HAPPENS EVERY DAY

Isabel Gillies had a wonderful life - a handsome, intelligent, loving husband; two glorious toddlers; a beautiful house; the time and place to express all her ebullience and affection and optimism. Suddenly, that life was over. Her husband, Josiah, announced that he was leaving her and their two young sons.

"A memoir so raw you feel like it's your best friend telling you her story."

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NPR FRESH AIR TOP TEN BOOK OF 2009 - STARBUCKS BOOK SELECTION - GLAMOUR MAGAZINE "MUST READ"

Now available from Scribner in hardback, paperback, audio, and e-book

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A Year and 6 Seconds

Life (and Love) Go On...

Read the latest memoir by Isabel Gillies, author of the New York Times bestseller Happens Every Day

Advance Praise for A Year and Six Seconds

“With the same self-effacing prose found in her debut, Gillies describes her journey from the pain of lost love to the land of the living with humor and compassion… Readers will cheer along with the author, whose heart overflows in the conclusion of this enduring story of life after love.” Kirkus Reviews

“Isabel Gillies” sheer honesty is a breath of fresh air, and this pained, hopeful, and sweet account of life after divorce will keep you reading long after you should have gone to bed.” — Janice Y. K. Lee, author of The Piano Teacher

 

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DAY 122 of Lose the Temper

May 15, 20120

Whoa, so I haven’t done this blog in a long time. Sorry! I feel badly, but I was really working and just didn’t have it in me to write one more word than I absolutely had to. But I never forget my promise and I have to say I have not lost my temper. Sure...

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