The First Time - Softcover

Fielding, Joy

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ISBN 10: 0770428525 ISBN 13: 9780770428525

Publisher: Seal Books, 2001

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When Mattie Hart is diagnosed with ALS, her world is forever changed. Will she survive? And if so, how?

Behind the shiny fa�ade of her idyllic life, Mattie Hart feels as though she is gradually falling apart. After sixteen years of marriage, she has discovered that her husband, Jake, a high-profile defense attorney, is having yet another affair. But it is only when Jake finally confesses his infidelity and goes to live with his girlfriend that a far greater tragedy descends. Mattie is diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that severely affects her life expectancy and everything she holds dear. Racked with guilt over his wife’s diagnosis, Jake returns home to take care of Mattie. In this most daunting and unexpected of circumstances, Joy Fielding deftly reveals the astonishing power of love to defy the greatest odds and to heal the deepest wounds.

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Book Description:

In a departure from her thriller writing, Joy Fielding has created a moving, heartwarming novel of love, marriage and a devastating blow

About the Author:

Joy Fielding lives with her lawyer husband and two daughters, dividing her time between Toronto, Ontario and Palm Beach, Florida.

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