Description
Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his brother and single mother are taken care of, and continue therapy to process his father's departure. But after his mum's unexpected cancer diagnosis, and as Evan's plans begin to fade, he hears something - a song no one else can hear, the voice of a mysterious singer ...
Shosh Bell has dreams. A high school theatre legend, she's headed to performing arts college in LA, a star on the rise. But when a drunk driver takes her sister's life, that star fades to black. All that remains is a void - and a soft voice singing in her ear ...
Over it all, transcending time and space, a celestial bird brings strangers together: from an escaped murderer in 19th century Paris, to a Norwegian cosmonaut in low-earth orbit, something is happening that began long ago, and will long outlast Evan and Shosh.
With lyrical prose and breathtaking storytelling I Loved You in Another Life explores the history of love, and how some souls are meant for each other - yesterday, today, forever. Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Matt Haig.
Review
Evan's Dad left their family and Evan is struggling with the responsibility of helping his Mum and lookingafter his little brother Will.
He has big plans to go to Alaska after high school, but when his Mum gets cancer all his plans are abandoned. This is when he starts to see a bird and hear a song that he can’t get out of his head...
Shosh is a legend at her high school for her amazing theatre skills. But she has quit college and, like Evan,she is also struggling after a drunk driver killed her only sister, Stevie. She finds solace in drinking but she starts to see a bird and then hear a song she can’t get out her head.
As both Evan and Shosh follow the bird to the places they hear the song the loudest, they both end up in apark and finally meet. Has fate intervened?
This is a beautiful story of love through the ages with different chapters telling the story of different characters, but mostly it’s about Evan and Shosh and how deeply the feel about each other. Have they known each other before in a previous life? Maybe true love never really dies at all...
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s an intriguing concept that we may never lose the love of our lives, and the characters that help Evan and Shosh are wonderful and add to the warmth of this story.
While it is a love story, it is also about finding yourself, growing up, dealing with all the struggles life can throw at you, and the importance of family and friends. Perfect for all romantics aged 15 and up.
Reviewed by Michelle
