Safe With Me

With the horrific screech of tyres, Hannah Scott's world as she knew it is brought to a devastating end. One year after the accident, Hannah is still discouraging all attempts by family and friends to help her resume her normal life. But when her path crosses with Olivia Bell and her daughter Maddie who is finally on the way to recovery after a serious illness, Hannah develops a surprisingly close friendship with Olivia in a short time. The Bells, however, have problems of their own. Many times on the verge of leaving her wealthy but abusive husband, Olivia now finds herself bound to him as never before in the wake of Maddie's illness. Meanwhile Maddie, tired of the limits her poor health puts upon her and fearful of her father's increasing rage, regularly escapes into the one place where she can be anyone she wants: the internet. But when she is finally healthy enough to live her life in the way she's longed to do, the real world proves to be just as complicated as the isolated bubble she had been so eager to escape. A masterful narrative, shaped by finely drawn characters whose fragile bonds are on a collision course with the truth, Safe with Me is a triumph. "Beautiful and deeply moving, Amy Hatvany writes about the tangled web of family in a way that makes you laugh, cry, cheer and ache. This book has so much heart."-- Sarah Jio New York Times bestselling author of Blackberry Winter "The voices are so down-to-earth and familiar and the events so much like real life that readers will feel like they know the characters...An uplifting and heartwarming experience."-- Kirkus Reviews "I'm telling everyone about Best Kept Secret. It's the realistic and ultimately hopeful story of Cadence, whose glass of wine at the end of the day becomes two...then...three...then a bottle. I love that Cadence feels so familiar, she could be my neighbor, my friend, or even my sister."-- Jennifer Weiner #1 New York Times bestselling author "The novel explores myriad themes sure to appeal to fans of women's fiction: love and loss, parenthood, grief, friendship, and complex family dynamics. Hatvany's compassion for each female character is evident throughout, and readers will find their hearts, at times, breaking in three."-- Booklist "Amy Hatvany is a strong new voice in contemporary women's fiction. Safe With Me is a compelling, thought-provoking novel about three women learning from each other as they navigate through a terrain filled with both tragedy and opportunity."-- Kristin Hannah #1 New York Times bestselling author "Compelling...a fascinating look at mental illness--the exuberance and self-loathing, creativity and destruction that then reverberate against the lives of family and loved ones."-- Juliette Fay Shelter Me "By turns gripping and revelatory, Heart Like Mine is a sympathetic exploration of blended family dynamics. In her affecting new novel, Amy Hatvany pulls no punches; her characters grapple with life's big moments--marriage, parenthood, death--but she renders each of them with compassion and understanding. Heart Like Mine tells an honest, hopeful story that resonates in all the best ways."-- Jillian Medoff bestselling author of I Couldn't Love You More