Ask Again Later: A Novel
 

Synopsis:

Forget a mid-life crisis --- Emily, is having a quarter-life crisis. Emily has a tendency to live with one foot out the door, so for her the best thing about a family crisis is the excuse to cut and run. When her mother announces they've found a lump, Emily gladly takes a rain check on life to be by her mother's side, leaving behind her career, her boyfriend, and those pesky, unanswerable questions about who she is and what she's doing with her life.

But back in her childhood bedroom, Emily realizes that she hasn't run fast or far enough. One evening, Emily opens the door, quite literally, to find her past staring her in the face. How do you forge a relationship with the father who left when you were five years old?

As Emily attempts to find balance on the emotional see-saw of her life with the help of two hopeful suitors and her Park Avenue princess sister, she takes a no-risk job as a receptionist at his law firm and slowly gets to know the man she once pretended was dead.

 

SRR GRADE:  A
 

Ask Again Later is an engaging contemporary novel.  Jill A. Davis writes a wonderfully fun, witty and enticing story about family, loss, trust and love.  Real emotions can be difficult to convey but Ms. Davis uses clever prose to inject humor into situations we have all groaned through. We are with Emily every step of the way as she deals with the multitude of ups and downs o

Told in first person, we meet Emily’s quirky family, her co-workers, shrink and of course Sam the man she is afraid to love.  Both touching and funny, you’ll find yourself laughing at the absurd antics of these characters even as your heart is touched by deep emotions dealt with. 

Ask Again Later could easily have been morose, but Ms. Davis weaves this story with enough humor and insight to be thoroughly entertaining and you won’t be able to hold in the smiles.  While not a romance, there is definitely love in this book as we learn more about the idiosyncrasies of Emily and those who share her life. For a quick thoroughly entertaining read don’t pass up Ask Again Later.