A Day Like This: A Novel

Written by Kelley McNeil

Narrated by Amanda Leigh Cobb

What if everything you’ve ever loved, ever known, ever believed to be true…just disappeared?

Annie Beyers has everything—a beautiful house, a loving husband, and an adorable daughter. It’s a day like any other when she takes Hannah to the pediatrician…until she wakes hours later from a car accident. When she asks for her daughter, confused doctors tell Annie that Hannah never existed. In fact, nothing after waking from the crash is the same as Annie remembers. Five happy years of her life apparently never happened.

Annie’s marriage is coming to an end. Now a successful artist living in Manhattan, she’s no longer home in their beloved upstate farmhouse. Her long-estranged sister is more like a best friend, and her recently deceased dog is alive and well. With each passing day, Annie’s remembered past and unfamiliar present begin to blur. Haunted by visions of Hannah, and with knowledge of things she can’t explain, Annie wonders…is everyone lying to her?

The search for answers leads Annie down an illuminating path far from home, to reconcile the memories with reality and to discover the truth about the life she’s living.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Nov 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781713621072

Kelley McNeil

Kelley McNeil worked in the entertainment industry promoting concert tours and theatrical events for more than a decade before turning her attention to writing. She loves telling stories with a good pen and good music on hand, often with her two daughters bopping along nearby. She’s a native of Pittsburgh, but you can find Kelley living in South Florida most of the time and in London the rest of the time. For more information, visit www.kelleymcneil.com.

Reviews for A Day Like This

[Rebecca · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have no idea why the reviews for this book are so bad— it’s one of the best books I’ve read in quite a while! The writing is wonderful, the story is deeply meaningful, and it was definitely a page-turner. Other reviews almost made me decide against starting it, I’m so thankful I decided to give it a try!

[Ellen C · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The English accent truly is terrible..

Other than that, good book!

[sunnydrk · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very good. It really makes you think. Fast paced with interesting characters and a different storyline.

[rmarcin-630843 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was intrigued at the beginning of this book, thinking this was going to be a thriller or a mystery. Why was everyone being so secretive around Ann and the circumstances surrounding the car crash? But, then as the book progressed, it turned out to be something completely different. No spoilers here, but WHAT??? This was just too bizarre. I did like McNeil's writing style, but the concept was too out there for me.

[nyiper · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really loved this book! Yes, it's so much about two roads diverging ---choices in life. Where do they take you? Can you really have several lives at one. Delightful story full of the ups and downs---incredible confusions Annie is trying to solve.

[alekee_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The premise of this story sounded fascinating, and for most of this book I was page turning, I couldn’t even imagine.I didn’t realize that this was a fantasy story, but then wouldn’t we all want to do what our heart aches for?I think I was expecting a psychological thriller, but this was completely different, and I guess for me I don’t believe in alternate universes, but for those who do, you will probably love this read!I received this book through Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review.