My Last Love Story

By Falguni Kothari

This daring, evocative story boldly challenges society's conventions about love, relationships and "till death do us part" as it weaves a captivating, revelatory story of a fate-battered woman who tries her best to fulfill her dying husband's last wishes for a baby and a reconciliation with an old flame — their mutual best friend.

'Till death do us part' takes on a whole new meaning in this wry, evocative novel perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You.

'Promise me, you will laugh every day. Fight every day. Do you know how beautiful you look when you're angry? Promise me, you'll learn to cuss, learn to love again. Live again. Promise me, you won't give up on each other.'

Simi Desai is thirty years old and her husband is dying of cancer. He has two last wishes in his final months: first, that she'll have his baby so that a piece of him lives on, and second, that she'll reconcile with her old flame, who just happens to be their mutual best friend. And so over the course of their last summer together, Simi's husband plans a series of big and small adventures for this unlikely trio, designed to help them say goodbye to each other and prove to Simi that it's okay to move on without him–and even find love again.

Beautiful and emotionally poignant, Falguni Kothari's My Last Love Story will pull your heartstrings as only unforgettable love stories can.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Feb 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781489248831

Falguni Kothari

Falguni Kothari writes unconventional love stories and kick-ass fantasy tales flavored by her South Asian heritage and expat experiences. An award-winning Indian Classical, Latin and Ballroom dancer, she currently elevates her endorphin levels with Zumba. She resides in New York with her family and pooch. Connect with her at www.falgunikothari.com and sign up for her newsletter at bit.ly/FKMailingList 

Reviews for My Last Love Story

[hemlokgang · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The poignant story of the adults who love one another and the year spent while one of them is dying from cancer. The theme is pure and simple love. Good read.

[mootzymom · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautifully written book that took you to the depths of relationships, loss, loyalty, grief and love."Life was trouble enough without shaming yourself and denying your nature, wasn't it?"Such profound words and sadly so timely in light of the loss and grief felt in Orlando tonight.

[kristymk18-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

2.75 StarsThis book was depressing and uncomfortable. That’s not always a bad thing, but I think it was a little too much for me here. This was well written and I’d easily pick up another book by Kothari. But, the story line and the little twists and nuances just made me so..well, uncomfortable. Not in a cringe-worthy way, more like a “this shouldn’t be happening” type way.There’s a man with terminal cancer and his wife who he’s blackmailing to have a baby via IVF. Then there’s the old best friend who’s there to create more tension it seems. There’s this love triangle that kind of is and isn’t a triangle. Constant hints at it almost being a ménage without it actually ever being one. And an elephant in the room in regards to Simi’s past that only she seems privy to. In a way it almost slides into creepy on the uncomfortable scale. But then the writing is so good and I stayed just curious enough to want to keep reading to find out what would happen.