A review by maralyons
You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin

4.0

You Can't Stay Here Forever is an interesting character-driven novel about complicated relationships and healing. The narrator, Ellie Huang, a young lawyer, experiences the loss of her husband in a car accident. She learns he has been having an affair. After cashing his life insurance policy, she impulsively books a palatial vacation in the French Riviera and travels there with her best friend, Mable. I loved the writing style and complicated relationships. It was wonderful to see how Ellie's relationship with her mother and Mable evolved throughout the book. So often, we don't have the hard conversations we need to with those close to us. I loved that the characters did and it strengthened their bonds.