![]() When Annette makes Sophie promise to look after Charlie after she’s gone and to make sure he is not alone, Sophie doesn’t truly understand what that promise entails. And Sophie, the baby of the family, owner of The Little Plum Restaurant, where they always have Thanksgiving Dinner together, again brings her token date, a fellow the family sees once. Charlie, the middle child, a college professor, and wife, Annette, who just happens to be Sophie’s best friend, come bringing sad news: Annette’s cancer has returned. Their parents who had been hoping for grandchildren, were finally going to have that first grandbaby when Pete and his wife, announce they are expecting. For the three siblings in this story, Pete, Charlie, and Sophie who gathered each year at the youngest sibling’s (Sophie’s) restaurant for Thanksgiving, big changes were in store. This short listen will hit home to a lot of families who simultaneously look forward to and dread the holidays, which tend to fill us with memories, expectations and fear. ![]() Which would be a lot easier if Charlie didn’t show up with an insufferable new girlfriend at the next holiday meal.įrom the best-selling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, this heartwarming novella embraces the spirit and gratitude of the holiday, and shows how a family’s love can endure anything. Knowing this will be her last Thanksgiving, Annette asks Sophie to look after Charlie after she’s gone. And middle child Charlie’s happy, uncomplicated life as a Midwestern science professor is upended when his wife Annette is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Youngest sibling Sophie is too busy running her restaurant, The Little Plum, to bother with any kind of social life. Oldest brother Pete and his wife are expecting their first child. When the Dickenson clan sits down for Thanksgiving dinner in 2016, it is the last holiday when their tight-knit family will ever be the same. A short and sweet audio novella that’ll leave listeners wanting second helpings, You Can Thank Me Later follows an unforgettable family over the course of three Thanksgivings.
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