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“A fun, insightful read. Liebert is a welcome addition to the world of women’s fiction.” – New York Times bestselling author Jane Green
“Fans of Jane Green and Jennifer Weiner will appreciate the realistic concerns of Liebert’s heroines. When We Fall is poignant, honest, and incredibly charming.” – Booklist
“Emily Liebert’s latest will keep you turning pages long past bedtime.” – New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams
“When We Fall is the best sort of novel—the kind you can’t wait to finish and that leaves you desperately wanting more when you do.” – Jenna McCarthy
Praise for You Knew Me When
"[Liebert] has a knack for crafting realistic, witty dialogue. An emotionally honest novel, full of nostalgia for old friendships, the struggle of reconciliation, and the everlasting power of female friendship."– Booklist
"A wonderful book for anyone who has ever longed for an old friend or dreamed of returning home after what feels like forever."– New York Times bestselling author Kerry Kennedy
About the Author
Emily Liebert is the author of the nonfiction book Facebook Fairytales and the novel You Knew Me When.
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Emily Liebert was born and raised in New York City, attended the Horace Mann School and Smith College, where she graduated with a B.A. in English Language & Literature.
After college, Emily landed her first job as an Executive Assistant at ABC News, where she honed her organizational skills and helped produce television specials for Peter Jennings Reporting. To this day, she is a whiz with "To Do" lists.
Since childhood, Emily's had a passion for writing, so when the opportunity to become Editor-in-Chief of The WAG--a luxury lifestyle magazine covering Westchester and Fairfield Counties--presented itself, she jumped at the chance. During Emily's five-year tenure, she wrote hundreds of articles, including celebrity profiles, travel, fashion, and beauty.
Ready for her next adventure, Emily became a full-time freelance writer, penning lifestyle pieces for media outlets such as, The Huffington Post, Oprah.com, Elite Traveler, Robb Report, Gotham, and Cottages & Gardens.
In 2009, Emily edited Kerry Kennedy's New York Times bestseller Being Catholic Now: Prominent Americans Talk About Change in the Church and the Quest for Meaning.
The following year, Emily published her first book, Facebook Fairytales, which was featured at the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair, and Emily was one of 20 guests of honor--among Elizabeth Kostova, Russell Banks, and Lisa See--at the renowned Literary Feast 2010, a privilege reserved for best-selling and buzz-worthy authors.
Shortly thereafter, Emily was hired by Microsoft as the spokesperson for Bing's partnership with Facebook and appeared in 30+ television and radio spots for the brand, which garnered exceptional ratings.
In 2012, Emily wrote her debut novel, You Knew Me When (Penguin), which published on September 3, 2013. Her second novel, When We Fall will publish in September 2, 2014, and she's currently hard at work on her third and fourth novels, all with Penguin Random House.
Emily is featured often in the press, by outlets such as: Today Show, The Rachael Ray Show, Anderson Cooper, FOX News, Good Day New York, The Couch, Oprah Radio, Martha Stewart Radio, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, InStyle, OK!, Nylon, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's World, WWD, Woman's Day, The New York Post, The Washington Post, The New York Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, and The Huffington Post.
When Emily's not writing, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and cozying up with a good book. She's been known to ride on a Harley Davidson. And she does a mean Running Man. Emily lives with her husband, Lewis, and their two delicious little boys, Jaxsyn and Hugo, in Westport, CT where she moved kicking and screaming for fear that there would be no Chinese food delivery at three in the morning. She was right.
After college, Emily landed her first job as an Executive Assistant at ABC News, where she honed her organizational skills and helped produce television specials for Peter Jennings Reporting. To this day, she is a whiz with "To Do" lists.
Since childhood, Emily's had a passion for writing, so when the opportunity to become Editor-in-Chief of The WAG--a luxury lifestyle magazine covering Westchester and Fairfield Counties--presented itself, she jumped at the chance. During Emily's five-year tenure, she wrote hundreds of articles, including celebrity profiles, travel, fashion, and beauty.
Ready for her next adventure, Emily became a full-time freelance writer, penning lifestyle pieces for media outlets such as, The Huffington Post, Oprah.com, Elite Traveler, Robb Report, Gotham, and Cottages & Gardens.
In 2009, Emily edited Kerry Kennedy's New York Times bestseller Being Catholic Now: Prominent Americans Talk About Change in the Church and the Quest for Meaning.
The following year, Emily published her first book, Facebook Fairytales, which was featured at the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair, and Emily was one of 20 guests of honor--among Elizabeth Kostova, Russell Banks, and Lisa See--at the renowned Literary Feast 2010, a privilege reserved for best-selling and buzz-worthy authors.
Shortly thereafter, Emily was hired by Microsoft as the spokesperson for Bing's partnership with Facebook and appeared in 30+ television and radio spots for the brand, which garnered exceptional ratings.
In 2012, Emily wrote her debut novel, You Knew Me When (Penguin), which published on September 3, 2013. Her second novel, When We Fall will publish in September 2, 2014, and she's currently hard at work on her third and fourth novels, all with Penguin Random House.
Emily is featured often in the press, by outlets such as: Today Show, The Rachael Ray Show, Anderson Cooper, FOX News, Good Day New York, The Couch, Oprah Radio, Martha Stewart Radio, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, InStyle, OK!, Nylon, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's World, WWD, Woman's Day, The New York Post, The Washington Post, The New York Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, and The Huffington Post.
When Emily's not writing, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and cozying up with a good book. She's been known to ride on a Harley Davidson. And she does a mean Running Man. Emily lives with her husband, Lewis, and their two delicious little boys, Jaxsyn and Hugo, in Westport, CT where she moved kicking and screaming for fear that there would be no Chinese food delivery at three in the morning. She was right.
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TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on September 20, 2014
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This very-much-chick-lit story was a fast read that mostly focused on two women: Charlotte, an upper-class suburban stay-at-home mom with a big house and a slightly stagnant marriage. And, Allison, a widowed single mom, who recently moved back to town and struck up a friendship with both Charlotte and her husband, Charlie, whom she knew when growing up and was a close friend of her deceased husband.
Though there were good moments in this story, which didn't play out quite as predictably as I thought it might early on, the too-perfect Allison was depicted as so goody-goody and flawless, that I actually began to dislike her a little bit. Stunningly beautiful, a size two while eating whatever she wants, wealthy enough to do whatever she wanted and not need a real job, hit on by every man in town, blessed by perfect, loving parents and mother to an equally angelic boy. In short, she felt utterly unreal.
The fact that Allison is constantly being put upon by "big meanies," including a weird run-in with a high school bully, just made me roll my eyes and, yeah, you know what, I think I would find it weird if my brand new friend, who has already had my husband spending his scant free-time fixing up her house, prepared an elaborate, potentially romantic-seeming, meal for him while I was away without ever mentioning it to me. I'm pretty sure most wives would, especially if their marriage was going through a rough patch ... Which the same friend already knew.
Charlotte felt slightly more real, but I grew tiresome of her descriptions of weight struggles and pregnancy pounds butted up against talk of size-4 Oscar de la Renta gowns. (Umm, yeah, not so much.) Also, she actually wasn't all that wrong in anything she did.Read more ›
Though there were good moments in this story, which didn't play out quite as predictably as I thought it might early on, the too-perfect Allison was depicted as so goody-goody and flawless, that I actually began to dislike her a little bit. Stunningly beautiful, a size two while eating whatever she wants, wealthy enough to do whatever she wanted and not need a real job, hit on by every man in town, blessed by perfect, loving parents and mother to an equally angelic boy. In short, she felt utterly unreal.
The fact that Allison is constantly being put upon by "big meanies," including a weird run-in with a high school bully, just made me roll my eyes and, yeah, you know what, I think I would find it weird if my brand new friend, who has already had my husband spending his scant free-time fixing up her house, prepared an elaborate, potentially romantic-seeming, meal for him while I was away without ever mentioning it to me. I'm pretty sure most wives would, especially if their marriage was going through a rough patch ... Which the same friend already knew.
Charlotte felt slightly more real, but I grew tiresome of her descriptions of weight struggles and pregnancy pounds butted up against talk of size-4 Oscar de la Renta gowns. (Umm, yeah, not so much.) Also, she actually wasn't all that wrong in anything she did.Read more ›
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This was an easy read, like drinking a vanilla latte on a cool afternoon. It's the story of two women living in a rich New York suburb: Charlotte, the bored mother in the unhappy marriage, and Allison, the artist who was widowed ten years ago. The women become friends when Allison moves to town, but when Allison starts to become close with Charlotte's husband and sister as well, then their bonds start to fray.
This book was easy to read, and a perfectly fine rendition of women's fiction, if nothing special. I thought the bored rich housewife milieu was well portrayed, and the choice to make Charlotte not always likable was a good one. But some of the psychology was off: it's assumed that no one would find it odd, for instance, that an estranged husband is having private dinners with his wife's new friend; and one character is presented one way for the first 75% of the book and then given a sudden and dramatic transformation that makes little sense. In the end, a good quick read, even if I doubt I will remember it.
This book was easy to read, and a perfectly fine rendition of women's fiction, if nothing special. I thought the bored rich housewife milieu was well portrayed, and the choice to make Charlotte not always likable was a good one. But some of the psychology was off: it's assumed that no one would find it odd, for instance, that an estranged husband is having private dinners with his wife's new friend; and one character is presented one way for the first 75% of the book and then given a sudden and dramatic transformation that makes little sense. In the end, a good quick read, even if I doubt I will remember it.
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Somehow I had initially gotten the impression that this book was upmarket women's fiction, like The Weird Sisters, or The Paris Wife: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle). On the first page, I figured out that this was really just chick lit, so I revised my expectations, but this book still failed to be interesting.
Allison has just moved back to her hometown with her son to give him a fresh start. Her husband died eleven years ago, so she finally figured it was time, I guess? Allison doesn't really have any problems: she's gorgeous, her parents are ridiculously supportive, her kid is great, and she promptly attracts a successful, attractive guy. Ostensibly her movement from grief back into life is the issue, but the tone of the book is fairly emotionless, so I never believed her grief was an actual issue, especially because it wasn't fresh.
She becomes friends with Charlotte, who's shallow and unsympathetic when she's not wildly inconsistent. There's a manufactured crisis between the two of them, but it all works out.
A lot of the issues with this book fall in the lack of demonstrating, the lack of "showing." There are few actual scenes, mostly just narration, so the emotional impact of anything that does happen to the characters is missing. There's also a lack of conflict - we're told Charlotte and her husband are having issues, but we never really see it, and he's so nice when he's not with her I mostly just felt bad for him that he had married her. We're told Charlotte's daughter is a problem, but we only see some mildly bratty behavior once, so I wasn't sure what the problem is. Everything interesting in the book either happened years ago or happens offstage.
So ultimately, disappointing and bland for me.
Allison has just moved back to her hometown with her son to give him a fresh start. Her husband died eleven years ago, so she finally figured it was time, I guess? Allison doesn't really have any problems: she's gorgeous, her parents are ridiculously supportive, her kid is great, and she promptly attracts a successful, attractive guy. Ostensibly her movement from grief back into life is the issue, but the tone of the book is fairly emotionless, so I never believed her grief was an actual issue, especially because it wasn't fresh.
She becomes friends with Charlotte, who's shallow and unsympathetic when she's not wildly inconsistent. There's a manufactured crisis between the two of them, but it all works out.
A lot of the issues with this book fall in the lack of demonstrating, the lack of "showing." There are few actual scenes, mostly just narration, so the emotional impact of anything that does happen to the characters is missing. There's also a lack of conflict - we're told Charlotte and her husband are having issues, but we never really see it, and he's so nice when he's not with her I mostly just felt bad for him that he had married her. We're told Charlotte's daughter is a problem, but we only see some mildly bratty behavior once, so I wasn't sure what the problem is. Everything interesting in the book either happened years ago or happens offstage.
So ultimately, disappointing and bland for me.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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When We Fall by Emily Liebert, is a thought-provoking, complex, witty, and emotionally honest realistic account of flawed female friendships and relationships; what it is like to fall, when things get complicated, and back up--to survive, stronger than ever.
When We Fall revolves around two women in transition: one recently widowed young mother returning to her suburban hometown, and her new best friend whose life only looks perfect on the outside. Their friendship seems to be just what they both need, until it falls apart.
After the death of Allison Parker’s husband, Jack—she and her son, Logan move from Manhattan to her hometown of suburbs of Wincourt, New York. Allison feels being closer to her family, will allow her to focus on her art career, and give her time away from her memories of Jack to begin healing.
In an attempt to feel connected, Allison befriends, Logan’s classmate (Gia)’s mom, Charlotte, married to her late husband’s best friend, Charlie. Their friendship includes a lot of differences and issues began to surface, as it would appear Charlotte and Charlie’s marriage—not so perfect. Charlotte’s sister Elizabeth also befriends Allison, and silly jealousy occurs between the two sisters and things spiral out of control.
Where some things are not as they appear on the exterior, Emily explores the good, bad, bitches, nasty gossip, insecurities, name dropping, the judgmental and petty actions, misunderstandings, shallowness, jealousy, backbiting, and the all ugly truths of women, emotions, female friendships, and relationships (women are as mean as the teens in high school);as they journey to being true sisters and friends, for a heartwarming and contemporary novel of surviving loss and love.Read more ›
When We Fall revolves around two women in transition: one recently widowed young mother returning to her suburban hometown, and her new best friend whose life only looks perfect on the outside. Their friendship seems to be just what they both need, until it falls apart.
After the death of Allison Parker’s husband, Jack—she and her son, Logan move from Manhattan to her hometown of suburbs of Wincourt, New York. Allison feels being closer to her family, will allow her to focus on her art career, and give her time away from her memories of Jack to begin healing.
In an attempt to feel connected, Allison befriends, Logan’s classmate (Gia)’s mom, Charlotte, married to her late husband’s best friend, Charlie. Their friendship includes a lot of differences and issues began to surface, as it would appear Charlotte and Charlie’s marriage—not so perfect. Charlotte’s sister Elizabeth also befriends Allison, and silly jealousy occurs between the two sisters and things spiral out of control.
Where some things are not as they appear on the exterior, Emily explores the good, bad, bitches, nasty gossip, insecurities, name dropping, the judgmental and petty actions, misunderstandings, shallowness, jealousy, backbiting, and the all ugly truths of women, emotions, female friendships, and relationships (women are as mean as the teens in high school);as they journey to being true sisters and friends, for a heartwarming and contemporary novel of surviving loss and love.Read more ›
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