If You Could See Me Now

from ItEntertainsMe

If You Could See Me Now is a sweet novel about learning to accept your family, past, and things you can't change, while cultivating your imagination; enjoying - and believing in - the simple things life has to offer. Be prepared to laugh and cry along with Elizabeth as she learns what it really m...

from pennykaplan

Light and rather fey story of a dysfunctional Irish family narrated by the imaginary friend. Ivan, the imaginary friend, first appears to help six-year-old Luke but is soon drawn to his aunt and guardian Elizabeth Egan. The story has a childlike, unformed and fairy tale feeling, and resolutions a...

from Olivermagnus

Thirty-four year-old Elizabeth does not have it easy. Her younger sister is a reckless, alcoholic who is constantly losing jobs, disappearing, and leaving Elizabeth to do all the clean-up work. Part of this includes raising Saoirse's 6-year-old son, Luke. Add to the mix a reclusive and distant fa...

from alanna1122

Elizabeth Egan lives a life without fun. She alone holds her family together through the alcoholism and presumably mental illnesses of her absentee mother and sister. Her 6 year old nephew, who she is raising, adopts an imaginary friend and unbeknownst to her, enters her life as well. I didn't re...

from ItEntertainsMe

If You Could See Me Now is a sweet novel about learning to accept your family, past, and things you can't change, while cultivating your imagination; enjoying - and believing in - the simple things life has to offer. Be prepared to laugh and cry along with Elizabeth as she learns what it really m...