<b>For fans of Nicholas Sparks, Mitch Albom, Charles Martin, and Richard Paul Evans, <i>Before I Go </i>is at once a tender love story with a twist, a profound portrait of life after loss, and an uplifting exploration of the numinous connections that give our lives meaning. <i>The Notebook</i> meets <i>The Shac</i>k in this poignant tale about how the people we love stay with us forever…in sometimes surprising ways.</b><br><br>A year after her husband’s plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, Abby Gamble knows she needs to start moving beyond her grief. She and Ben shared a deep love, made even stronger by the heartache they went through together. But Ben would want her to keep living. So Abby throws herself once more into her cosmetics company—only to find herself at a crossroads when she meets Joel, a physician whose past is as scarred as hers.<br> <br>Joel has never forgiven himself for a fateful childhood decision. That guilt has spurred him on to save other l