Gerry Rubato is living life in a cloud. Within a short period, he's become a widower with a new baby and a runaway daughter. Gerry cares deeply about the people in his life, and he's having a very tough time coming to terms with the blows life has dealt him. When love surprises him, Gerry isn't sure how much his heart can hold.

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Ally Ritten prides herself on her creativity and resilience. She's allowed herself to expect less from love, but that doesn't mean she's unwilling to give it everything she has.

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Tanya Rubato is a young dreamer who lets life affect her in profound ways. Her decisions lead her to follow her heart to surprising places.

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Reese Rubato is two months old when the story begins. However, his personality is already beginning to emerge and that personality just gets bigger as the days go by.

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Only a few months ago, Gerry Rubato had everything he thought he needed from life. He was passionately in love with his college sweetheart after nearly twenty years of marriage, he had a bright, independent-minded daughter, and he had the surprising addition of a new child on the way. Then everything changed with stunning rapidity. With little explanation, his daughter ran away with her older boyfriend. Then, only a month after giving birth to their son, his wife died suddenly.

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Now, Gerry needs to be everything to his infant child while he contends with two losses he can barely comprehend. And when a woman walks into his life as a friend and their relationship verges on something more, Gerry must redefine all that he knows about himself, about love, about loyalty, and about his dreams.

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An emotionally charged story filled with warmth, humor, wisdom, and unforgettable characters, When You Went Away is a novel you will take to your heart.