The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

Just finished this book and I'm on a book high. I absolutely loved it. I hadn't heard of the author or her previous book, but will definitely be looking out for it now.

Lydia met Freddie when they were 14, and from then on they were an item. Lydia's best friend Jonah soon becomes Freddie's best friend and the 3 couldn't be closer.

Lydia and Freddie are engaged and planning their dream wedding, when on her 28th birthday Freddie stops to pick up Jonah, running late to the restaurant, and is killed in a car accident. Lydia falls apart and Jonah in his own grief doesn't know how to help her. She has lost the love of her life, and he his best friend.

She is prescribed sleeping pills from the Doctor, as she isn't sleeping, and she finds that when she takes one she wakes in a parallel world where Freddie hasn't died, and her life goes on with him as it was - even up to the wedding and honeymoon she didn't get to take.

However, slowly she realises that apart from taking a toll on her health, the parallel life with Freddie isn't what she thought it would be. It's not perfect, and tarnishes the memories of Freddie in her 'real' life. Lydia has some very difficult decisions to make.

This makes for fascinating reading. Couldn't put it down.