Partly because I knew I’d never write another book with those characters in and I’d enjoyed working with them so much.Ĭlaire and her mother are running out of time, but they don’t know it. Partly because I wanted it to end differently but knew it couldn’t. The book was urgent, important and I loved writing it. All of a sudden, I had characters – Claire and Elizabeth – and a storyline. It wasn’t until a friend of mine lost her mother to breast cancer that the challenge of writing the book became more than that. I wondered how a novelist would tell a story with the limit of only be able to use notes – how much could I tell about my characters with hardly any words? The challenge interested me. In six words an intimacy about our relationship was revealed. Life on the Refrigerator Door leapt into my mind as a title one afternoon when I came home and found a note from my boyfriend. Moving and rich with emotion, Life on the Refrigerator Door delivers universal lessons about love in a wonderfully simple and poignant narrative.Chapters Indigo | Amazon | Buy Local | Kindle | iBookstore | Google Play In this deeply touching novel told through a series of notes written from a loving mother and her devoted 15-year-old daughter, debut author Alice Kuipers deftly captures the impenetrable fabric that connects mothers and daughters throughout the world.
Heartfelt, touching, and unforgettable, Life on the Refrigerator Door is a glimpse into the lives of mothers and daughters everywhere. Forced to reevaluate the delicate balance between their personal lives and their bond as mother and daughter, Claire and her mother find new love and devotion for one another deeper than anything they had ever imagined. When home is threatened by a crisis, their relationship experiences a momentous change. They rarely find themselves in the same room at the same time, and it often seems that the only thing they can count on are notes to each other on the refrigerator door. Claire is wrapped up with the difficulties of her bourgeoning adulthood ¿ boys, school, friends, identity Claire's mother, a single mom, is rushed off her feet both at work and at home. Claire and her mother are running out of time, but they don't know it.
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