"Are you certain of the diagnosis? Is there any chance you might be wrong?"
📖 A unique and in-depth read, this book explores the trauma the Plourde family face when they receive the devastating news that their son’s leukaemia has returned. 💔 If You Knew… is an incredibly emotional story that will tug at your heartstrings every step of the way. 😢 We live through each moment of Gabriel’s treatment plan as he prepares for a bone marrow transplant. 🏥
✨ Alongside the true-life elements of the story is a fictional take on how someone might change their life if they knew what the future held. ⏳ Do you carry on as normal, knowing what lies ahead will be traumatic, or do you try to change your path before anything bad can happen? 🤔
📚 This isn’t the type of fiction I would usually choose to read — I tend to avoid authors like Jodi Picoult because I often find the stories too sad — but I really enjoyed this one. ❤️ The time-traveller aspect is woven in nicely and adds an interesting layer to the story.
🙏 Thank you to Richard Plourde for the opportunity to read and review If You Knew…
About the Book
When their four-year-old son Gabriel’s leukaemia relapses, Richard and his wife are thrown back into the battle they thought they’d won. With time running out, they cling to each other—and to the smallest signs of hope.
Elsewhere in time, Bill, a university student reeling from heartbreak, catches a glimpse of a future that isn’t his to know. What he sees shakes him to the core… and sparks a single-minded resolve to change what’s coming.
As the two stories begin to mirror—and then collide—love, courage, and impossible choices pull them toward the same question : will what they do be enough to change what’s coming… or will fate refuse to bend?
Echoing the emotional depth of The Time Traveler’s Wife and the heart-wrenching choices in My Sister’s Keeper , this novel asks a timeless what would you do, if you knew?
About Richard
Bestselling author Richard Plourde is a retired optometrist with a genuine passion for writing captivating stories. His two novels, originally published in French, were both critically acclaimed and were finalists for the coveted France-Acadie literary prize.
Richard also published a children’s novel that was selected as a one of the top children’s book of the year by the consumer guide “Protégez-vous”.
His books have been translated and published in English.
Father of two accomplished young adults and two beloved cats, he lives in a lovely town nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains in New Brunswick, Canada.
Richard is currently working on his fourth novel and is also writing the screenplay for his first book.
