This is a story of loss. This is a story of moving on and new beginnings.
The story is very emotionally charged.
It is filled with great characters and is heartwarming

I enjoyed this but it felt really rushed. It was a nice little story but it felt like it had to be told in a limited number of pages, so some parts just felt really quick - I think it needed just a couple of extra chapters. I’ll definitely read something by Catherine again though.

Emotion and strong family bonds are at the heart of this novel. From the very beginning, heartstrings were threatened to be tugged, with the author setting the scene for poignancy and relatibility.

Tabby thought hearts were only meant to fall in love once, afterall, she had already found the man that she wanted to have at her side for the rest of her life…

Tabby has the personality that I believe a lot of readers will really like. Shes so down to earth, kind hearted and comes across so genuine – I really felt for her when life threw her curveballs and her spirit diminished. I know that’s life, yet she really didn’t deserve to be dealt the hand that she was.

Throughout the story Catherine Miller teases readers with a fractured friendship, not revealing the truth behind that until much later on in the book. Whilst I can appreciate how heartbreaking broken friendships can be, I felt that the real reason to the two friends not speaking, was a bit of an anti climax because I was expecting something incredibly devastating, when in actual fact it wasnt as bad as what the author had made it out to be.

Grief, fostering, life changes and relationships are discussed a lot of times throughout, some more than others, and I was so impressed by the delivery of those topics and the sensitivity of the author as she put those subjects in the spotlight.

‘The Day That Changed Everything’ is such a touching, enlightening, powerful novel which will make readers sit up and take notice. It may even be a novel that helps to mend fractured friendships. I really enjoyed the emotion of the book and I truly felt that the author believed the story that she was telling. Personally, when you can feel that from an authors words, you cant really ask for much more can you? Beautiful.

This was a nice, quick, and wholesome read. There were suspenseful elements that left you rooting for the main characters, and as they became a family, you became increasingly invested. I liked the style of flashbacks between then and now, it was great!

If you're looking for a relaxing,enjoyable read, this is the book for you!

Tabitha’s husband dies and her world feels at and end. She has always wanted a family, and starts fostering.

Such a beautifully written book about grief, loss, healing and new beginnings. Loved it

I thoroughly enjoyed Catherine Miller’s first novels about octogenarian Olive Turner and her Gin Shack on The Beach, which were fun, uplifting reads, so I was delighted to discover Catherine’s latest novels are in my favourite genre, contemporary women’s emotional fiction… Following personal heartbreak, Tabitha sets out to build a new life for herself, which includes becoming a foster mum to teenage twins and a baby girl. The story is told as a dual timeline, flicking between the period that changed everything and the present day. I was particularly interested in reading about someone who is fostering as there are foster parents within my family and Catherine’s book shone a spotlight on just how tricky, but also rewarding, that experience can be. The Day That Changed Everything was peppered with wise little nuggets, many that felt very relevant for where we are today…Find hope. Search for it. And once you have it, never let go… I already have Catherine’s, 99 Days With You, on my to-be-read pile, which I hope to review soon.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy of The Day that Changed Everything by Catherine Miller. Tabitha has been dealt a terrible hand, in the death of her husband, yet the opportunity to grow and live again is not lost on her. Like most people after a death, of a loved one, there are a lot of what if’s? Lots of unanswered questions, and a feeling of isolation that is palpable. I love how Catherine Miller, let Tabitha have all those emotions and created a beautiful story of hope and love. The characters that surround Tabitha are wonderful and I really enjoyed reading along. This was a four star read for me and I have recommended it to friends.

I love Catherine Miller's books. She writes with such empathy and creates characters you really care about and can relate to. This one is no exception.

The description of Tabitha finding her husband has died in his sleep is so vivid that I felt her shock, the hollow feeling that the death of someone you love creates. Tabitha's grief, although hard, is easy to read and absorb.

The plot is lovely; how Tabitha begins to rebuild her life, taking on foster children in the form of two teenage girls, a massive challenge in itself. It's a beautiful story of love, family and developing relationships.

I very much enjoyed it.

This is a stunningly beautiful book. It’s hard to even do it justice.

Tabitha, a character who I took to immediately, is heartbroken when her husband dies suddenly. There is an element of guilt too, which we find out more about later.

She rebuilds her life in an unusual way, by moving to the middle of nowhere, and becoming a foster parent.

Her first placement is teenage twin girls, who are quite troubled, and not very impressed with the location. This is the beginning of a heartwarming, if difficult at first, relationship. I really warmed to the girls as we get to know them, and there’s some lovely humourous moments as they settle in. With the arrival of a baby, Tabitha’s slightly unusual, but no less wonderful, family is complete.

A beautiful story of love and loss, hope and healing. It really is a captivating and inspiring read.

Beautifully written, the scene setting is so evocative, I could really picture the locations, and felt as though I was there.

A pleasure to read, it will draw you in, and captivate you till the end. Gorgeous.

A really good read When Tabitha loses her husband suddenly and she has problems with her best friends she decides to make a new life for herself, and she decides to move to a forever home and start fostering children It turns out far tougher than she realises but as she makes new friends and finally makes peace with her past will she find the happiness she is searching for or is she destined to on her own forever

Life didn’t turn out as she planned it but she found a way to keep going and have a life she could create to fill her heart.
Enjoyed this book.
Received an advanced copy of this book. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher.

Tabitha wakes up one morning goes downstairs as usual then goes to wake her husband up but he won't wake up . Tabitha,s world falls apart . Was it Tabitha,s fault that Andy died as she had an argument with him the night before.
Tabitha eventually decide's to sell the cottage they bought together. And she decides to buy a run down barn and turn it into a forever home for foster children . As she can't have any with Andy anymore she wants to help other children less fortunate .
Tabitha's first foster children are two teenage girls then a few week later a baby is thrown into the mix. Tabitha knows it's not going to be easy but the girls do try and test her .
Will Tabitha get the girls on the right track .
Will Tabitha find a happy ever after .
You will have to read the book to find out.
Brilliant read
Thanks NetGalley

Während ich dieses Buch gelesen habe, ist mir aufgefallen, dass ich vorher noch kein Buch gelesen habe, in dem das Thema Pflegefamilie eine große Rolle spielt. Für mich ist das Thema mega interessant, da ich eher keine eigenen Kinder haben will, mir aber sehr gut vorstellen kann, Pflegekinder zu haben (one day in the distant future 😅).
Ich denke, die deutlichste und eindrücklichste Message des Buchs ist, dass Liebe in sehr vielen unterschiedlichen Formen, oft auch sehr unerwartet, kommen kann. Und das gleiche gilt für Familien.
Wir haben alle ein Bild im Kopf, was Familie ist und bedeutet. Tabitha ging es auch so: verheiratet mit dem Mann, den sie liebt und irgendwann sollten dann auch Kinder kommen. Das (Frau, Mann, Kinder) ist sicherlich noch das „klassischste“ Bild von Familie. Aber in The Day that Changed Everything bildet sich eine Familie aus Freundschaften, Freundlichkeit und der Tatsache, dass Unterstützung nicht entzogen wird, nur weil Dinge schwierig werden.
Gleichzeitig wird deutlich, wie anstrengend und frustrierend es sein kann, Teenager als Pflegekinder zu haben. Teenager sind generell sehr anstrengend, aber Max und Syd haben noch dazu eine Vergangenheit, die sie misstrauisch gegenüber Menschen macht. Sie wurden ihr ganzes Leben lang von Menschen, die sich um sie kümmern und sie schützen sollten, im Stich gelassen. Es war wirklich gut nachvollziehbar, dass sie Tabitha nicht trauen können und sich auch nicht wirklich auf sie einlassen können. Da das Buch aber aus Tabithas Sicht geschrieben ist, sieht man auch, wie frustrierend es für sie ist, immer wieder einen Schritt vor und zwei zurück zu machen mit den beiden.
The Day that Changed Everything war nicht unbedingt, was ich erwartet hatte, aber ich habe es unglaublich gern gelesen. Es war sehr emotional, oft witzig und hat mit Pflegefamilien auch ein spannendes Thema, über das es viel mehr Bücher geben sollte.

The Day that Changed Everything is an interesting novel by Catherine Miller.

This is the story of Tabitha and the aftermath of her husband's death. It's a story of pain, hurt, and regret. It involves foster care and an accepting family.

There are complications with foster kids, as they are full of anger and pain. This part is emotionally devastating.

The writing's good, the story is good. Things are revealed while alternating between the present and the past, slowly bringing the reader more and more into the story.

The Day that Changed Everything is a story of healing, a story of moving forward. It's an impressive novel that will keep you riveted throughout.

I enjoyed the novel and premise of Tabitha losing her husband but not giving up her idea of a family, so she opens her home to foster children. It was great characters and an enjoyable read!

I enjoyed this story of love, loss and second chances. Tabitha is an engaging character, and I wanted to follow her journey after a heartbreaking event turns her world upside down.
I did find there were times the narrative dragged for me, and I found it hard to emotionally invest in two people I desperately wanted to connect with more strongly.
There are some beautiful lines which stuck with me. 'Sometimes goodbyes weren't hard when it meant leaving a place that had left you broken.' And, 'Sometimes "sorry" ended up being such a lost word. Especially when it was all somebody had to fall back on.'
Overall, a pleasant read with an overriding message of triumph over adversity. I rate it 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4).

Tabitha is trying to move past the sudden death of her husband, Andy and they way that they ended their last words to each other. This story is told in the alternating past and present which gives us a good feel for what Tabitha went through and how she felt as well as how she has come to where she is now. Once Tabitha is able to gather herself after Andy passed away and deal with selling their house and finding some place else for her to live and start over, Tabitha decides that she wants to be a foster parent.

When Tabitha gets a set of twins to foster in the Bunk-A-Low, she never realized how challenging being a foster parent could possibly be. These two 15 year old girls give Tabitha a run for her money. Just when Tabitha thinks that she and the girls might be getting settled into a routine, she is asked to take on another foster child, but this one is a baby. Tabitha thinks that she can handle three kids, but she wants to run things by the twins to see how they feel about it too. Tabitha soon finds out that little to her surprise, the twin's last foster parents gave them back to the system because of a little one coming into their home as well so the girls automatically think that Tabitha will give them back to the system as well.

Tabitha has to reassure the girls that she is not going to make them go back or leave her home just because she has decided to take on another child. There are some trying times when the new baby comes to live with them and Tabitha is a new tired that she has never felt before. Tabitha soon realizes that she is going to have to do a better job at dividing her time up between the three girls and spending some one on one time with each of them. I thought that it was great that Tabitha was still going through adjustments as well as the girls do that they all went through some of the same things at the same time.

This was a well written story about overcoming life circumstances and learning to move on and how to make the best out of certain situations. I thought Catherine Miller did a very good job with this one!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with and advanced copy.

Really enjoyed this book. A nice quick happy but sad book. Fabulous characters & loved the writing style I’d recommend to anyone & will read more by this author in the future.

Readers who loved Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You are going to love Catherine Miller’s poignant, heart-breaking and uplifting new novel, The Day That Changed Everything. Best read with a box of tissues nearby, The Day That Changed Everything is a wonderful tale of love, loss and healing you will not easily forget.

It was meant to be just another ordinary day for Tabitha. She had got up, gone to make herself a cup of tea and had been waiting for her husband Andy to get up in order to take him a fresh cup of coffee. When Andy had slept through the incessant ringing of his alarm, a concerned Tabitha had gone up to their bedroom – and ended up getting the shock of her life. Andy hadn’t merely been ignoring his alarm, but had passed away in his sleep, plunging a devastated Tabitha into a black hole of anguish and devastation. The old saying time is a great healer might work for some people, but it certainly does not work for Tabitha. Three years down the line and she still misses Andy dreadfully. Tabitha is still in the throes of grief and despair knowing that she has to spend the rest of her life alone without the man she loved with all of her heart by her side.

All her plans and hopes of a future spent with Andy might have been smashed to smithereens by fate, but although Tabitha had been forced to endure the pain of a lifetime without him, she will not give up on the family they had dreamed of having. Tabitha has so much love to give and she decides to start fostering and takes in troublesome teenage girls and a newborn baby. As she finally finds a reason for getting up in the morning and a purpose once again, it looks like Tabitha might finally start to heal.

Being a mother has its fair share of difficulties, but could Tabitha end up saving herself by saving these three children who are desperate for her help?

The Day That Changed Everything is so moving, it could severely damage your heartstrings, however, Catherine Miller is such a talented writer that she does not rely on sentimentality or mawkishness, but has instead penned a mature, believable and compelling tale that explores with subtlety and nuance grief, loss and heartache. However, The Day That Changed Everything is not a sad book, but one that will make you appreciate life and the people you love.

An emotional story of hope and renewal, Catherine Miller’s The Day That Changed Everything is a brilliantly written tale that is simply outstanding.

Favorite Quotes:

She wished she could grab a handful of his ashes and scatter them in all the places they’d loved. She wished they were like seeds and in planting them, they’d bring him back. That in sowing them in the quarters of the world that they’d loved, she’d be able to capture moments as if they were happening all over again. That by bringing him back in that way she’d feel that she was being held by him once again and somehow his seed would settle inside her and they’d go on to have the family they’d dreamed of.

‘You don’t want to talk about it because it hurts. Some things are better left unsaid. Some things are better dealt with by eating ice cream.’ And just like that, Tabitha had been schooled by a fifteen-year-old. Because how could she argue with that.

My Review:

This was a slowly evolving and heart-squeezing women’s fiction tale of loss and family drama. This stubborn young widow must have lost her mind for taking on two obnoxious, challenging, and troubled fifteen-year-olds twins and a medically involved newborn as her first attempt at fostering children; in addition to living out in the middle of nowhere and without transportation. I would have needed a fully stocked wine cellar, bars on the windows, and an Uber and therapist on speed dial before even considering such an insane scheme. This was my introduction to the taut storytelling of Catherine Miller, and her angsty tale was thoughtfully and perceptively written with observant insights while teasing and poking at my curiosity as she doesn’t let us in on the actual events of the day that changed everything until 84% into the book, and by then, I had puzzled out the correct scenario that was, thankfully, far afield of my initial assumption.