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Chapters (100)
  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Note to Readers
  4. Dedication
  5. Prologue
  6. Part One
  7. Chapter One
  8. Chapter Two
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Chapter Four
  11. Chapter Five
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. Chapter Ten
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Chapter Twelve
  19. Chapter Thirteen
  20. Part Two
  21. Chapter Fourteen
  22. Chapter Fifteen
  23. Chapter Sixteen
  24. Chapter Seventeen
  25. Chapter Eighteen
  26. Chapter Nineteen
  27. Chapter Twenty
  28. Chapter Twenty-One
  29. Chapter Twenty-Two
  30. Chapter Twenty-Three
  31. Chapter Twenty-Four
  32. Chapter Twenty-Five
  33. Chapter Twenty-Six
  34. Part Three
  35. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  36. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  37. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  38. Chapter Thirty
  39. Chapter Thirty-One
  40. Chapter Thirty-Two
  41. Chapter Thirty-Three
  42. Chapter Thirty-Four
  43. Chapter Thirty-Five
  44. Chapter Thirty-Six
  45. Part Four
  46. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  47. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  48. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  49. Chapter Forty
  50. Chapter Forty-One
  51. Chapter Forty-Two
  52. Chapter Forty-Three
  53. Chapter Forty-Four
  54. Chapter Forty-Five
  55. Chapter Forty-Six
  56. Chapter Forty-Seven
  57. Chapter Forty-Eight
  58. Chapter Forty-Nine
  59. Chapter Fifty
  60. Chapter Fifty-One
  61. Chapter Fifty-Two
  62. Chapter Fifty-Three
  63. Chapter Fifty-Four
  64. Chapter Fifty-Five
  65. Chapter Fifty-Six
  66. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  67. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  68. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  69. Chapter Sixty
  70. Chapter Sixty-One
  71. Chapter Sixty-Two
  72. Chapter Sixty-Three
  73. Chapter Sixty-Four
  74. Chapter Sixty-Five
  75. Chapter Sixty-Six
  76. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  77. Chapter Sixty-Eight
  78. Chapter Sixty-Nine
  79. Chapter Seventy
  80. Chapter Seventy-One
  81. Chapter Seventy-Two
  82. Chapter Seventy-Three
  83. Chapter Seventy-Four
  84. Chapter Seventy-Five
  85. Chapter Seventy-Six
  86. Part Five
  87. Chapter Seventy-Seven
  88. Chapter Seventy-Eight
  89. Chapter Seventy-Nine
  90. Chapter Eighty
  91. Part Six
  92. Chapter Eighty-One
  93. Chapter Eighty-Two
  94. Chapter Eighty-Three
  95. Author’s Note
  96. Book Club Questions for The Life We Almost Had
  97. Acknowledgements
  98. Extract
  99. Chapter One
  100. About the Publisher

It was later, on holiday in Lanzarote, when I stared out into the sea, that Adam and Anna came to me. I saw the scene with the yacht play out before my eyes like a movie and instantly, unusually, I knew their complete story. I couldn’t wait to write it. I felt Anna’s heartbreak. Adam’s despair.

In the book Oliver questions whether he has put science before emotion and the moral implications of the technology he invented. I’d love to hear what you think, and you can find me at www.ameliahenley.co.uk or come and chat to me on social media at https://twitter.com/MsAmeliaHenley, https://www.facebook.com/ msameliahenley and https://www.instagram.com/msameliahenley/

Amelia x

Book Club Questions for The Life We Almost Had

  1. ‘I made a mistake’. Anna writes to Adam during the prologue of the book. What did you think might have happened between them?
  2. Adam discovers ‘There’s less than a 50 per cent chance of couples staying together in a long-distance relationship, and out of those couples who don’t make it, the average time they were together was four and a half months.’ Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship? What was the reality for you?
  3. Did you think Nell and Josh would end up together? Were you pleased or disappointed with the way their relationship progressed?
  4. When Oliver meets Anna, he offers her a life-changing experience but with the possibility of harrowing consequences. What would you have said in Anna’s position?
  5. Oliver questions whether he is playing God. ‘There’s a percentage of the population who oppose scientific development, whether for religious or moral reasons. Those who believe that humans shouldn’t interfere with the natural order of things.’ Discuss.
  6. When Anna shows Oliver what she believes is proof that her experiences were real, did you believe her?
  7. Adam makes a heartbreaking sacrifice for Anna. Did you understand why he did this? Was it selfless or selfish?
  8. When Anna visits the address Adam had written down near the end of the book, she stumbles across something truly astonishing. How did you feel when Anna made her discovery?
  9. At the beginning of the book Anna questions whether love can be eternal; by the end she has her answer. What do you think?
  10. Is a second chance at first love worth risking spoiling the precious memories you have of that time?

Acknowledgements

Firstly, huge thanks to my agent, Rory Scarfe, for encouraging me to write the story that was in my heart. My fabulous editor, Manpreet Grewal, who instantly fell in love with Adam and Anna, understood what I wanted the story to be, and helped me shape it with a gentle hand. The inspirational Lisa Milton – I’m very grateful for the belief you have in me.