In Another Life by Stephanie Merry

*Now available for a very special pre-order (only available on our site), this title will be released in fall of 2027* Mary Louise O’Shaughnessy is in trouble. Or, at least, two variations of her are. In one life, Polly (as her friends call her) is lying on her bathroom floor after another exhausting day of mystery pains and single parenting her seven-year-old daughter when a stranger materializes in her house, claiming to be her husband, Guy, from another world. He urgently needs to get back and she’s his only hope. Across the multiverse, Goldie (as Guy nicknamed her) is spiraling, wondering why her husband didn’t come home when he said he would; worst-case scenarios unfurling in her head, not the least of which is the prospect of giving birth to their unborn daughter alone. While the trajectories of Polly and Goldie diverged after one seemingly inconsequential night years earlier, the two share many commonalities, including the certainty that they can take care of themselves without the help of others. But when Goldie begins experiencing pregnancy complications, and Guy is unexpectedly sickened by a world that’s not his own, both women realize they’ll need to lean on the support of a community they didn’t even know they had. Whether it’s raising a child or traversing the multiverse, it really does take a village! Filled with endearing characters, IN ANOTHER LIFE is a funny, compassionate, and big-hearted exploration about how and why we make the choices that shape our lives, about how our mistakes are just as meaningful as our successes, and how to create the lives and community that we wish we could have.