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Rachel has spent twenty years building what she believes is the perfect life until her husband unexpectedly asks for a one-year separation. As she rebuilds her life and rediscovers parts of herself she thought were lost, she is forced to confront difficult questions about love, loyalty, and what it truly means to move forward.
When her husband decides he wants to return, Rachel must choose between the life she spent twenty years building and the possibility of a different future.
Genre: Women’s Fiction / Book Club Fiction
Release Date: October 10, 2026
Publisher: Wise Writer Publishing
Formats: eBook and Paperback
Advanced Praise for Who We Used To Be
Publications
“Amante delivers a heartfelt, emotionally searching women’s fiction… A bittersweet, book-club-ready story about how love can be real, formative, and still not enough.”
—BookLife Reviews
“A thought-provoking, engaging, surprisingly uplifting story of adaptation and reinvention . . .”
“Libraries can easily recommend Who We Used to Be to women’s reading groups, book clubs interested in stories of identity- and relationship-building challenges…”
— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
“Who We Used to Be . . . is about the journey rather than the destination. . . . Rachel is a woman we have all been at various stages of our lives.”
“Amante never loses sight of Rachel’s individuality, delivering a cathartic journey that will have you cheering for Rachel alongside everyone else.”
— Independent Book Review
“…ideally suited to readers who enjoy intimate, character-driven stories about relationships in transition . . . the novel considers how love changes when certainty disappears entirely.
Authors
“A must-read novel that will keep you transfixed long through the night. I simply could not put this book down!”
–Juanita E. Mantz, writer, lawyer, podcaster and author of Tales of an Inland Empire Girl
“Who We Used To Be puts a new twist on the marriage-in-crisis setup by using alternating dual POVs, taking the story somewhere unexpected.”
“Strong, well-crafted women’s fiction with an ending that rewards real growth.”
— Michele Dunaway, bestselling author of The Secrets of Sweet Blessings Bakery
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