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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Women\u2019s Fiction \/ Book Club Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Release Date:<\/strong> October 10, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher:<\/strong> Wise Writer Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advanced Praise for Who We Used To Be<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAmante delivers a heartfelt, emotionally searching women\u2019s fiction\u2026 A bittersweet, book-club-ready story about how love can be real, formative, and still not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\u2014BookLife Reviews<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cA thought-provoking, engaging, surprisingly uplifting story of adaptation and reinvention . . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLibraries can easily recommend Who We Used to Be<\/em> to women\u2019s reading groups, book clubs interested in stories of identity- and relationship-building challenges\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWho We Used to Be<\/em> . . . is about the journey rather than the destination. . . . Rachel is a woman we have all been at various stages of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmante never loses sight of Rachel\u2019s individuality, delivering a cathartic journey that will have you cheering for Rachel alongside everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Independent Book Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2026ideally suited to readers who enjoy intimate, character-driven stories about relationships in transition . . . the novel considers how love changes when certainty disappears entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Review Tales Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cA must-read novel that will keep you transfixed long through the night. I simply could not put this book down!\u201d<\/p>\n\u2013Juanita E. Mantz, writer, lawyer, podcaster and author of Tales of an Inland Empire Girl<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWho We Used To Be puts a new twist on the marriage-in-crisis setup by using alternating dual POVs, taking the story somewhere unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStrong, well-crafted women\u2019s fiction with an ending that rewards real growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Michele Dunaway, bestselling author of The Secrets of Sweet Blessings Bakery<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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