One Summer by David Baldacci

Jack has a devastating terminal illness, is bedridden and his wife Lizzie is by his side, his three children stunned. In a few days it will be Christmas. Determined to see this last Christmas, Jack is writing a daily letter to his wife, to be read on his demise. When Lizzie is killed in a traffic accident the day after Christmas, Jack has to face decisions about the children he doesn't want to make, and Lizzie's mother, the grandmother, isn't helping. With children staying with family members, Jack is resigned to dying alone and lonely. What happens next is a series of miraculous events. Can Jack overcome this disease? Can he get the children back? Will he be able to provide for them? Baldacci writes a heartwarming story of the love of a husband and wife, of love for their children. A great read.