This Close to Okay: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Leesa Cross-Smith

The best day of her life was the last one. The day before, she had been ready to die. Two years ago, when the world was going to hell, she had tried to kill herself . . . but it hadn't worked. Now, after two more years of struggle and trying and failing and hoping, she's so close to dying that it feels like a breath away.

This Close to Okay is the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to find her way in life. She falls into a downward spiral, using drugs and alcohol to self-medicate. One night she comes home late, walks through the front door, and finds her mother hanging from the ceiling fan. In an effort to escape what feels like a never-ending sequence of traumatic events, she begins dating a man with ties to her past. This starts the young woman on her journey towards understanding herself and what it means for her to be 'closer than okay.'

At seventeen, Jenny Gray has the love and support of her family. They are all so excited to see her grow into adulthood and help them in the bakery. She is close to graduating from high school and ready for a potentially life-changing offer: transfer to a prestigious college in New York City. At first, this feels like a dream come true, but then she realizes that she has been set up to fail.

This Close to Okay is the story of a friendship between two young women and their struggle to find themselves while they navigate complicated relationships, pasts, and romantic love. It's a powerful story about how we learn to love and how we sometimes love too much.

This Close to Okay is a novel about one woman's experience with gender transition and her relationships. The story slowly builds from the perspective of the protagonist, Alice, as she narrates what takes place in her life as she transitions into a man.

If there's one thing you need to know about Leesa Cross-Smith, it's that she has a voice like no other. Her words carry the weight of her effort to convince you that something is wrong with her life and that it doesn't have to be this way. The story features a great cast of characters, from the abusive husband to the family members who never really loved or supported. It also has some poignant moments of reflection for anyone dealing with personal or familial tragedy.