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Of all the books in this series, this book, the final book, was the one that I desperately needed tissues for.
This takes place ten years after the conclusion of Forever in Blue. The Septembers have all gone their separate ways, and, try as they might, they have drifted apart. Then, suddenly Lena, Bridget, and Carmen get a letter from Tibby inviting them to Greece for a reunion.
Lena is teaching art and still wondering about the possibility of Kostos. She barely talks to anyone, but she has started learning Greek.
Carmen is an actress. She's engaged to a man who treats her like she's stupid. And she is so focused on her career and upcoming wedding that she can't make time to get in touch with her friends.
Bridget is in San Francisco with Eric, who became a lawyer. She constantly moves them from apartment to apartment, never able to stay in one place. She also constantly loses her phone or doesn't pay the bill, so it is harder for her friends to get in touch with her.
Tibby moved with Brian to Australia. But as time goes by, she stops contacting her friends. They get concerned about her, but then excuse her by saying that she's just busy.
So, with the tickets and invitations to Greece, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget are excited to actually be together again.
Then, the three States girls arrive to no Tibby. The news gets worse when they learn that Tibby died by drowning and that she had written letters to each other them that essentially says goodbye.
The mystery of the why of Tibby's death as well as the series of letters she had for each of her friends with specific dates on when to open them help to process the grief.
The book is sort of sad. It has some happy, humorous moments (gotta have that comic relief), but it's mostly a sad, gripping book.
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