Day by Day

by Sandra Steffen

Book Overview

Maggie MacKenzie has everything that matters most. She has Spence, the husband she adores. She has two beautiful daughters. She has her sister Jackie, her best friend and confidant. Then Maggie's life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821771310
• ISBN13: 9780821771310
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.5" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Great read, but expect to cry....

Another great tear jerker by Sandra Steffen ... Great characters and sub plots..but don't read unless you are ready to cry. I cried all through it and loved every minute of it. A definite keeper!!!

A page turner with surprising suprises

If you're the type of reader who loves to see every side of a situation, you're going to love Day By Day! This story begins with a man and woman who are deeply in love. A horrible car accident throws them into a situation no one can possibly prepare for. Maggie's car accident changes the entire family, but what is life if not change? Maggie and Spence are endearing characters I rooted for throughout this entire story. I loved their little girls, the setting, and the side story of Maggie's sister, Jackie. I was on the edge of my seat during most of this novel. When I finished it, I couldn't stop thinking about it. (That doesn't happen very often.) Very well told. I highly recommend this one, as well as anything Sandra Steffen writes.

Day By Day

Five Stars Edgy, thought-provoking. A gem of a book that made me ask, "What would I do if I found myself in a situation for which no one can prepare?" A must read for all book enthusiasts!

strong relationship drama

Anyone who lives in Grand Haven off of Lake Michigan knows that Maggie and Spencer MacKenzie clearly love each other with a relationship so strong few if any can rival it. Though their bonds are robust, the two adults nurture and love their two preadolescent children. While Spence works on a project, Maggie drives to the elementary school to deliver a bicycle helmet for her daughter to use in show and tell. An SUV runs a red light crashing into her vehicle leaving her in a coma.The children are devastated with the loss of their mother, but perhaps not as much as Spence and Maggie's sister Jackie, already suffering emotional devastation from a recent divorce. After several weeks of raw feelings, Jackie and Spence fall in each other's arms and make love, but both regrets their actions the morning after. When Maggie regains consciousness, she has to learn how to live all over again and even try to love Spence, who is loaded with guilt. Will the once idyllic couple regain what they lost in a nanosecond of fate's intervention or is it over?DAY BY DAY is an apt title for a strong relationship drama as Maggie recovers one step at a time. Audiences will feel the angst of those characters that cherish Maggie. The sidebar of the one night mistake and its aftermath add unnecessary emotion to an already terse drama filled with passion and feelings. Though that detour turns the novel into more of a soap opera, Sandra Steffen invokes sympathy from her readers who want the best for these basically good people.Harriet Klausner

This is a CAN'T PUT IT DOWN book.

Spence and Maggie McKenzie have the kind of charmed life most people only dream about. They live in a wonderful beech town on Lake Michigan, have two bright and happy little girls. Maggie has her sister, Jackie, who is her best friend and confidant, friends, neighbors. Most importantly, Maggie and Spence have each other. And then, one morning their idyllic life is shattered when a car accident leaves Maggie in a deep coma. Spence and Jackie rush to her side, and the vigil begins. Sandra Steffen writes with an incredible emotional depth, bringing these characters to life. Readers will root for them as, day after day, Spence and Jackie do everything they can to hold Maggie's world together. Days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months. As their hope turns into desperation, Spence and Jackie hold onto each other. Just as everything seems lost, Maggie begins to awaken.Maggie fights to regain the life she nearly lost. Readers will chear when she takes her first steps, and re-establishes herself as a competant, compassionate mother to her daughers. And yet nothing feels the same. Certainly, nothing can prepare her for the shocking truth. For while she'd slept, the world carried on without her. Maggie remains certain of one thing: she's been granted a second chance, and she intends to make the most of it. She isn't certain it's possible to repair the rift in her relationship with Jackie, or with Spence. As she pieces things together as best she can, a stronger woman emerges. Maggie, Spence and Jackie were a delight; the situation they found themselves in was one that no one can prepare for. This is a book about love, tears and laughter. It's about living life minute by minute, hour by hour, Day By Day.