If You Knew...
by Richard Plourde
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Pub Date Jan 28 2026 | Archive Date Dec 24 2025
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Description
Literary fiction with a subtle time-slip twist.
When their four-year-old son Gabriel’s leukemia relapses, Richard and his wife are thrust back into the nightmare they thought they had escaped. Every heartbeat feels like a countdown as they beg for a miracle to keep their child alive.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in time, Bill — a young university student reeling from heartbreak — suddenly glimpses a future that shouldn’t be his to see. Horrified by the suffering that seems to await, he vows to defy it at all costs.
As both men confront what they most fear, their stories converge into a haunting clash of destiny, courage, and life-altering choices. Will the actions they take be enough to rewrite fate, or are some destinies impossible to escape?
Echoing the emotional sweep of The Time Traveler’s Wife and the impossible moral stakes of My Sister’s Keeper, If You Knew… asks a timeless question: what would you do, if you knew?
A Note From the Publisher
Originally published in French, the book was a finalist for the international France-Acadie Literary Prize.
Advance Praise
"One of the best book I have read in my lifetime." Diane Losier, Radio-Canada
"I loved it! Bravo!" Christine Michaud, TVA
"One of the best book I have read in my lifetime." Diane Losier, Radio-Canada
"I loved it! Bravo!" Christine Michaud, TVA
Marketing Plan
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- Digital ARC outreach to book bloggers/reviewers and social media readers ahead of publication.
- Social media promotion (cover reveal, quotes, behind-the-scenes posts) and reader engagement posts throughout January–February 2026.
- Availability: eBook and print editions at publication; ongoing outreach to reviewers and book clubs post-launch.
- Print: Print-on-demand (no fixed first print run).
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9782924099872 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 295 |