When Katy’s mother dies,
she is left reeling. Carol wasn’t just Katy’s mom, but her best friend
and first phone call. She had all the answers and now, when Katy needs
her the most, she is gone. To make matters worse, their planned
mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano, the
magical town Carol spent the summer right before she met Katy’s father.
Katy has been waiting years for Carol to take her, and now she is faced
with embarking on the adventure alone.
But as soon as she steps
foot on the Amalfi Coast, Katy begins to feel her mother’s spirit.
Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliffsides, delightful
residents, and, of course, delectable food, Katy feels herself coming
back to life.
And then Carol appears—in the flesh, healthy,
sun-tanned, and thirty years old. Katy doesn’t understand what is
happening, or how—all she can focus on is that she has somehow,
impossibly, gotten her mother back. Over the course of one Italian
summer, Katy gets to know Carol, not as her mother, but as the young
woman before her. She is not exactly who Katy imagined she might be,
however, and soon Katy must reconcile the mother who knew everything
with the young woman who does not yet have a clue.
Rebecca
Serle’s next great love story is here, and this time it’s between a
mother and a daughter. With her signature “heartbreaking, redemptive,
and authentic” (Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author)
prose, Serle has crafted a transcendent novel about how we move on after
loss, and how the people we love never truly leave us.
“Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms.” -- GABRIELLE ZEVIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
ALSO BY REBECCA SERLE
Where do you see yourself in five years?
When
Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan is asked this question at the most
important interview of her career, she has a meticulously crafted
answer at the ready. Later, after nailing her interview and accepting
her boyfriend's marriage proposal, Dannie goes to sleep knowing she is
right on track to achieve her five-year plan.
But when she wakes
up, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on
her finger, and beside a very different man. The television news is on
in the background, and she can just make out the scrolling date. It’s
the same night—December 15—but 2025, five years in the future.
After
a very intense, shocking hour, Dannie wakes again, at the brink of
midnight, back in 2020. She can’t shake what has happened. It certainly
felt much more than merely a dream, but she isn’t the kind of person who
believes in visions. That nonsense is only charming coming from
free-spirited types, like her lifelong best friend, Bella. Determined to
ignore the odd experience, she files it away in the back of her mind.
That is, until four-and-a-half years later, when by chance Dannie meets the very same man from her long-ago vision.
Brimming with joy and heartbreak, In Five Years is an unforgettable love story that reminds us of the power of loyalty, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of destiny.
Praise for In Five Years:
“What would you do if
you glimpsed your life five years from now—and found that it was
different, in every way, from what you hoped for and expected? Rebecca
Serle pairs this inspired premise with deft, propulsive prose and
characters who feel as real as friends. In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won’t forget.” —CHLOE BENJAMIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists
“Serle takes a fairly generic rom-com setup and turns it into something much deeper in this captivating exploration of friendship, loss, and love.” —Booklist
"The novel is about the real meaning of love and friendship and the bonds that tie us all together." ― Good Morning America
“Heartbreaking,
redemptive, and authentic in all the ways that make a book impossible
to put down, I fell in love with this story. In five years, I will still
be thinking about this beautiful novel.” —JAMIE FORD, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
“I adored In Five Years,
it’s so poignant and tender. It broke my heart, such an unusual idea
executed brilliantly, I didn’t see that twist coming! I’m a sucker for
great love stories, and this one is just lovely. A keeper on my shelf!” —JOSIE SILVER, author of #1 New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick One Day in December
“In Five Years is
more than just a love story; it’s a half dozen of them, none quite what
you expect. Heartwarming, heartbreaking, and hard to put down, it’s a
novel about romance, friendship, the magic of good bagels, and what
happens after you get everything you always wanted.” —LAURIE FRANKEL, author of New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Hello Sunshine pick This Is How It Always Is
“A heartwarming portrait of a broken heart finding a little healing magic.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Serle’s whimsical tale is book club catnip.” —Publishers Weekly
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