
'SMART, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING - I LOVED IT!' JILL MANSELL
'Full of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship, and is one of this year's must-reads' Heat magazine *****
Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day, this heart-breaking story of love, loss and life will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about destiny...
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan has been in possession of her meticulously crafted answer since she understood the question. On the day that she nails the most important job interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she's well on her way to fulfilling her life goals.
That night Dannie falls asleep only to wake up in a different apartment with a different ring on her finger, and in the company of a very different man. The TV is on in the background, and she can just make out the date. It's the same night - December 15th - but 2025, five years in the future.
It was just a dream, she tells herself when she wakes, but it felt so real... 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 Dannie turns down a street and there, standing on the corner, is the man from her dream...
In Five Years is a love story, brimming with joy and heartbreak. But it is definitely not the love story you're expecting.
'What a clever, beautiful, special book. The writing is stunning, the concept is so original - it just has everything going for it. I loved every page!' BETH O'LEARY, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Flatshare
'I adored In Five Years, it's so poignant and tender. It broke my heart' JOSIE SILVER, author of One Day in December
'I loved In Five Years. A beautiful, intelligent story about friendships and love' CLARE MACKINTOSH, Sunday Times bestselling author of After the End
'A rare love story with an unexpected ending' Bella magazine
'I read it in one late night. Very, very clever. And lovely. The end is EXACTLY what it should be' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
'In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won't forget' CHLOE BENJAMIN, author of The Immortalists
'Clever, heartbreaking and beautifully written. The perfect story' HOLLY MILLER, author of The Sight of You
'A wonderfully unique read. Clever, compelling and always surprising' HEIDI SWAIN, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Christmas Wish List
'Smart, clever and achingly beautiful. Not many love stories surprise me, but this one did. I really loved it' DANI ATKINS, bestselling author of Fractured and A Million Dreams
'An exquisite portrayal of friendship and love at its purest. Stunning' EMMA COOPER, author of The Songs of Us
'Deeply moving and emotional - I absolutely adored it' SUSAN ELLIOT WRIGHT, author of The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood
'What a wonderful book. So moving and such an amazing, satisfying ending. Excellently done' TRACY REES, author of The House at Silvermoor
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781529405804
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 480 g
Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 28 mm
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I adored In Five Years, it's so poignant and tender. It broke my heart
I loved In Five Years. A beautiful, intelligent story about friendships and loveFull of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship, and is one of this year's must-reads
This surprising, sob-inducing novel is the ultimate makes-you-sit-up-and-think read... We inhaled this pitch-perfect story in one delicious go IN FIVE YEARS is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won't forget Clever, compelling and always surprising. A wonderfully unique read Touching, poignant and I wept buckets through the first half, so I would advise you not to read it in public A rare kind of love story... we read it in one sitting! I read it in one late night. Very, very clever. And lovely. The end is EXACTLY what it should beA rare love story with an unexpected ending
Smart, clever and achingly beautiful. Not many love stories surprise me, but this one did. I really loved it An original and gorgeously written tale of love and friendship that will both tug at your heart strings and keep you guessing. If you want a story that thinks 'out of the box' and still delivers a hefty emotional punch, this one's for you Deeply moving and emotional - I absolutely adored it What a wonderful book. So moving and such an amazing, satisfying ending. Excellently done This cleverly plotted tale will certainly put you through the emotional wringer Expect the unexpected and be prepared to shed more than a few tears at this heart-warming read Not many books give away the ending in the first chapter . . . heart-breaking and poignant So touching and poignant that it made me sob. I recommend having tissues to hand! An original and gorgeously written tale of love and friendship that will both tug at your heart strings and keep you guessing. If you want a story that thinks 'out of the box' and still delivers a hefty emotional punch, this one's for you This surprising, sob-inducing novel is the ultimate makes-you-sit-up-and-think read... We inhaled this pitch-perfect story in one delicious go An absolutely beautiful, thoughtful and moving read... It's such an innovative story, and Serle has done an amazing job at creating a story that surprised me at every turn Irresistible... Surprisingly engrossing, this is one for your book club This weepy-yet-witty romance will have you hooked As the story unfolds, it turns out that what she foresaw wasn't all it seemed, and the events of the five years are as heartbreaking and poignant as they are unexpected The book features one of the most tender and raw portrayals of female friendship that will leave you yearning for your dearest friends...It'll teach you so much about how unexpected life can be and just how valuable our friends areYou may also be interested in...
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