Despite the glowing and infectious declarations of adoration from other readers and friends, the promises of emotional and heart-wrenching storylines her blurbs tend to toss out and the often unique look at relationships she strives to deliver, I’m bailing. MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE convinced me it’s time to cut ties with her writing and never look back. This was my third Taylor Jenkins Reid novel and the final nail in the coffin. And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. ![]() Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781476776880įrom the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold-with stunningly different results.Īt the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life.
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