Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and he still loves her - but that almost seems besides the point now.
Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells him that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her - he is always a little upset with her - but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts...
Is that what she's supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
A must read for fans of Marian Keyes or John Green
A love story with a twist on the old adage love at first sight - in the case Lincoln and Beth it was love before first sight. Rowell's novel - while sweet and easy reading - takes a unique look at how technology is revolutionising the way that people interact. The protagonist Lincoln's narrating was broken up by a series of back and forth emailing between side characters Beth and Jennifer. These sometimes laugh-out-loud, sometimes heart breaking, peeks into their lives made the story fast moving and hard to put down. A must read for fans of Marian Keyes or John Green. As reviewed by Rachael Collins
QBD, 24/07/2014
