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In Five Years

By: Rebecca Serle
Narrated by: Megan Hilty
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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.

©2020 Rebecca Serle (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt Dream

Critic Reviews

"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 best seller The Flatshare)

"I loved In Five Years. A beautiful, intelligent story about friendships and love." (Clare Mackintosh, Sunday Times best-selling author of After the End)

"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)
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This story has unexpectedly settled into my chest and will likely stay there. Thought I'd found something interesting and light-hearted to listen to in forty-minute portions throughout my week. Stayed up an entire night listening to it mostly in one sitting. Became quite attached to the characters and find myself still thinking about them.

"But not the love story you're expecting"

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Cleaning my library I found this book. I remember that I enjoyed it and that it was it was nice and easy to listen to, however, this was only a couple of months back and I can't remember the storyline; which bring me to the conclusion that it was not remarkable, just a nice easy read.

Good but not remarkable

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Emotional and thought provoking. Loved it a must read ! I won’t stop thinking about the words in this book for a while.

WOW

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Couldn't finish it. The main character was too painful. Not my cup of tea.

Couldn't finish it

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Challenging to discern the voices of different characters. Quite monotonous and a little cliched at times.

A little repetitive and unimaginative

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I didn’t see the ending coming.
This was very easy listening, perfect while driving, not requiring much concentration but very enjoyable.

An easy listen

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I absolutely loved this book. The narration was fabulous. Have lots of tissues handy. Don’t read too many reviews - go in blind and enjoy it.

Wonderful story.

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I really enjoyed this unexpected love story. Performances were great.
But did not expect the cancer theme to appear in such a big way. Needs a trigger warning.

Needs trigger warning.

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This book was different than what I expected so that swayed my opinion. While I did enjoy it, I don't think it was amazing. The narration was great.

Friendship

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This story was so much more than what I expected it to be. It went in a direction that I didn’t think it would, it was actually quite heartbreaking to read but a beautiful story about friendship and love. I found myself crying a lot though the final chapters. Sad but lovely.

Not what I expected

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