The bestselling love story about one missed chance, and two people changed for all time. One Day before its time.
Lisa Jewell is the Sunday Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including her most recent novel, the Sunday Times bestseller Watching You. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
One of those rare books with the variety, complexity and
unexpectedness of real life . . . Fans of chick-lit will understand
when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into
*Sunday Telegraph*
Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners
*Cosmopolitan*
Fun and witty . . . one of the top chick-lit authors
*Reveal*
If you believe fate plays a hand in all our love lives, you just
won't be able to put Vince and Joy down
*Heat*
That happy-ending feeling lingers long after the book's back on the
shelf. We love Vince and Joy
*Prima*
Classy, evocative, intelligent and insightful
*Company*
A perfect holiday book
*OK*
A gem of a read
*Grazia*
An easy, feel-good read
*Closer*
A richly rewarding read
*Eve*
Vince Mellon and Joy Downer meet as late-blooming teenagers on a beach vacation, and lose their virginity to one another, then reunite as adults kept apart by bad timing and miscommunication in the winning fourth novel by British bestseller Jewell (A Friend of the Family; Thirtynothing). The first misstep occurs when Joy's vacation is cut short, and the goodbye note (including her contact information) she leaves for Vince outside his window is rendered illegible by the elements. Seven years later, Vince's roommate's wandering cat finds its way to Joy's apartment, which miraculously happens to be around the corner. Too bad for Vince that Joy is about to get married, albeit to a man she isn't attracted to. The narrative takes flight at this point, as Jewell weaves a history of Vince and Joy settling for the wrong people-Vince has a child with a woman who cheats on him, Joy's marriage fails-before fate intervenes one last time. Jewell's lively prose and amusing observations ("They talked about sex like two dieters circling a pile of profiteroles") effortlessly guide the story toward a satisfying ending. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
One of those rare books with the variety, complexity and
unexpectedness of real life . . . Fans of chick-lit will understand
when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into * Sunday
Telegraph *
Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners * Cosmopolitan
*
Fun and witty . . . one of the top chick-lit authors * Reveal *
If you believe fate plays a hand in all our love lives, you just
won't be able to put Vince and Joy down * Heat *
That happy-ending feeling lingers long after the book's back on the
shelf. We love Vince and Joy * Prima *
Classy, evocative, intelligent and insightful * Company *
A perfect holiday book * OK *
A gem of a read * Grazia *
An easy, feel-good read * Closer *
A richly rewarding read * Eve *
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