Idgie Says:Sassy and witty dialogue, combined with likable characters, helps this Second Chance story flow swiftly. A nice escapist read.
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The One That Got Away
(St. Martin’s Press; on-sale August 22)
The One That Got Away is a smart and funny modern retelling of
Persuasion, which has always been Melissa Pimentel’s favorite
Jane Austen novel. Ruby and Ethan were each other’s first love. They
shared one perfect summer together before it all fell apart. Now, ten years later,
they meet again in England at Ruby’s
sister’s wedding. With tempers running high and her family on the edge
of meltdown, Ruby has to finally confront how she feels about Ethan. Has
he been The One all along – or just the one that got away?
Pimentel
explores the nature of young love and the pitfalls that come with it
using the backdrop of this classic love story. People change over the
course of their twenties.
Can love survive that sort of sea change? Are some things better left
in the past? Is there really a right person for everyone, or is it more
about the right time?