3 stars for One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
One True Loves is about life changers, about a moment that splits life in two; the moment that creates a “before” and an “after”. It is about the sharp spike somewhere along the way on our timeline, an event - more so than the others - that changes us and our lives.
"I am finishing up dinner with my family and my fiancé when my husband calls."
Taken verbatim from the book, the story opens with a sentence that is so wrong on every account that I do a double-take. And find myself compelled to continue reading.
The story is good. The writing is polished. I cry reading it. I weep for the protagonist, Emma, when life deals her an unexpected blow. All in all, I find no fault in this novel except that it slows down way too much after the first half of the story that I have to speed read to find out Emma's one true love.
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication date: 7 Jun 2016
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“Emma, it’s me. I’m alive. I’m coming home.”
In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure.
On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.
Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness.
That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiancé, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants, while trying to protect the ones she loves.
Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly?
Emma knows she has to listen to her heart. She’s just not sure what it’s saying.
*Blurb from author's website*
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