Expiration Dates
The heart-wrenching new love story from the bestselling author of IN FIVE YEARS
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4.1 • 12 Ratings
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- £4.99
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Publisher Description
'Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms' - GABRIELLE ZEVIN, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
'Everything you could wish for in a love story - beautifully told, effortlessly romantic, and surprising in the very best of ways' - HOLLY MILLER, author of What Might Have Been
Daphne has never left her love life to chance. The truth is, she can't. . . Every time she meets a man, a note will arrive. On it, a name and a date. An expiration date.
Without fail, Daphne has always known when her next relationship will end. So when a note arrives with only a name on it: Jake, she is sure this is it. Finally, her own happy ever after.
But is it. . .? Because Daphne has another secret, and this one has the power to break Jake's heart.
Will their love story have an expiration date, or is fate on Daphne's side at last?
A heartbreaking and emotional read from the queen of unexpected love stories.
PRAISE FOR EXPIRATION DATES:
'A romantic gem. Grabs you on page one and never lets go' LAURA DAVE, author of The Last Thing He Told Me
'Expiration Dates is Rebecca's best book yet. Evocative, relatable and FUN. . . an instant classic for all romantics' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS, author of Love Struck
'Rebecca Serle writes like a dream and I'll read anything she ever produces. A brilliant concept. . . executed perfectly' LAURA PEARSON, author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Rebecca Serle’s captivating romance wrestles with a timeless question—to what extent can we control our destiny? Daphne Bell has always felt resigned to accept her doomed romantic fate. Anonymous notes dictating exactly how long her relationships will last have always mysteriously appeared throughout Daphne’s life. Until, one day, a note arrives without an expiration date. As Daphne questions if she’s truly met her soulmate, Serle’s spellbinding plot seamlessly weaves heady flashbacks of past flings alongside tender explorations of more serious, meaningful relationships. In the final chapters, a shocking secret rapidly unravels, and a totally unexpected twist keeps readers utterly hooked.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Serle (One Italian Summer) complicates a woman's lifelong search for love with a hint of the supernatural in this stirring romance. Daphne Bell receives a mysterious note every time she meets a new potential love interest. Each missive has only two things written on it: the name of the person and the exact date their relationship will end. It took her a while to work out the pattern, but now she knows the notes are never wrong. Take Hugo, who lasted three months exactly, just as the note said. Now Hugo is Daphne's best friend and her only past partner who's ever known about the notes—but the two have been torn apart by another life-changing secret that Daphne feels she must keep from her paramours. Soon after she enters a relationship with widower Jake, she receives a note with only his name and no date. She hopes this means she's found "the one"—unless her secret gets in the way again. Serle uses this unique conceit to explore heartbreak, grief, self-love, and the importance of living in the now. Daphne's sometimes heart-wrenching, often heartwarming search for meaningful relationships, both romantic and platonic, is sure to inspire.
