In Five Years
a story of love and heartbreak with a twist
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4.2 • 1.6K Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
'SMART, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING - I LOVED IT!' JILL MANSELL
Dannie Kohan has held true to her meticulously crafted 5-year plan since she understood the concept. On the day that she nails the most important interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she's well on her way to fulfilling her life goals.
But that night Dannie falls asleep and dreams of a night five years in the future where she's engaged to another man. 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 five years later, when Dannie turns down a street and there, standing on the corner, is the man from her dream . . .
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.
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'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 The Flatshare and The Switch
'Such a touching, soulful experience' Goodreads reader
'In Five Years is a stunningly beautiful, brilliant and insightful love story' Goodreads reader
'Heartbreaking and poignant' Glamour
'I loved In Five Years. A beautiful, intelligent story about friendships and love' Clare Mackintosh, author of After the End
'Full of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship' Heat magazine ****
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New York Times bestseller, March 2020
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Here, Rebecca Serle showcases her natural ability to turn classic romantic fiction entirely on its head. A desirable career, a loving boyfriend, a beautiful New York apartment and a fabulous best friend—protagonist Dannie Kohan seems to have it all, so why does she have an intense premonition about everything falling apart? A chillingly unpredictable narrative drives the plot forward, making this a book impossible to shake. Serle beautifully dissects human relationships and the fragility of life, meandering through themes of fate and fortune. After reading this, you’ll be left questioning everything.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Serle's bewitching story of love and friendship (after The Dinner List) centers on a young woman who plans her life down to the minute until fate gets in the way. At 28, Dannie Kohan lives happily with her boyfriend, David, in a Manhattan apartment and is poised to land her dream job as a lawyer at a top firm. Dannie expects to get married by the time she's 30; right on track, David proposes, giving Dannie a ring picked out by her best friend Bella. After accepting the proposal, Dannie slips into a deep sleep and dreams of an alternate future, where everything is off-kilter. In her dream, it's the year 2025 and she lives with a man named Aaron Gregory. Upon waking, Dannie begins to second-guess her regimented course, and as the years pass, she puts off the marriage. On a rainy day in June 2025, she meets up with Bella, now a successful art dealer, and is stunned to find her accompanied by Aaron, the man from her dream. She senses a mutual recognition, and, after Bella receives devastating news, Dannie and Aaron grow closer. While the plot hinges on well-worn tropes, the deadpan prose highlights the author's keen sense of irony. Serle's whimsical tale is book club catnip. This review has been updated to remove a spoiler.
Customer Reviews
Easy read
First time I’ve read one of R/S books.
Would recommend. Nice easy curl up on sofa read .
Cute friendship
I loved that the writer established a life for the main character outside of her love interest(s) and the depth of her friendship with her best friend was so elaborate, I was starting to think that they were going to be together lol. But the ending was a little unsatisfying, Dannie abruptly came full circle at the very end.
3/5
This took a while to get in to and then got a bit boring. Parts of it I liked but don’t rush to buying this.