Expiration Dates
The heart-wrenching new love story from the bestselling author of IN FIVE YEARS
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
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
In this warm and inventive novel, bestselling romance writer Rebecca Serle uses her distinct and confident voice to tell a beautiful story about self-acceptance. Every time she meets a new romantic partner, LA local Daphne receives a note with his name and how long the relationship will last. There’s always an expiration date, until the day she receives a card with nothing but the name ‘Jake’ on it. It sends her into a spin; does this mean he’s the one? Jake is perfect but Daphne hasn’t told him about the cards from the universe that have been dictating her love life for decades—or a deeper, more closely held secret. While things progress in the present day with Jake, we’re taken back to meet Daphne’s past boyfriends—an ingenious and revealing way to look at her history of unique romances. Expiration Dates holds many surprises, but never feels inauthentic or forced. It’s a funny and affecting reminder that we never really know what’s around the corner.
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.
