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In Five Years

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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 . . .

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan has been in possession of her meticulously crafted answer since she understood the question. On the day that she nails the most important job interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she's well on her way to fulfilling her life goals.

That night Dannie falls asleep only to wake up in a different apartment with a different ring on her finger, and in the company of a very different man. The TV is on in the background, and she can just make out the date. It's the same night - December 15th - but 2025, five years in the future.

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 four and a half years later, when Dannie turns down a street and there, standing on the corner, is the man from her dream . . .

In Five Years is a love story, brimming with joy and heartbreak. But it is definitely not the love story you're expecting.

'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 of Sunday Times bestseller The Flatshare

'I loved In Five Years. A beautiful, intelligent story about friendships and love' Clare Mackintosh, Sunday Times bestselling author of After the End

'I read it in one late night. Very, very clever. And lovely. The end is EXACTLY what it should be' Anstey Harris, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton

'In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won't forget' Chloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists

'Clever, compelling and always surprising. A wonderfully unique read' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Christmas Wish List

'Smart, clever and achingly beautiful. Not many love stories surprise me, but this one did. I really loved it' Dani Atkins, bestselling author of Fractured and A Million Dreams

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Critics Review

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 of SUNDAY TIMES bestseller THE FLATSHARE
Smart, emotional, intriguing and compelling - I loved it!
JILL MANSELL, author of IT STARTED WITH A SECRET
I adored In Five Years, it's so poignant and tender. It broke my heart
JOSIE SILVER, author of ONE DAY IN DECEMBER
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, and is one of this year's must-reads
Heat magazine *****
This surprising, sob-inducing novel is the ultimate makes-you-sit-up-and-think read... We inhaled this pitch-perfect story in one delicious go
FABULOUS magazine
IN FIVE YEARS is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won't forget
Chloe Benjamin, author of THE IMMORTALISTS
Clever, compelling and always surprising. A wonderfully unique read
Heidi Swain, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
Touching, poignant and I wept buckets through the first half, so I would advise you not to read it in public
Prima
A rare kind of love story... we read it in one sitting!
Closer magazine
I read it in one late night. Very, very clever. And lovely. The end is EXACTLY what it should be
Anstey Harris, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick THE TRUTHS AND TRIUMPHS OF GRACE ATHERTON
A rare love story with an unexpected ending
Bella magazine
Smart, clever and achingly beautiful. Not many love stories surprise me, but this one did. I really loved it
Dani Atkins, bestselling author of FRACTURED
An original and gorgeously written tale of love and friendship that will both tug at your heart strings and keep you guessing. If you want a story that thinks 'out of the box' and still delivers a hefty emotional punch, this one's for you
FIONA HARPER, author of THE MEMORY COLLECTOR
Deeply moving and emotional - I absolutely adored it
SUSAN ELLIOT WRIGHT, author of THE FLIGHT OF CORNELIA BLACKWOOD
What a wonderful book. So moving and such an amazing, satisfying ending. Excellently done
TRACY REES, author of THE HOUSE AT SILVERMOOR
This cleverly plotted tale will certainly put you through the emotional wringer
Sunday Mirror
Expect the unexpected and be prepared to shed more than a few tears at this heart-warming read
Woman & Home
Not many books give away the ending in the first chapter . . . heart-breaking and poignant
Glamour magazine
So touching and poignant that it made me sob. I recommend having tissues to hand!
Prima
Author Rebecca Serle
Narrator Megan Hilty
Duration 6 hours and 44 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529405798
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Modern and contemporary fiction, Romance
Availability AU, GB, IE

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