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Annie's sleazy boss has just ended her chemistry career, her best friend is obsessed with selling healing crystals, and her fiance, Jon, has moved to France without inviting her along. Annie institutes a rule in her life: no new people. Yet when mysterious Harper moves in next door and Annie crashes into Mo, an amateur detective, roaming behind their houses, her rule immediately gets broken. At loose ends, Annie starts depending more on Harper and Mo, but when Jon implores her to come visit him in Paris, Annie has to figure out who she should keep in her life. Narrator Amy McFadden delivers another amazing performance, immersing listeners in the story. VERDICT Right on trend with books about strong-willed women, this is a fun and uplifting story. Will be popular with fans of Jennifer Weiner and Maria Semple.--Donna Bachowski, Grand Island, FL |
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Annie's formerly orderly life is in chaos. Her fiancé abruptly left, she quit her job after an incident with a sexually harassing boss, and her best friend has turned into a pushy peddler of pseudoscientific remedies. Her natural response is to avoid letting anyone new into her life. Then she meets her new neighbor Harper, an online influencer with a friendly personality that busts through Annie's rock-solid defenses, and Mo, a private detective who may be watching Harper. As Annie gets to know both Harper and Mo, they provide her with a fresh perspective on the give-and-take of friendship, helping her reconsider the doubt that plagues her life. The book's format includes diary entries, texts, and emails, giving the reader a glimpse of Annie's robust inner life she may seem standoffish and distant, but there's a lot going on behind the scenes. While Pagán gives a newly confident Annie a tidy ending, her journey takes unexpected, poignant turns, delving into deeper issues while maintaining a positive tone and peppy pace. Fans of Sarah Haywood and Gail Honeyman will appreciate the quirky, yet thoughtfully presented, characters.--Nanette Donohue Copyright 2020 Booklist |