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 From the acclaimed author of Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo comes a breathtaking novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results

At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence with her best friend Gabby. Shortly after, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan.

Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan?

In concurrent story lines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she’s found him.
©2015 Taylor Jenkins Reid (P)2015 Dreamscape Media Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Parenting & Families Women's Fiction Feel-Good
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I enjoyed the plot very much, the narration let it down a bit. The narration of the male characters was very poor, they all sounded like serial killers

Enjoyed this very much

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the voice of reading made it unenjoyable to listen to. the story would make a decent series though.

Story has been overdone

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Loved this so much. I have never read a book that was written from this perspective.

Great story

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I like her books, have enjoyed two others but this one is really difficult follow when there's no distinction between the two alternate storylines. the chapters just follow on from each other and it takes a while to figure out which storyline you're listening to. would have been better if the chapters had titles or some way of telling them apart.
narrator's male voices are all the same - couldn't tell the difference between Henry and Ethan.
I think you need to really focus hard, not one to listen to in short snatches or whilst driving!

hard to follow on audio version

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interesting ideas with funny moments. found narrators voices not distinctive between male characters which was occasionally confusing.

Good listen.

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