Love the One You're With
by Emily Giffin
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Author: Emily GiffinEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-05-13
ISBN: 0312348673
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Book Review: Way More than Chick Lit
Summary: 4 Stars
Ellen Dempsey is firmly entrenched in her perfect life with her perfect husband and perfect job and perfect best friend in the most perfect city of all when a chance encounter puts her face-to-face with "the one that got away." Suddenly, her life doesn't seem so perfect anymore, and she must decide whether what she has is worth saying no to what she once lost.
Though you could classify this book as "chick lit," I found Giffin's writing to be far more smooth and her characters far deeper than most chick lit. While it's still light reading, the emotions portrayed are raw and honest, and Ellen's character so true that the book should be seen as a great read, in or out of the chick lit genre.
The one thing that bothered me was the passing reference to Ellen's OCD... if it is mentioned in the first few pages of the book as a defining characteristic, I think it should be referred to more than it was (the old adage about if there's a gun on the set in Act I, it better be used by Act III). All the same, that's a minor gripe and one I'm willing to overlook.
Great read.
Summary of Love the One You're With
How do you know if you’ve found the one? Can you really love the one you’re with when you can’t forget the one who got away?Emily Giffin, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Baby Proof, poses these questions—and many more—with her highly anticipated, thought-provoking new novel Love the One You’re With.
Ellen and Andy’s first year of marriage doesn’t just seem perfect, it is perfect. There is no question how deep their devotion is, and how naturally they bring out the best in each other. But one fateful afternoon, Ellen runs into Leo for the first time in eight years. Leo, the one who brought out the worst in her. Leo, the one who left her heartbroken with no explanation. Leo, the one she could never quite forget. When his reappearance ignites long-dormant emotions, Ellen begins to question whether the life she’s living is the one she’s meant to live. At once heartbreaking and funny, Love the One You’re With is a tale of lost loves and found fortunes—and will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered what if.
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