The Girl He Used to Know
The most surprising and unexpected romance of 2019 from the bestselling author
by Tracey Garvis Graves
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Pub Date 4 Apr 2019 | Archive Date 9 Aug 2019
Orion Publishing Group | Trapeze
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Description
'The most riveting, rewarding, refreshing novel I've read in years' - Barbara Delinsky, bestselling author
What if you had a second chance at first love?
Annika Rose likes being alone.
She feels lost in social situations, saying the wrong thing or acting the wrong way. She just can't read people. She prefers the quiet solitude of books or playing chess to being around others. Apart from Jonathan. She liked being around him, but she hasn't seen him for ten years. Until now that is. And she's not sure he'll want to see her again after what happened all those years ago.
Annika Rose likes being alone.
Except that, actually, she doesn't like being alone at all.
The Girl He Used to Know is an uplifting novel full of surprising revelations that keep you turning the page. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Gail Honeyman, Jill Santopolo and Sliding Doors.
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'Tracey Garvis Graves has crafted an incredible story with a unique premise and characters... this book is beautiful.' - Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us
'I adore Tracey Garvis Graves' work.' - Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling coauthor of The Wife Between Us
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781409183686 |
| PRICE | £13.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 320 |
Featured Reviews
Nadine H, Reviewer
Loved this. A unique & refreshingly different writing style. I would recommend this book to anyone.
Sinead N, Librarian
If you are bored with formulaic romance novels, this is the unique read you are looking for! I liked how the main characters were not what you come to expect from a romance novel, but were fully formed characters. They had a uniqueness and I liked that it dealt with the topic of autism in a relationship. A really enjoyable and refreshing read!
Melodi P, Reviewer
If you want to lose yourself in an extraordinary love story, do yourself a favour and pick this book up right now!
This book absolutely blew my mind. I knew it will be good, but I didn’t expect it to be quite so different from other romances that I have previously read. But I was so wrong! This is definitely something else.
The story opens with Annika bumping into Jonathan, her college boyfriend, 10 years after they first met. It then jumps back and forth between 1991 and 2001.
Annika is the quirkiest, kindest and most loveable heroine I have ever met in a book and I loved that half the story was written from her POV, as I really felt like I was navigating through life with her. She is different, and while she suffers from it, she has luckily found some amazing people who stand by her and accept her for who she is.
Jonathan, the other main character (and Annika’s love of her life) is simply amazing. The other half of the story comes from his POV, which truly makes the story whole. He’s such a caring guy, I wish there were more people like him out there!
So, while this is clearly a love story, written from the two main characters POV and in two timelines - 2001 and 1991 - it so also so much more. It is a heart-warming story about acceptance, being brave and standing up for what we believe in,and also about being kind to others.
I could go on and on about this book for hours, I read it in little more than 24hrs and it is one of my absolute favourite books now. I simply loved everything about it. I know this unique story and the amazing characters will stay with me for a long time. I don’t even know what to read next, this will sure be hard to top!!
Thank you NetGalley, the publishers and the author for my free advanced copy to read and review!
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