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Just One Day - by Gayle Forman (Paperback)

Just One Day - by  Gayle Forman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the author of "If I Stay." A life upended in one day turns into a year of self-discovery as sheltered American good girl Allyson embarks on a journey to break free from a lifetime of limits in order to find her true passions, and maybe even a true love.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>If I Stay</i></b> <p/>Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her suitcase--packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she's not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson's life. <p/>A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the "accidents" of fate, <i>Just One Day</i> shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know.<br> The first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem's story--<i>Just One Year</i>--is coming soon!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Forman's] very good on travel's expansive effects, the fluidity of teenage identity and the yearning for reinvention, how fleeting encounters can transform us."<p> </p>-- <b>New York Times Book Review</b> <p/> * "Offering mystery, drama, and an evocative portrait of unrequited love, this open-ended novel will leave fans eagerly anticipating the companion story."<p> </p>-- <b>Publishers Weekly, starred review</b> <p/>Reading like a teen version of Elizabeth Gilbert's <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i>, this tale of romance and mystery engages readers and will cause them to examine their definitions of love and self-identity.<p> </p>-- <b>SLJ, starred review</b> <p/>As [Allyson] blossoms a. . . the novel becomes absorbing, and readers will find themselves rooting for Allyson's more autonomous and interesting self.<p> </p>-- <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> <p/>Romantics will get swept up in the story, which has it all: true love, Paris, Shakespeare, and yes, hte notion that 'anything can happen in just one day.'<p> </p>-- <b>Booklist</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gayle Forman is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. She is the author of <i>Just One Day</i> and <i>Just One Year</i>, and the companion e-novella <i>Just One Night</i>, as well as the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>If I Stay</i> and <i>Where She Went</i>. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughters.

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