Saturday, July 19, 2008

Love The One You're With


Author: Emily Giffin

Publication Year: 2008

Synopsis:

Ellen Dempsey is a photographer in New York City. She's happily newly-wed to Andy, yet an unexpected run-in with her first-love (Leo) years after their intense relationship came to an end makes her question her past and the choices she's making in her present. Ellen finds herself at a crossroads as she must choose between her stable life with her husband - or finally finding closure between her and Leo.


Thoughts:

This is Emily Giffin's fourth novel. I've read all four, in order, and each one is as good as the last. Giffin writes in the first-person narrative, meaning that the main character narrates the story. Giffin artfully weaves her character's pasts and presents together, creating an emotional connection between the main character and the reader. I highly recommend this to all chick-lit lovers, but also to any woman looking for a page-turner.

I mentioned the first three Emily Giffin Novels here on my other blog. Briefly they are:

Something Borrowed
Something Blue
Baby Proof

I highly recommend that her books are read in order. The first two stories are a series, and while Baby Proof and Love The One You're With each have new main characters all four stories take place in New York City and as a little treat to faithful readers Emily Giffin's New York City is an interwoven place in which some characters from her other books are very briefly mentioned in the other novels.

Emily Giffin is a favourite author of mine, and definitely worth checking out!

Love The One You're With is available for purchase through Amazon here:

Amazon (Canada)
Amazon (U.S.)

1 comment:

Callie said...

As I've said before, I'm really not a chick lit reader. I mainly prefer the more grittier stuff - crime novels, mysteries, that sort of thing. Oh, and the sci-fi fantasy genre, if it's done well.

However, there are times when chick-lit is necessary. I'm glad you started this blog. I'll have to get some of the books and save them up for a rainy day.

:-D