Book details
In Five Years
by Rebecca Serle
2020 · Atria Books
About the book
Dannie Kohan is an ambitious Manhattan lawyer who views life as a series of five-year plans. After securing her dream job and accepting a marriage proposal from her stable boyfriend, David, she wakes up in a different apartment wearing a different ring. For precisely one hour, she inhabits a future five years ahead, where she is with a strange man named Aaron. When she returns to the present, she spends the next half-decade attempting to reconcile this premonition with her rigid expectations. The timeline eventually converges when her best friend, Bella, introduces a new romantic partner who turns out to be the man from Dannie’s vision, forcing her to confront the limitations of her control over fate.
Readers who value realistic portrayals of female friendship over traditional romantic tropes will find this narrative useful. It serves people who struggle with the pressure of long-term planning or those dealing with sudden grief and loss. The reader walks away with a perspective on how platonic love often anchors a life more firmly than romantic partnerships. It offers a sober look at how professional success and personal tragedies coexist regardless of one's level of preparation.
Details
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- ISBN
- 9781982137441
- Language
- EN