Título: Maybe in Another Life: A Novel
Autor: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sinopse: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A People Magazine Pick * US Weekly “Must” Pick * Named “Best Book of the Summer” by Glamour * Good Housekeeping * USA TODAY * Cosmopolitan * PopSugar * Working Mother * Bustle * Goodreads
A breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results.
At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan.
Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan?
In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate?
Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Maybe in Another Life: A Novel”, de Taylor Jenkins Reid, publicado pela editora Washington Square Press, em 2015 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Washington Square Press
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2015-07-07
Edição: First Edition
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1476776881
ISBN13: 9781476776880
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Washington Square Press convidam o leitor a mergulhar em narrativas que exploram a complexidade das relações humanas e os mistérios do passado, muitas vezes com um tom introspectivo e envolvente. As histórias frequentemente se desenrolam em ambientes ricos em detalhes, como casas antigas, cidades históricas ou cenários marcantes, onde segredos e memórias moldam o destino dos personagens. O catálogo sugere uma predileção por enredos que unem suspense psicológico, dramas familiares e dilemas morais, com uma linguagem acessível e ritmo que varia entre o contemplativo e o tenso. Há obras que combinam uma narrativa mais literária e atmosférica com outras que adotam um tom mais direto e investigativo, o que indica certa diversidade editorial dentro de uma linha temática centrada no impacto do passado sobre o presente.
