Rebecca Serle

Att vara singel är som att spela på lotteri. Det finns alltid en chans att man kan vinna allt. Daphne Bell tror att universum har en plan för henne. Varje gång hon träffar en ny man får hon en lapp med hans namn och ett nummer på – den exakta tiden de kommer att vara tillsammans. Lapparna berättade att hon skulle tillbringa tre dagar med Martin i Paris, fem veckor med Noah i San Francisco och tre månader med Hugo, hennes ex-pojkvän som blivit hennes bästa vän. Daphne har fått de numrerade lapparna i över tjugo år och undrat när det skulle komma en utan Bäst före-datum. Och så plötsligt, när hon ska på blind date på hennes favoritrestaurang i Los Angeles, står det bara ett namn: Jake. Men när Jake och Daphnes historia utvecklas börjar Daphne tvivla på papperslappens förutsägelse och brottas med vad det innebär att vara både engagerad och ärlig. För Daphne vet saker som Jake inte vet, information som – om han fick reda på den – skulle krossa hans hjärta.

Selles "maagilises teekonnas, mis on tõesti ettevõtmist väärt" (Associated Press) naaseb rahvusvahelise menuki "Viie aasta pärast" autor võimsa looga emade ja tütarde armastusest romaanis, mille tegevus toimub hingematval Amalfi rannikul. Ema surm lööb Katy täielikult rivist välja. Carol oli palju enamat kui lihtsalt ema - ta oli parim sõber ja esimene inimene, kellele helistada. Tal olid alati vastused, ja nüüd, kui Katy teda kõige enam vajab, Carolit enam ei ole. Olukorra teeb veel veidramaks see, et tal seisab ees reis Positanosse, lummavasse linna, kus Carol veetis suve vahetult enne Katy isaga kohtumist. Katy on aastaid oodanud, et Carol ta sinna viiks - ja nüüd peab ta selle seikluse ette võtma üksi. Amalfi ranniku kaunid sillerdavad merevaated, imelised kaljud, südamlikud kohalikud elanikud ja loomulikult hõrgu toidu nautimine teevad oma töö - Katy tunneb, kuidas ta taas ellu ärkab. Ja siis ilmub tema ette terve, päevitunud ja kolmekümneaastane Carol. Katy ei mõista, mis toimub või kuidas see võimalik on - ta suudab mõelda vaid ühele: et ta on kuidagi, täiesti võimatul moel, oma ema tagasi saanud. Ühe Itaalia suve jooksul õpib Katy Carolit tundma mitte oma ema, vaid noore naisena enne tema sündimist. Kuid Carol pole sugugi selline, nagu Katy on teda ette kujutanud, ning peagi peab ta leppima tõsiasjaga, et inimene, kes teadis alati kõike, oli ükskord ise noor naine, kes alles otsis vastuseid. Rebecca Serle on tuntud oma võimsate, südamekeeli puudutavate lugude poolest - ja tema uusim teos on sama unustamatu. See romaan näitab kerguse ja soojusega, kuidas pärast kaotust edasi liikuda ja kuidas inimesed, keda armastame, ei jäta meid kunagi päriselt maha. Rebecca Serle on paljude rahvusvaheliste menukite autor, kelle teos "Viie aasta pärast" on ilmunud ka eesti keeles. Tema noorteromaani põhjal on valminud menukas telesari "Famous in Love".

'Brilliant, original, and sure to leave you shoving a copy into someone's hands so you can talk about it' JODI PICOULT, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR The women of the Novak family were each born with a gift: they can, just once, turn back time. Lauren has known since she was fifteen that her mother Marcella saved Lauren's father from a deadly car accident. Dave is alive and happy, and out on the Malibu waves. But ever since, Marcella, her power spent, has lived in fear of what she won't be able to reverse. Her own mother, Sylvia, is her polar opposite: a free-spirited iconoclast with a glamorous past she only hints at. Lauren has spent her life between these two role models-and waiting for her own catastrophe to strike. Then one summer, Lauren's husband takes a job in New York and she moves back to Broad Beach Road, back into her childhood home on the shores of Malibu. Lauren looks forward to surfing with her dad again and perhaps repairing an unspoken fracture in her relationship with her mother. What she doesn't expect is for the boy next to door to return home as well: Stone, Lauren's first love, who broke her heart nearly a decade before. As Lauren falls into familiar patterns, with her family and, more dangerously, Stone, she finds herself thinking about all the choices, large and small, that have brought her to this moment. And wondering, finally, if one of them should be undone. READERS LOVE REBECCA SERLE 'I was hooked from the start' ????? READER REVIEW 'So beautiful' ????? READER REVIEW 'Unexpected but amazing' ????? READER REVIEW 'Beautiful and devastating' ????? READER REVIEW 'An emotional rollercoaster' ????? READER REVIEW 'I couldn't put it down' ????? READER REVIEW 'Moving, thought-provoking and compelling' ????? READER REVIEW

New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Serle, the author behind "heartbreaking, redemptive, and authentic" (Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author) modern classic In Five Years, returns with an unforgettable tale of a family of women with an astonishing gift: the ability to redo one moment in their lives. The women of the Novak family were each born with a gift: they can, just once, turn back time. Lauren has known since she was fifteen that her mother Marcella saved Lauren's father from a deadly car accident. Dave is alive and happy, and out on the Malibu waves. But ever since, Marcella, her power spent, has lived in fear of what she won't be able to reverse. Her own mother, Sylvia, is her polar opposite: a free-spirited iconoclast with a glamorous past she only hints at. Lauren has spent her life between these two role models--and waiting for her own catastrophe to strike. Then one summer, Lauren's husband takes a job in New York and she moves back to Broad Beach Road, back into her childhood home on the shores of Malibu. Lauren looks forward to surfing with her dad again and perhaps repairing an unspoken fracture in her relationship with her mother. What she doesn't expect is for the boy next to door to return home as well: Stone, Lauren's first love, who broke her heart nearly a decade before. As Lauren falls into familiar patterns, with her family and, more dangerously, Stone, she finds herself thinking about all the choices, large and small, that have brought her to this moment. And wondering, finally, if one of them should be undone.

New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Serle, the author behind "heartbreaking, redemptive, and authentic" (Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author) modern classic In Five Years, returns with an unforgettable tale of a family of women with an astonishing gift: the ability to redo one moment in their lives. The women of the Novak family were each born with a gift: they can, just once, turn back time. Lauren has known since she was fifteen that her mother Marcella saved Lauren's father from a deadly car accident. Dave is alive and happy, and out on the Malibu waves. But ever since, Marcella, her power spent, has lived in fear of what she won't be able to reverse. Her own mother, Sylvia, is her polar opposite: a free-spirited iconoclast with a glamorous past she only hints at. Lauren has spent her life between these two role models--and waiting for her own catastrophe to strike. Then one summer, Lauren's husband takes a job in New York and she moves back to Broad Beach Road, back into her childhood home on the shores of Malibu. Lauren looks forward to surfing with her dad again and perhaps repairing an unspoken fracture in her relationship with her mother. What she doesn't expect is for the boy next to door to return home as well: Stone, Lauren's first love, who broke her heart nearly a decade before. As Lauren falls into familiar patterns, with her family and, more dangerously, Stone, she finds herself thinking about all the choices, large and small, that have brought her to this moment. And wondering, finally, if one of them should be undone.

Skilki dniv trivaje kokhannja? Dafna Bell use zhittja pokladalasja na pidkazki vsesvitu. Schorazu, koli vona znajomilasja z novim khloptsem, z'javljavsja zagadkovij papirets iz jogo im'jam i tochnoju kilkistju dniv, jaki voni provedut razom. Tri dni v Parizhi z Martenom. P'jat tizhniv iz Noa v San-Frantsisko. Tri misjatsi z Kh'jugo - kolishnim, jakij stav najkraschim drugom. Na odnomu iz pobachen naoslip Dafna otrimuje papirets lishe z imenem: Dzhejk. Bez chisel. Bez pidkazok. Bez peredbachen.

'Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms' GABRIELLE ZEVIN, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'Everything you could wish for in a love story - beautifully told, effortlessly romantic, and surprising in the very best of ways' HOLLY MILLER, author of What Might Have Been Daphne has never left her love life to chance. The truth is, she can't . . . Every time she meets a man, a note will arrive. On it, a name and a date. An expiration date. Without fail, Daphne has always known when her next relationship will end. So when a note arrives with only a name on it: Jake, she is sure this is it. Finally, her own happy ever after. But is it . . . ? Because Daphne has another secret, and this one has the power to break Jake's heart. Will their love story have an expiration date, or is fate on Daphne's side at last? A heartbreaking and emotional read from the queen of unexpected love stories. Hear what everyone's saying about Expiration Dates!'A romantic gem. Grabs you on page one and never lets go' Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told Me'Expiration Dates is Rebecca's best book yet. Evocative, relatable and FUN . . . an instant classic for all romantics' Laura Jane WIlliams, author of Love Struck'Rebecca Serle writes like a dream and I'll read anything she ever produces. A brilliant concept . . . executed perfectly' Laura Pearson, author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont'An absolutely beautiful story . . . I loved reading every minute of it' ????? reader review'Heartbreaking, emotional and full of secrets' ????? reader review'I just needed to absorb every second' ????? reader review'Captivated me from the beginning. Warm, enveloping and good for the soul' ????? reader review'Perfection' ????? reader review'Wish I could read it for the first time again' ????? reader review

The New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer returns with "a romantic gem" (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) about a young woman who decides to finally live for herself rather than rely on the universe for answers. Now featuring bonus content Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it--the exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her she'd spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, there's only a name: Jake. But as Jake and Daphne's story unfolds, Daphne finds herself doubting the paper's prediction, and wrestling with what it means to be both committed and truthful. Because Daphne knows things Jake doesn't, information that--if he found out--would break his heart. "Daphne's sometimes heart-wrenching, often heartwarming search for meaningful relationships, both romantic and platonic, is sure to inspire" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) new and longtime fans of Rebecca Serle.

"Being single is like playing the lottery. There's always the chance that with one piece of paper you could win it all. From the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer comes the romance that will define a generation. Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it--the exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her she'd spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, there's only a name: Jake. But as Jake and Daphne's story unfolds, Daphne finds herself doubting the paper's prediction, and wrestling with what it means to be both committed and truthful. Because Daphne knows things Jake doesn't, information that--if he found out--would break his heart. Told with her signature warmth and insight into matters of the heart, Rebecca Serle has finally set her sights on romantic love. The result is a gripping, emotional, passionate, and (yes) heartbreaking novel about what it means to be single, what it means to find love, and ultimately how we define each of them for ourselves. Expiration Dates is the one fans have been waiting for."

Menestyskirjailijan taianomainen tarina sinkkuudesta, rakkaudesta ja kohtalosta. Joka kerta kun Daphne Bell tapaa uuden miehen, hän löytää mystisen paperilapun, jossa lukee etunimi ja tulevan suhteen kesto. Hän tiesi viettävänsä kolme päivää Martinin kanssa Pariisissa ja viisi viikkoa Noahin kanssa San Franciscossa. Romanssi Hugon kanssa kesti kolme kuukautta, ja nyt he ovat parhaat ystävät. Viimein yhdessä lapussa on vain miehen nimi: Jake. Suhteen jatkuessa Daphne alkaa kuitenkin epäillä universumin erehtymättömyyttä ja miettiä, mitä merkitsevät sitoutuminen, rehellisyys ja aito rakkaus. Viisi vuotta myöhemmin -bestsellerin kirjoittajan romanttisin teos osuu lukijan sydämeen.

Denni Kokhan zvikla planuvati svoje zhittja. Kar'jera, stosunki, blizki - use zavzhdi pid jiji kontrolem. Togo dnja dlja neji vse skladalosja nepereversheno. Denni vlashtuvalasja na robotu v kompaniju mriji, potim u restorani kokhanij osvidchivsja jij. Use do nemozhlivosti dobre. Divchina zasinaje schaslivoju... I prokidajetsja v neznajomij kvartiri z neznajomim cholovikom ta obruchkoju na paltsi. A na kalendari te same chislo... tilki za p'jat rokiv. Vona nache provalilasja u svoje majbutnje - ale zovsim ne take, jak planuvala. Denni rozpljuschuje ochi j rozumije, scho tse buv lishe son. Ta duzhe skoro descho z vidinnja vtiljujetsja u realnomu zhitti... PerekladachAnastasija Dmitriv

Lumoava kuvaus Italiasta ja siteestä äidin ja tyttären välillä. Katy Silverin elämän suurin rakkaus on aina ollut hänen äitinsä Carol. Nyt äitiä ei enää ole, ja Katyn täytyy totutella uuteen todellisuuteen. Hän matkustaa Positanoon, äidilleen merkitykselliseen italialaiseen rantakylään, jossa tämä vietti kesän ennen kuin tapasi Katyn isän. Huumaantuessaan Amalfin rannikon maisemista ja ruoasta Katy tuntee heti pääsevänsä lähemmäs äitiään. Ja sitten hän kohtaa Carolin: ilmielävänä, ruskettuneena - ja kolmekymppisenä. Katy ei ymmärrä, mitä oikein tapahtuu, mutta jotenkin hän on saanut äitinsä takaisin. Kesän aikana Katy oppii tuntemaan Carolin, ei äitinään vaan ikäisenään naisena, joka tämä oli ennen kuin sai hänet.