Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I spot my seat easily it is the only open one. I open my mouth to say I’m sorry and then think better of it. When I barely graze a woman’s arm, she shoots daggers at me as if I stabbed her. I hit a man’s elbow and apologize even though he doesn’t seem to notice. I walk down the tight aisle, holding my carry-on close to my body, trying not to bump anyone. This is also why I never go to the bathroom during movies, even though I always have to go to the bathroom during movies. I hate making people get up so that I can squeeze by. That’s why I booked an aisle seat in the first place. It’s a good thing I booked an aisle seat, because I’m the last one on the plane.

And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him. 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? Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay.

Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go.

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. 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. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoĪ People Magazine Pick * US Weekly “Must” Pick * Named “Best Book of the Summer” by Glamour * Good Housekeeping * USA TODAY * Cosmopolitan * PopSugar * Working Mother * Bustle * GoodreadsĪ 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.Īt the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life.

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid