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Where rainbows end
584 pages
A decades-long dance of missed connections and enduring friendship told entirely through the intimate charm of letters, emails, and notes.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stumbling upon a box of someone else's most cherished, private correspondence. Because the story unfolds entirely through letters, emails, instant messages, and scribbled notes, the pace is incredibly brisk, pulling you effortlessly through decades of a deeply felt relationship. The mood is a potent mix of cozy nostalgia and agonizing yearning, as you watch two people constantly orbit one another, thwarted by terrible timing and unspoken feelings. It is a masterclass in the right person, wrong time dynamic, delivering a bittersweet but ultimately hopeful emotional texture. The conversational prose makes the characters feel like your own lifelong friends. It is an absolute delight for readers who crave a monumental slow-burn romance wrapped in the messy, beautiful unpredictability of real life.
- Mood
- nostalgic
- yearning
- hopeful
- cozy
- Tone
- playful
- earnest
- bittersweet
- humorous
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- right person wrong time · enduring friendship · missed connections · life unpredictability · slow-burn romance
- The writing
- Conversational, breezy, and highly intimate, relying entirely on the distinct, authentic voices of the characters' letters, emails, and instant messages.
- The arc
- Moves from playful childhood innocence through decades of frustratingly missed opportunities and bittersweet longing, culminating in a deeply satisfying, hard-won romantic resolution.
- Who it's for
- Die-hard romantics who love a decades-long slow-burn and enjoy the voyeuristic intimacy of epistolary storytelling.
Content notes
- teen pregnancy
- divorce
- death of a parent
- infidelity
About the book
From the no. 1 bestselling author of PS, I Love You comes an enchanting novel about two childhood friends whom fate and destiny can't help toying with...From naughty children to rebellious teenagers, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But just as they're discovering the joys of teenage nights on the town and dating disasters, they're separated. Alex's family moves from Dublin to America – and Alex goes with them. For good.Rosie's lost without her best friend. But on the eve of her departure to join Alex in Boston, Rosie gets news that will change her life forever – and keep her at home in Ireland.Their magical connection sees them through the ups and downs of each other's lives but neither of them knows whether their friendship can really survive the years and miles – as well as new relationships. And at the back of Rosie's mind is whether they were meant to be more than just good friends all along. Misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck have kept them out of each others' arms, but when presented with the ultimate opportunity, will they gamble everything – including their friendship – for true love? Destiny, Alex and Rosie discover, is a funny thing and fate isn't quite done with them yet...
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