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Meant To Be

by Emily Giffin
This book is a love story between Joe Kinsley, a handsome young bachelor from a famous, wealthy family, and beautiful Cate Cooper, a young independent woman of lesser means. Meant To Be by Emily Giffin #fiction, #reading, #bookstoread, #books #bookclub

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"Meant To Be is the most golden, heart-crunching, epic love story, which swept me away into another time and another world." -Sophie Kinsella

"A dependably down-to-earth, girlfriendly storyteller." -The New York Times

""A modern-day Jane Austen." -Vanity Fair

"A sweet and sensible romance firmly placed in the real world . . . Meant to Bebalances classic romance scenes with nuggets of history and nuanced takes on modern issues. . . . Giffin's writing is consumable and rich, balancing dialogue and descriptions to build a parallel world with convincing characters. Meant to Be proves you can have your romance and think deeply, too." -Associated Press

"This lively page-turner is inspired by the courtship of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy." -Los Angeles Times

"The novel strikes a careful balance between simply retelling the true story of JFK Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, and crafting an entirely new one. Readers who have an abiding interest in the Kennedys will be fascinated . . . Meant to Beis a chic, history-inspired summer read that you will want to take with you to the beach." -Bookreporter


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