If you loved One Day by David Nicholls, then this is the perfect read for you!
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Two years together. Twenty years apart. One day to change their story.
Benjamin's world is turned upside down the day he meets Clara. Instinctively, he knows that she is his person and he is hers, but the events of one devastating night will take their lives in very different directions.
20 years later, a bombing is reported in the city where Clara and Ben met, and she is pulled back to a place she tries not to remember and the first love she could never forget. Searching for Ben, Clara prays that twenty years of silence is about to end.
But is it too late to put right what went wrong?
This is not a love story. But it is a story of first love, of the mistakes people make, and the lengths they'll go to put things right.
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For fans of Colleen Hoover and Rosie Walsh: this book will break your heart... then put it back together.
Genre: Romance
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Two years together. Twenty years apart. One day to change their story.
Benjamin's world is turned upside down the day he meets Clara. Instinctively, he knows that she is his person and he is hers, but the events of one devastating night will take their lives in very different directions.
20 years later, a bombing is reported in the city where Clara and Ben met, and she is pulled back to a place she tries not to remember and the first love she could never forget. Searching for Ben, Clara prays that twenty years of silence is about to end.
But is it too late to put right what went wrong?
This is not a love story. But it is a story of first love, of the mistakes people make, and the lengths they'll go to put things right.
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For fans of Colleen Hoover and Rosie Walsh: this book will break your heart... then put it back together.
Genre: Romance
Praise for this book
"Rixon writes poignantly - and so searingly - about the visceral intensity of first love. Clara and Benjamin come alive on the page, all their faults and follies palpably believable. You root for them. You want to shake them. You can't tear your eyes away from them." - Lizzy Barber
"Charlotte Rixon's The One That Got Away is the kind of book I'm always searching for. It's a stunning love story that had my heart racing from the first chapter and tears streaming down my face by the end. An instant favorite." - Carley Fortune
"A poignant story filled with powerful life lessons, The One That Got Away is a testament to the staying power of first love. This is one heartwarming read." - Tracey Garvis-Graves
"So poignant. I really enjoyed immersing myself in Clara and Benjamin's story of love and loss. Wonderfully written. A definite five star read." - Karen Hamilton
"Utterly mesmerizing. This achingly real and beautiful story of first love is absolutely riveting." - Kristan Higgins
"Twisty and poignant and beautifully written, The One That Got Away will stay with you long after the final page. Captures the enormity of first love and how our pasts shape our futures, and how early relationships cast long shadows. Emotional, thoughtful and satisfying-excellent." - Caroline Hulse
"In The One That Got Away, Rixon captures masterfully the magic and devastation of first love, as well as the all-consuming aftermath of heartbreak...a powerful exploration of the relationships that shape us, this is a nostalgic, fierce and utterly spellbinding read." - Holly Miller
"Poignant and real, this is a story you'll carry with you for long after you finish. The One That Got Away will resonate with anyone who remembers the rush of first love and the heartbreak that follows. I couldn't put it down. Packed full of depth, character and realism." - L C North
"I fell completely in love with Benjamin and Clara and was absolutely desperate for them to get back together by the end of the story. The book is so evocative and beautifully written. Poignant and moving, I defy anyone who has experienced the heartbreak of first love not to cry when they read it." - Nikki Smith
"The One That Got Away is a powerful page-turner that perfectly portrays the destruction and jealousy of a relationship between two damaged young people, too inexperienced to deal with the intensity of their feelings. A tense, gripping read-I loved it." - Sarah Stovell
"Charlotte Rixon's The One That Got Away is the kind of book I'm always searching for. It's a stunning love story that had my heart racing from the first chapter and tears streaming down my face by the end. An instant favorite." - Carley Fortune
"A poignant story filled with powerful life lessons, The One That Got Away is a testament to the staying power of first love. This is one heartwarming read." - Tracey Garvis-Graves
"So poignant. I really enjoyed immersing myself in Clara and Benjamin's story of love and loss. Wonderfully written. A definite five star read." - Karen Hamilton
"Utterly mesmerizing. This achingly real and beautiful story of first love is absolutely riveting." - Kristan Higgins
"Twisty and poignant and beautifully written, The One That Got Away will stay with you long after the final page. Captures the enormity of first love and how our pasts shape our futures, and how early relationships cast long shadows. Emotional, thoughtful and satisfying-excellent." - Caroline Hulse
"In The One That Got Away, Rixon captures masterfully the magic and devastation of first love, as well as the all-consuming aftermath of heartbreak...a powerful exploration of the relationships that shape us, this is a nostalgic, fierce and utterly spellbinding read." - Holly Miller
"Poignant and real, this is a story you'll carry with you for long after you finish. The One That Got Away will resonate with anyone who remembers the rush of first love and the heartbreak that follows. I couldn't put it down. Packed full of depth, character and realism." - L C North
"I fell completely in love with Benjamin and Clara and was absolutely desperate for them to get back together by the end of the story. The book is so evocative and beautifully written. Poignant and moving, I defy anyone who has experienced the heartbreak of first love not to cry when they read it." - Nikki Smith
"The One That Got Away is a powerful page-turner that perfectly portrays the destruction and jealousy of a relationship between two damaged young people, too inexperienced to deal with the intensity of their feelings. A tense, gripping read-I loved it." - Sarah Stovell
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