Skipping a Beat

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Price
$16.99  $15.80
Publisher
Atria Books
Publish Date
Pages
352
Dimensions
5.31 X 8.26 X 0.99 inches | 0.61 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781451609820

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About the Author
Sarah Pekkanen is the bestselling author of The Ever After, The Opposite of Me, Skipping a Beat, These Girls, The Best of Us, Catching Air, Things You Won't Say, and The Perfect Neighbors. Her work has been published in People, The Washington Post, and USA TODAY, among other publications. She lives with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Reviews
"The impossible choice between true love and the trappings of success is explored in Skipping a Beat. Sarah Pekkanen proves masterful at creating nuanced, complex characters deadlocked with emotional conflict, and the story culminates in an ending that will leave readers breathless. Evocative and compelling, it couldn't be more satisfying." --Jen Lancaster, author of Bitter is the New Black
"A provocative, poignant look at marriage, money and the things that matter most." --Beth Kendrick, author of The Pre-Nup
"Original, engaging, and soulful, Skipping a Beat explores the complexity of marriage and what it really means to share a life. I fell in love with Julia, a funny, flawed and utterly real heroine--and felt the weight of her dilemma with every page, all the way through to the surprising, satisfying finish." --Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed and Heart of the Matter
"Tender and funny in turn, Sarah Pekkanen has made modern marriage exciting in this imaginative and heartfelt tale of love and healing." --Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries
"In her second novel, Pekkanen (The Opposite of Me) offers a wonderfully compelling, compassionate, and complicated portrait of the marriage of Julie and Michael Dunhill. Meeting in high school, the two were both determined to leave their hometown behind and make something of their lives, contrary to how they were raised. With Michael's colossal and unpredicted financial success, these once loving sweethearts drift apart and find different foci for their passionate energies--Michael is completely absorbed in his DrinkUp company and Julie in her party-planning business. When Michael collapses on his office floor and dies for four minutes and eight seconds, their whole world changes, and both are left to reevaluate what they thought was important in life. For Julie though, this is a struggle to overcome the disappointment, sense of abandonment, and misunderstandings she's harbored against her husband for years. VERDICT: In this compelling and satisfying read, Pekkanen offers relatable characters that move you and an ending that surprises and pleases. Highly recommended." --Library Journal, starred review
"A two-hanky weepy... A tragic turn of events redirects what could have been a predictable romance into a drama on the fragility of love and marriage." --Kirkus
"An insightful examination of a marriage. The moving story and bittersweet ending will draw in readers" --Booklist
"This portrait of a couple forced to take responsibility for the breakdown of their relationship is at once heartbreaking and familiar." --People
"Intelligent and entertaining." --The Washington Post