The Memo

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Product Details
Price
$17.99  $16.73
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Publish Date
Pages
336
Dimensions
5.1 X 7.6 X 0.9 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780063319356

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About the Author

Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She's a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, Elle, Esquire, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Buzzfeed among other publications. She was a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal where she covered fashion and film. She lives in New York with her husband, son, and dog.

Lauren Mechling is a senior editor at the Guardian US and has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Slate, the New Yorker online, and Vogue, where she wrote a regular book column. She's worked as a crime reporter and metro columnist for the New York Sun and as features editor at the Wall Street Journal. A dual Canadian and American citizen, she got her start in newspaper reporting at a Toronto daily, where she worked for several years in her twenties. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and two children.

Reviews

"A modernized Sliding Doors set amid a delightfully specific milieu, this is a paranormal parable with a very relatable heart." -- Vogue

"So sharp, so funny. You might feel better or worse about your own life, but you'll definitely be laughing." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A fresh and intriguing--and surprisingly deep--take on the second-chance trope." -- Booklist (starred review)

"Like Sliding Doors crossed with A Christmas Carol, this winsome and bittersweet novel will get you thinking about the roads not taken in your own life." -- Esquire

"A perfect summer read. A novel both quick and funny." -- Airmail

"Highly satirical, remarkably clever." -- Bustle

"A delightfully silly book with a pure heart at its center." -- Glamour

"Smart, funny, and impossible to put down." -- Town & Country

"[A] clever time warp." -- Vanity Fair

"Dodes and Mechling's first book together (which is Dodes's fiction debut and Mechling's second adult novel, after How Could She) is a tribute to a world of possibility. . . . . Millennial women in particular might be drawn to this inventive novel about launching one's life. Read-alikes include The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas, Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale, and The Good Part by Sophie Cousens." -- Library Journal

"This innovative, darkly humorous novel is a unique blend of alternative reality/quasi-sci-fi and romantic comedy that coincidentally has debuted in time for their own 25th college reunions. . . . Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling have crafted a must-read novel exploring what truly matters in life: family, friendships, home and heart providing their readers a hilarious and joy-filled experience. The Memo is keenly intelligent and insightful as well as humorous. Let us set aside the "what-ifs" by accepting, embracing and celebrating what we have and our own personal awakenings." -- BookTrib

"This is a great debut novel, with a unique plot that keeps you reading along and wondering how your life might be different if you could go back and change things. A perfect beach read." -- Red Carpet Crash

"The Memo is a fanciful story, with a happy ending and the moral lesson that the grass is not always greener on the other side. . . . The story shows the impact of seemingly insignificant decisions and the importance of believing in yourself." -- The Jewish Voice and Opinion

"Don't miss The Memo. A unique and riveting novel about a chance to redo your 'what ifs.' You will love this narrator and be pulling for her." -- Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

"Insanely entertaining, hilarious, and ingenious! The Memo had me cry-laughing so hard that my husband had to move to another room. My only complaint about The Memo is I wish I'd gotten my hands on it sooner. To think of what could have been!" -- Jenny Mollen, actress and New York Times bestselling author of City of Likes and Live Fast Die Hot

"Smart, sharp, darkly funny, and every woman's fantasy: the chance to course-correct a life full of flawed decisions with the help of a memo. What could possibly go wrong?! I loved The Memo and the brilliant imaginations of Lauren Mechling and Rachel Dodes that created it." -- Laura Zigman, bestselling author of Animal Husbandry and Small World

"A total joyride of a novel. The Memo is a funny, fascinating exploration of love, friendship, ambition and what it truly means to live a good life. I loved it." -- J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Commencement, Maine, and Friends and Strangers

"A hilarious romp through the space-time continuum." -- Kelly Cutrone

"This book is hilarious! It had me cackling and reading sentences out loud to my pet rabbit." -- Nell Freudenberger, New York Times bestselling author of The Newlyweds and The Limits