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Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story
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From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist "missed connection" post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn't stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding... I didn't see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn't know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I've spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Carlino, Renée
- ISBN: 9781501105777
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.75
- Number Of Pages: 320
- Publication Year: 2015
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Alessandra S. - 5 years 9 months agoI devoured this book. @thereadheads picked this book earlier in quarantine and it’s been on my tbr list since. This book was so good! I loved the past and present aspect of it. The past made me fall in love with the main characters and the present made me mad at them. Grace and Matt meet their senior year at NYU as neighbors which quickly turned into more. Grace quickly became Matt’s muse and it showed in the pictures he would take of her. The overall problem with the characters was communication. Graduation came fast and with it they parted ways. I think if they had better communication then 15 years wouldn’t have passed them by. My heart physically hurt for Matt because Elizabeth was actually the worst and I couldn’t believe she would do something like that to him. Monica had the best character growth overall and really shined in the end. I was mad Grace and Matt missed so much time together but their love really conquered all. Fate brought them together in college and brought them back together 15 years later. It’s really a story about loving someone with all your heart but at the wrong time. The last chapter wrapped up the book perfectly. #BannedBook