From "New York Times" bestselling author of "Eleanor & Park" and "Fangirl," Rainbow Rowell, comes a hilarious, heart-wrenching take on love, marriage, and magic phones.
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply--but that almost seems beside the point now.
Maybe that was always beside the point.
Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her--Neal is always a little upset with Georgie--but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts. . . .
Is that what she's supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
About the Author :
RAINBOW ROWELL lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with her husband and two sons. She's also the author of "Fangirl," "Eleanor & Park," and "Attachments."
Review :
Praise for "Landline"
"The magic phone becomes Ms. Rowell's way to rewrite 'It's a Wonderful Life'...what that film accomplished with an angel named Clarence, Ms. Rowell accomplishes with a quaint old means of communication, and for her narrative purposes, it really does the trick."--"The New York Times"
"While the topic might have changed, this is still Rowell--reading her work feels like listening to your hilariously insightful best friend tell her best stories."--"Library Journal," starred review on "Landline"
"Her characters are instantly lovable, and the story moves quickly...the ending manages to surprise and satisfy all at once. Fans will love Rowell's return to a story close to their hearts."--"Kirkus Reviews" on "Landline"
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"Rowell is, as always, a fluent and enjoyable writer--the pages whip by."--"Publishers Weekly" on "Landline"
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"Keen psychological insight, irrepressible humor and a supernatural twist: a woman can call her husband in the past." --"Time Magazine "on "Landline"
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"The dialogue flows naturally; it's zippy, funny, and fresh. The flirtation between young Georgie and Neal is genuinely romantic." --"Boston Globe"
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"After the blazing successes of "Eleanor & Park," "Fangirl" and "Attachments," it's become clear that Rowell is an absolute master of rendering emotionally authentic and absorbing stories...While the novel soars in its more poignant moments, Rowell injects the proper dose of humor to keep you laughing through your tears." --"RT Book Reviews "on "Landline
""To skip her work because of its rom-com sheen would be to miss out on the kind of swift, canny honesty of that passage, which is typical of the pleasures of "Landline" -- it's a book that's a joy from sentence to sentence, and on that intimate level there's absolutely nothing unoriginal or cliched in the way Rowell thinks. Her work is dense with moments of sharp observation...and humor." --"Chicago Tribune Printers Row"
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"But a focus on the endings is the wrong one when you're reading a book of Rowell's. What matters most are the middles, which she packs with thoughtful dissections of how we live today, reflections upon the many ways in which we can love and connect as humans, and tacit reassurances of the validity of our feelings regardless of our particular experiences." --Slate.com""on "Landline"
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""Landline" might not have any teenage protagonists, but it does have all the pleasures of Rowell's YA work -- immediate writing that's warm and energetic" --Time.com
"More gentle, more real than Douglas Coupland, more smooth and also more clever than Helen Fielding. Truly, slowly, sweetly gorgeous." --"The Globe & Mail"
Praise for Rainbow Rowell:
"An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love."--The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) on "Eleanor & Park"
"Touching and utterly real."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Fangirl "
"Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw."--Petra Mayer for NPR Books on "Eleanor & Park"
"Consider me a fangirl of this charming coming-of-age tale."--"Entertainment Weekly" on" Fangirl"
""Eleanor & Park" reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."--John Green, "The New York Times Book Review" on "Eleanor & Park"
"Fangirl is a deliciously warmhearted nerd-power ballad destined for greatness."--New "York Journal of Books" on "Fangirl"
"Absolutely captivating."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) on "Fangirl"
"The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too."--"Booklist" (starred review) on" Eleanor & Park"
"Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike."--"Kirkus "(starred review) on "Eleanor & Park"
Praise for Rainbow Rowell:
"The magic phone becomes Ms. Rowell's way to rewrite 'It's a Wonderful Life'...what that film accomplished with an angel named Clarence, Ms. Rowell accomplishes with a quaint old means of communication, and for her narrative purposes, it really does the trick."--"The New York Times"
"While the topic might have changed, this is still Rowell--reading her work feels like listening to your hilariously insightful best friend tell her best stories."--"Library Journal," starred review on "Landline"
"Her characters are instantly lovable, and the story moves quickly...the ending manages to surprise and satisfy all at once. Fans will love Rowell's return to a story close to their hearts."--"Kirkus Reviews" on "Landline"
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"Rowell is, as always, a fluent and enjoyable writer--the pages whip by."--"Publishers Weekly" on "Landline"
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"Keen psychological insight, irrepressible humor and a supernatural twist: a woman can call her husband in the past." --"Time Magazine "on "Landline"
""
"The dialogue flows naturally; it's zippy, funny, and fresh. The flirtation between young Georgie and Neal is genuinely romantic." --"Boston Globe"
""
"After the blazing successes of "Eleanor & Park," "Fangirl" and "Attachments," it's become clear that Rowell is an absolute master of rendering emotionally authentic and absorbing stories...While the novel soars in its more poignant moments, Rowell injects the proper dose of humor to keep you laughing through your tears." --"RT Book Reviews "on "Landline
""To skip her work because of its rom-com sheen would be to miss out on the kind of swift, canny honesty of that passage, which is typical of the pleasures of "Landline" -- it's a book that's a joy from sentence to sentence, and on that intimate level there's absolutely nothing unoriginal or cliched in the way Rowell thinks. Her work is dense with moments of sharp observation...and humor." --"Chicago Tribune Printers Row"
Praise for Rainbow Rowell:
"While the topic might have changed, this is still Rowell--reading her work feels like listening to your hilariously insightful best friend tell her best stories."--"Library Journal," starred review on "Landline"
"Her characters are instantly lovable, and the story moves quickly...the ending manages to surprise and satisfy all at once. Fans will love Rowell's return to a story close to their hearts."--"Kirkus Reviews" on "Landline"
""
"Rowell is, as always, a fluent and enjoyable writer--the pages whip by."--"Publishers Weekly" on "Landline"
""
"Keen psychological insight, irrepressible humor and a supernatural twist: a woman can call her husband in the past." --"Time Magazine"
""
"After the blazing successes of "Eleanor & Park," "Fangirl" and "Attachments," it's become clear that Rowell is an absolute master of rendering emotionally authentic and absorbing stories...While the novel soars in its more poignant moments, Rowell injects the proper dose of humor to keep you laughing through your tears."--"RT Book Reviews"
"An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love."--The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) on "Eleanor & Park"
"Touching and utterly real."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Fangirl "
"Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw."--Petra Mayer for NPR Books on "Eleanor & Park"
"Consider me a fangirl of this charming coming-of-age tale."--"Entertainment Weekly" on" Fangirl"
""Eleanor & Park" reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."--John Green, "The New York Times Book Review" on "Eleanor & Park"
"Fangirl is a deliciously warmhearted nerd-power ballad destined for greatness."--New "York Journal of Books" on "Fangirl"
"Absolutely captivating."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred re
Praise for Rainbow Rowell:
"While the topic might have changed, this is still Rowell--reading her work feels like listening to your hilariously insightful best friend tell her best stories."--"Library Journal", starred review on "Landline"
"Her characters are instantly lovable, and the story moves quickly...the ending manages to surprise and satisfy all at once. Fans will love Rowell's return to a story close to their hearts."--"Kirkus Reviews" on "Landline"
""
"Rowell is, as always, a fluent and enjoyable writer--the pages whip by."--"Publishers Weekly" on "Landline"
"An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love."--The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) on "Eleanor & Park"
"Touching and utterly real."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Fangirl "
"Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw."--Petra Mayer for NPR Books on "Eleanor & Park"
"Consider me a fangirl of this charming coming-of-age tale."--"Entertainment Weekly" on" Fangirl"
""Eleanor & Park" reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."--John Green, "The New York Times Book Review" on "Eleanor & Park"
"Fangirl is a deliciously warmhearted nerd-power ballad destined for greatness."--New "York Journal of Books" on "Fangirl"
"Absolutely captivating."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) on "Fangirl"
"The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too."--"Booklist" (starred review) on" Eleanor & Park"
"Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike."--"Kirkus "(starred review) on "Eleanor & Park"
"An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love."--The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) on "Eleanor & Park"
"Touching and utterly real."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Fangirl "
"Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw."--Petra Mayer for NPR Books on "Eleanor & Park"
"Consider me a fangirl of this charming coming-of-age tale."--"Entertainment Weekly" on" Fangirl"
""Eleanor & Park" reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."--John Green, "The New York Times Book Review" on "Eleanor & Park"
"Fangirl is a deliciously warmhearted nerd-power ballad destined for greatness."--New "York Journal of Books" on "Fangirl"
"Absolutely captivating."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) on "Fangirl"
"The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too."--"Booklist" (starred review) on" Eleanor & Park"
"Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike."--"Kirkus "(starred review) on "Eleanor & Park"
Praise for "Fangirl"
"Absolutely captivating."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) "A funny and tender coming-of-age story that's also the story of a writer finding her voice...touching and utterly real."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "The magic here is cast not with hands but with Rowell's incredible ability to build complex, vivid, troubling and triumphant relationships."--"Booklis"t (starred review) "[A] charming coming-of-age novel...filled with complex subjects (such as divorce, abandonment, and mental illness) handled in a realistic manner, and the writing effortlessly and seamlessly weaves these threads together."--"School Library Journal" (starred review) "Fangirl is a deliciously warm-hearted nerd power ballad destined for greatness."--"New York Journal of Books"
Praise for "Eleanor & Park"
""Eleanor & Park" reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."--John Green, "The New York Times Book Review"
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"Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." -"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
"Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"This sexy, smart, tender romance thrums with punk rock and true love. Readers will swoon for "Eleanor & Park."" --Gayle Forman, "New York Times" bestselling author of "If I Stay" and "Where She Went"
""Eleanor & Park" is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders."
--Stephanie Perkins, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Anna and the French Kiss" and "Lola and the Boy Next Door"
"The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too."--"Booklist "(starred review)
"Rowell nails the voices of her teen protago
Praise for Fangirl
"Absolutely captivating."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) "A funny and tender coming-of-age story that's also the story of a writer finding her voice...touching and utterly real."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
Praise for Eleanor & Park
""Eleanor & Park" reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."--John Green, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"This sexy, smart, tender romance thrums with punk rock and true love. Readers will swoon for "Eleanor & Park"." --Gayle Forman, "New York Times" bestselling author of "If I Stay" and "Where She Went"
""Eleanor & Park" is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders."
--Stephanie Perkins, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Anna and the French Kiss" and "Lola and the Boy Next Door"
"The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too."--"Booklist "(starred review)
"Rowell nails the voices of her teen protagonists--her writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw."--Petra Mayer for NPR Books
"Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." -"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
"Good luck putting down "Eleanor & Park"...You'll melt at all the tiny moments that add up to a killer romance."--"Seventeen" magazine
"An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love."--The Horn Book Award, starred review
