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“I’m a sucker for an iconic, against-all-odds love story, and Meant to Be truly delivers.”—Tia Williams, author of Seven Days in June
“A chic, history-inspired summer read [that] strikes a careful balance between simply retelling the true story of JFK Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, and crafting an entirely new one.”—Bookreporter
The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1967, after Joseph S. Kingsley, Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III is a free spirit—and a little bit reckless. Despite his best intentions, he has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as those of his exacting mother, Dottie.
Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper. She, too, grew up fatherless—and after her mother marries an abusive man, she is forced to fend for herself. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her looks may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, Cate’s face is in magazines and on billboards. Yet she feels like a fraud, faking it in a world to which she’s never truly belonged.
When Joe and Cate unexpectedly cross paths one afternoon, their connection is instant and intense. But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley curse? In a beautifully written novel that captures a gilded moment in American history, Emily Giffin tells the story of two people searching for belonging and identity, as well as the answer to the question: Are certain love stories meant to be?
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Release date
May 31, 2022 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593587348
- File size: 331973 KB
- Duration: 11:31:36
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Romance-loving listeners will enjoy this Cinderella story about Cate, a high school dropout from an abusive home who becomes the love interest of Joe, "America's most eligible bachelor." This love story is told by two gifted narrators, Caroline Hewitt and Robert Petkoff. Joe is rich, Ivy-League-educated, and socially prominent. Cate is gorgeous, a former model, and a fashion influencer. Hewitt creates a lively, sensitive heroine in Cate and does other outstanding portrayals, including that of Cate's Afro-British roommate. Petkoff delivers Joe's chapters, presenting him as likable and glamorous. Petkoff also depicts Joe's patrician grandmother expertly. At the end, the author reads a statement acknowledging that her inspiration for the plot was JFK, Jr., a revelation that most listeners will have already observed. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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