Rebecca Serle's New York Times bestselling novel, 'In Five Years,' is Marie Claire's April book club pick. Read an excerpt from the book here.
about a 28-year-old lawyer in New York City who suddenly finds herself five years in the future with a different job, married to a different man, and living in a different apartment for one hour before she wakes up again in her own home. You'll devour it. Read an exclusive excerpt, below, then find out howTwenty-five. That’s the number I count to every morning before I even open my eyes.
“Thank you,” I say. I wrap my arms around him, kiss his neck and then his lips. I’ve already brushed my teeth, but David never has morning breath. Ever. When we first started dating, I thought he was getting up out of bed before me to swoosh some toothpaste in there, but when we moved in together, I realized it’s just his natural state. He wakes up that way. The same cannot be said for me.
“Really? Explain it to me, then.” He’s flirting with me. David is a great flirt. You wouldn’t think it, he’s so buttoned-up most of the time, but he has a great, witty mind. It’s one of the things I love most about him. It was one of the things that first attracted me to him.“I appreciate your confidence.”
“You’re here late,” I tell him. I’ve just realized. He should have been gone hours ago. He works market hours. It occurs to me he might not be going to the office at all today. Maybe he still has to pick up the ring. Does she know about tonight? David would have told her, I think, but she’s also bad at keeping secrets—especially from me.I put the phone down on speaker and shake out my hair. It will take me seven minutes to blow it dry. I check the clock: 8:57 a.m. Plenty of time. The interview isn’t until eleven.“But you’d still pick up,” she says. “Lunatic.”Bella and I have been best friends since we were seven years old. Me, Nice Jewish Girl from The Main Line of Philadelphia.
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