Title:Swear On This Life
Author:Renee Carlino
Published:August 2016, Atria Books
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
When a bestselling debut
novel from mysterious author J.Colby becomes the literary event of the
year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at
UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term
relationship, Emiline isn’t thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of
a young and gifted writer.Yet from the very first page, Emiline
is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson, two childhood best
friends who fall in love and dream of a better life beyond the long dirt
road that winds through their impoverished town in rural Ohio.That’s
because the novel is patterned on Emiline’s own dark and desperate
childhood, which means that “J. Colby” must be Jase: the best friend and
first love she hasn’t seen in over a decade. Far from being flattered
that he wrote the novel from her perspective, Emiline is furious that he
co-opted her painful past and took some dramatic creative liberties
with the ending.The only way she can put her mind at ease is to
find and confront “J. Colby,” but is she prepared to learn the truth
behind the fiction?
What readers are saying:
“Swear on This Life is Renée Carlino at her finest. Raw, real and
gripping; I read it in one sitting.” –Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of It Ends With Us
“Carlino fans will love
this one, and so will readers who have not yet made her acquaintance.
The tale is engaging and paced to keep the pages turning long after the
lights should be out.” –Kirkus Reviews
“[Readers] will
find themselves simply smitten by both the novel in front of them and
the story within the story. Romance readers and women’s fiction fans
should snap up this charming love story.” –Booklist
“Romance fans will find this heartfelt story of resilience and first love hard to put down.” –Library Journal
Swear On This Life by Renee Carlino is one of BookSparks “Summer Reads” reading selection picks.
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