The sight of you /
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2020]Description: pages cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593085585
- 0593085582
- 823/.92 23
- PR6113.I558 S54 2020
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Standard Loan | Coeur d'Alene Library Adult Fiction | Coeur d'Alene Library | Book | MILLER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610022365667 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Light We Lost meets How to Walk Away in this romantic and page-turning debut that poses a heartbreaking question: Would you choose love, if you knew how it would end?
"Unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect . . . just like love. I'm still crying, yet all I want to do is settle down and read it again." --Jodi Picoult
Joel has sworn off falling in love. But when he meets Callie, he can't help being drawn to her. In Callie, he sees a second chance at life. And in Joel, Callie discovers the kind of love she'd always hoped was real. They challenge each other to take chances, to laugh, and to trust that no matter how hard each falls, the other will be there to catch them.
But Joel has a secret. He dreams about the people he loves, and these dreams always come true. One night, Joel has the dream of Callie he's feared the most, and each must decide: Can Callie stay, knowing her fate? And if her days must be numbered, is there a life she is meant to live?
Told in Joel and Callie's voices, The Sight of You is a sweeping, romantic, and unforgettable American debut, about the bravery it takes to love, especially when we think we know how the story will end.
Joel has sworn off falling in love. But when he meets Callie, he can't help being drawn to her. In Callie, he sees a second chance at life. And in Joel, Callie discovers the kind of love she'd always hoped was real. They challenge each other to take chances, to laugh, and to trust that no matter how hard each falls, the other will be there to catch them. But Joel has a secret. He dreams about the people he loves, and these dreams always come true. One night, Joel has the dream of Callie he's feared the most, and each must decide: Can Callie stay, knowing her fate? And if her days must be numbered, is there a life she is meant to live?
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Publishers Weekly Review
Miller debuts with a stunning and gracefully written tearjerker about destiny, dreams, and selfless love. Joel Morgan has always had ultraspecific, prophetic dreams about future moments in the lives of people he loves. Though these visions are as likely to be good or neutral as they are to be bad, the bad visions have been negative enough to make him wary of making new connections and inviting more tragedy into his dreams. But the natural rapport Joel has with Callie Cooper, his favorite barista turned upstairs neighbor, slides naturally into a romantic relationship as they spend more time together. Soon, they fall in love, but Joel's worst fear comes true when he dreams of Callie's death. The two must navigate life with this knowledge, weighing the desire to do everything possible to prevent the tragedy with the desire to live each moment they have left to its fullest. Miller paints big emotions with nuance and subtlety, exploring complex family dynamics, grief, and anxiety with expert skill that lends realism to her tale, despite its supernatural conceit. This beautifully rendered work is both heartbreaking and life-affirming. Readers should be prepared to cry. (June)Booklist Review
When Joel and Callie meet at the coffee shop where she works, the attraction is instantaneous. But Joel has sworn off relationships, preferring to keep people in the dark about the secret that has come to dominate his life: He has prophetic dreams about the people he loves. Sometimes the events in the dreams are minor--an argument, a traffic-related delay--while others involve life-and-death situations. The dreams include a specific date, and, barring intervention on Joel's part, they always come true. Reluctantly, Joel lets his guard down and his romance with Callie blossoms until he dreams about Callie's death. Can they live with his knowledge, and, if not, how can they live without each other? In her American debut, British writer Miller alternates between Joel and Callie's perspectives, allowing the reader to fully empathize with both characters as they grapple with this agonizing choice. Despite the fantastical elements, this is a love story. Fans of The Light We Lost (2017) and The Time Traveler's Wife (2003) will fall hard for this heartbreaking but ultimately life-affirming novel.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Holly Miller works as a copywriter and lives in Norfolk, England. The Sight of You is her American debut.There are no comments on this title.