In "New York Times" bestselling author Rainbow Rowell's "Landline," 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 besides the point now.Maybe that was always besides 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 home 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?
Industry Reviews
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"
""
"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