Georgie, All Along | Kate Clayborn
From Kate Clayborn, the author Jasmine Guillory describes as emotional and real comes a new novel echoing with timely questions about love, friendship, career, and family. Wise and witty, threaded through with a complex, emotionally fulfilling modern love story, this is a book that readers will immediately identify with and take to heart. In this heartfelt tale of one womans quest to reinvent herself, the acclaimed author of Love Lettering and Love at First delivers a poignant, witty reflection on how the hopes, dreams, and stories from our past shape our future . . . Longtime personal assistant Georgie Mulcahy has made a career out of putting others before herself. When an unexpected upheaval sends her away from her hectic job in L.A. and back to her hometown, Georgie must confront an uncomfortable truth: her own wants and needs have always been a disconcertingly blank page. But then Georgie comes across a forgotten artifacta friendfic diary she wrote as a teenager, filled with possibilities she once imagined. To an overwhelmed Georgie, the diarys simple, small-scale ideas are a lifelinea guidebook for getting started on a new path. Georgies plans hit a snag when she comes face to face with an unexpected roommateLevi Fanning, onetime town troublemaker and current town hermit. But this quiet, grouchy man is more than just his reputation, and he offers to help Georgie with her quest. As the two make their way through her wishlist, Georgie begins to realize that what she truly wants might not be in the pages of her diary after all, but right by her sideif only they can both find a way to let go of the pasts that hold them back. Honest and deeply emotional, Georgie, All Along is a smart, tender must-read for everyone whos ever wondered about the life that got away . . . Praise for Kate Clayborn A novel of lush complexity, one bursting with humor, a tender melancholy, and meditations on love, friendship, and life. Entertainment Weekly, A+ for Love Lettering Luminously beautiful . . . heartbreaking, wise, and wonderful. Ruby Lang, author of PlayingHouse