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I Owe You One

Written by: Sophie Kinsella
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
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Publisher's Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A gem of a novel.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things

From the #1
New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes an irresistible story of love and empowerment about a young woman with a complicated family, a handsome man who might be “the one,” and an IOU that changes everything.

Fixie Farr has always lived by her father’s motto: “Family first.” And since her dad passed away, leaving his charming housewares store in the hands of his wife and children, Fixie spends all her time picking up the slack from her siblings instead of striking out on her own. The way Fixie sees it, if she doesn’t take care of her father’s legacy, who will?

It’s simply not in Fixie’s nature to say no to people. So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, she not only agrees—she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank Fixie for her quick thinking, the computer’s owner, Sebastian, an investment manager, scribbles an IOU on a coffee sleeve and attaches his business card. Fixie laughs it off—she’d never actually claim an IOU from a stranger. Would she?

But then Fixie’s childhood crush, Ryan, comes back into her life, and his lack of a profession pushes all of Fixie’s buttons. As always, she wants nothing for herself—but she’d love Seb to give Ryan a job. No sooner has Seb agreed than the tables are turned once more and a new series of IOUs between Seb and Fixie—from small favors to life-changing moments—ensues. Soon Fixie, Ms. Fixit for everyone else, is torn between her family and the life she really wants. Does she have the courage to take a stand? Will she finally grab the life, and love, she really wants?

©2019 Sophie Kinsella (P)2019 Random House Audio

What the critics say

“I love the opportunity to escape with a Sophie Kinsella book, and I Owe You One came just when I needed it. Fixie’s story is one of missed cues, mistakes, and the realization that you can’t fix someone else’s mess until you fix your own - a smart lesson wrapped in a gem of a novel.” (Jodi Picoult, New York Times best-selling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things)

“Kinsella offers another winning novel.... [Her] reliable mix of humor and spot-on insights into both romantic and familial relationships adds spice as Fixie finally learns to take charge and speak her mind, making this a surefire hit for Kinsella’s fans.” (Publishers Weekly)

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A nice fun romantic novel

Is this a literary masterpiece? No, but if you want a fun cute live story I recommend this book.

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Great book!

This book is so simple yet so engaging. I really liked the story and was wanting more of the characters when it ended.

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Irritating Characters

Characters were irritating until the last 2 chapters. Wasn't a fan of the narrator and how every sentence was on edge. Not her best book, IMO.

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Personality Extremes

I like Sophie Kinsella novels and have read most of them. Her novels are known for having characters that make you slap your forehead and usually that's part of the charm. Unfortunately, in this novel, she took the annoying character traits to the extreme with all but one character (Seb). Nicole, Jack, Ryan , the uncle...all of it. The extreme obnoxiousness was too much. I almost quit a number of times. My least favorite of all of her books I'm afraid.

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Great book and narrator

I loved the story. I found it to be very easy to listen to and an amazing story line.

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Binged it in 2 days.

While there were a few small things that bothered me with the story, (repetitive descriptions) overall I really enjoyed it. Anyone with less than stellar sibling relationships can relate.

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Great!

Fiona Hardingham does an incredible job narrating and again, Sophie Kinsella has written an adorably charming book! Frustrating, at times, how true to life it is. But very satisfying!

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Lovely

Enjoyable book and the performance for this audio book was very engaging. I would recommend it - and I am a fan of Sophie Kinsella’s writing style and stories.

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Not my favourite Kinsella

I just didn’t find this book to have enough of a story line or love line or likeable character like a lot of the Sophie Kinsella books.. found myself wanting it to be finished so I could get on to the next.

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It made me smile

What a lite listen that had funny parts and took you away to the meaning of family and the boundaries of family and respect. Romantic story line that was sweet and real

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