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Serendipity
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Becky Chalsen
- Length: 10 hrs
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Publisher's Summary
This summer, will three weekends in a Fire Island share house be enough time for Maggie Monroe to fix her life, find love, and make sure she doesn’t lose her friends for good?
It’s been six years since Maggie followed her screenwriting dreams to Los Angeles and forgot to look back. But things in Hollywood didn’t go quite to plan. Now, twenty-five and suddenly home in New York, Maggie doesn’t know who she’s more anxious to see: her ex-boyfriend, Mac, or her ex–best friend, Liz.
For Liz, Maggie is the girl who abandoned her at the worst possible moment and an unwelcome surprise who could derail her perfect summer. Liz is recently engaged to her high school sweetheart, Cam, but Maggie’s arrival brings old wounds bubbling to the surface, exposing the cracks in Liz’s apparent happily ever after.
When Maggie accepts her former friends' unexpected invitation to join in their summer share house, a rental named Serendipity, she knows it’s the chance she needs to get her life back on track. For three weekends, Maggie, Liz, Cam, Mac, and their closest friends will take the ferry to Ocean Beach, Fire Island, for some sun-kissed bliss, if only they can avoid the drama of their past catching up to the present.
With the nostalgic flavor of a stack of sepia-toned Polaroids, and perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Jennifer Weiner, and Ann Brashares, this big-hearted, page-turning story delves deep into a complicated friend group as they navigate one messy yet magical midtwenties summer.
What the critics say
“With her sparking new voice and endearing love for Fire Island, Becky Chalsen has a forever fan in me.”—Jane Rosen, author of On Fire Island
“Moving and insightful, Serendipity perfectly captures the complexities of long-term friendships and romances. Chalsen’s charm sparkles in this perfect summer read with enduring resonance.”—Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Breakup Tour
"Sun-soaked, breezy, and charming, this book deftly reminds us that while romances may come and go, some of life's greatest love stories are our long-term friendships."—Mikki Brammer author of The Collected Regrets of Clover
“Serendipity is a sun-kissed love letter to old friendships and new adventures, to making mistakes and growing up, to dancing with your friends until your feet hurt. Reading it feels like framing a photo from your favorite vacation and smiling at it every morning. Chalsen writes with the tender pen of someone who cherishes true friendship, the bonds that survive beauty and heartache, sun-filled days, and rainy ones, knowing the clouds will open up again. Serendipity made me dream of sandy skin, sunscreen, and soulmates.”—Taylor Hahn, author of The Lifestyle
"Chalsen name-checks How I Met Your Mother...and this book gives off that show’s vibe. Many of the plot points will resonate with readers reminiscing about those postcollege years."—Booklist