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  • The One & Only

  • A Novel
  • Written by: Emily Giffin
  • Narrated by: Sofia Willingham
  • Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
  • 3.4 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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The One & Only

Written by: Emily Giffin
Narrated by: Sofia Willingham
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Publisher's Summary

In her eagerly awaited new novel, beloved New York Times best-selling author Emily Giffin returns with an extraordinary story of love and loyalty - and an unconventional heroine struggling to reconcile both.

Thirty-three-year-old Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker, Texas - a small college town that lives and dies by football, a passion she unabashedly shares. Raised alongside her best friend, Lucy, the daughter of Walker’s legendary head coach, Clive Carr, Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave. Instead she stayed in Walker for college, even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation, where she has remained for more than a decade.

But when an unexpected tragedy strikes the tight-knit Walker community, Shea’s comfortable world is upended, and she begins to wonder if the life she’s chosen is really enough for her. As she finally gives up her safety net to set out on an unexpected path, Shea discovers unsettling truths about the people and things she has always trusted most - and is forced to confront her deepest desires, fears, and secrets.

Thoughtful, funny, and brilliantly observed, The One & Only is a luminous novel about finding your passion, following your heart, and, most of all, believing in something bigger than yourself...the one and only thing that truly makes life worth living.

©2014 Emily Giffin (P)2014 Random House Audio

What the critics say

"Giffin's writing is true, smart, and heartfelt." ( Entertainment Weekly)
"A dependably down-to-earth, girl-friendly storyteller." ( The New York Times)
"When it comes to writing stories that resonate with real women, best-selling author Emily Giffin has hit her stride." ( San Francisco Chronicle)

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slow story, little plot

hard to find plot line. good narration. last few chapters contained most of the action.

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