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by Sophie Cousens
Their lives began together, but their worlds couldn't be more different. After thirty years of missed connections, they're about to meet again...
Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990--and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it's no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.
When Minnie unexpectedly runs into Quinn at a New Year's party on their mutual thirtieth birthday, she sees only more evidence that fortune has continued to favor him. The gorgeous, charming business owner truly seems to have it all--while Minnie's on the brink of losing her pie-making company and her home. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each fraught encounter leaves them both wanting more?
A moving, joyful love story, This Time Next Year explores the way fate leads us to the people we least expect--no matter what the odds.
"[A] touching debut...Flashbacks to New Year's past and subplots...add depth, while hilarious secondary characters inject levity in just the right places...Cousens's debut is ripe with both emotional vulnerability and zaniness." —Publishers Weekly
"A brilliantly written story about love, redemption, friendship, and self-empowerment… This book is an absolute delight… [and] a feel-good tale to cozy up with." —San Francisco Book Review
"This Time Next Year is a clever, offbeat romantic comedy...Cousens's colorful, quirky cast becomes embroiled in big, memorable scenes...Rom-com readers will revel in Cousens's wry, lively story, which probes themes of self-discovery, acceptance and forgiveness, and the abiding nature of friendship." —Shelf Awareness
"A beautiful debut full of heart, soul and serendipity with characters you can't help but fall in love with." —Alex Brown, author of A Postcard from Italy
"This Time Next Year will make you laugh, cry and keep reading long into the night - it's the escapist read everyone needs right now." —Holly Martin, author of Autumn Skies Over Ruby Falls
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Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
Sophie Cousens worked as a TV producer in London for more than twelve years and now lives on the island of Jersey in the UK, balancing her writing career with working for an arts charity and taking care of her two small children. This Time Next Year is her first novel.
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