The Life List: A Novel

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this utterly charming debut novel, one woman sets out to complete her old list of childhood goals—and finds that her lifelong dreams lead her down a path she never expects.

“A wonderful, touching story that reminds us to live life to its fullest.”—Cecelia Ahern, New York Times bestselling author of P.S., I Love You

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1. Go to Paris
2. Have a baby, maybe two
3. Fall in love

Brett Bohlinger seems to have it all: a plum job, a spacious loft, an irresistibly handsome boyfriend. All in all, a charmed life. That is, until her beloved mother passes away, leaving behind a will with one big stipulation: In order to receive her inheritance, Brett must first complete the life list of goals she’d written when she was a naïve girl of fourteen. Grief-stricken, Brett can barely make sense of her mother’s decision—her childhood dreams don’t resemble her ambitions at age thirty-four in the slightest. Some seem impossible. How can she possibly have a relationship with a father who died seven years ago? Other goals (Be an awesome teacher!) would require her to reinvent her entire future. As Brett reluctantly embarks on a perplexing journey in search of her adolescent dreams, one thing becomes clear. Sometimes life’s sweetest gifts can be found in the most unexpected places.

From the Publisher

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0345540875
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Publishing Group
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 2, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 369 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780345540874
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345540874
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.84 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #48,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #487 in Mothers & Children Fiction #1,103 in Women’s Domestic Life Fiction #1,616 in Contemporary Women Fiction
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