In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

There is a path of land that exists, Beyond the sea and the sky. It is behind the mountains, Past even the hills. Those of luscious green that Roll up into the heavens. I have been there, with you. It is not big, although not too small. Perhaps you could perch a house on its width, But we have never considered it. What would be the use? We already live there. When the night closes And the city stills, I am there, with you. Our mouths laughing, our heads vacant Of all but what is. Ans what is? I ask. This, you say. You and I, here.

Rebecca Serle poem. For M.S. may you always know how much I love you and will always be there.

Where will you be in five years? We all have thought about it or been asked this question once in our life. If you are this crazy planner like myself then you most likely have written this down at one point. Constantly thinking about where you want to be, maybe comparing yourself to others even though we are all on different paths of life. But you can’t really plan for the future. As we can’t predict what might happen or what may occur to stray us from the trail. And that is exactly what Rebecca Serle shows in this novel.

This is a very fast read, like could read in less than a day, kind of fast read. The book follows the life of Dannie Kohan who has been planning her five year plan since her 20s. She knows she will get engaged to her long time boyfriend, she will make partner at one of the top law firms in New York, move into a great apartment overlooking Central Park and is on track to achieve her five year plan. Until, one night she wakes up to see that she is in a different apartment, with a different ring and with a different guy. It’s the same day from when she fell asleep but five years later.

When she wakes up the next day, she is back to her former life but starts to question everything. Is this really the life she wants to live. She shakes it off as a dream until a few years down the road when she runs into the guy from the dream. What does she do know?

Though this book may have many have many romance aspects, I see this book as a test of true friendship. As there is nothing better in life than great friends who are there for some of the hardest aspects of life. Fair warning this book has a few moments that will have you reaching for tissues and calling your best friend to tell them you love them. It’s a great quick read filled with stories of joy and heartbreak.

Until Next Time, The Library Abroad

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