Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Evvie Drake Starts Over

by Linda Holmes

'I guzzled it up' -- Pandora Sykes, THE HIGH LOW SHOW

'A quirky, sweet, and splendid story of a woman coming into her own . . . an absolute delight' -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of DAISY JONES AND THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO

'Charming, hopeful and gently romantic. Evvie Drake is great company' -- Rainbow Rowell, author of ATTACHMENTS

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW

'Everything a romantic comedy should be: witty, relatable, and a little complicated' People

'Effortlessly enjoyable . . . [a] pitch-perfect . . . adult love story that is as romantic as it is real' USA Today

It's been a year since Evvie Drake's husband died, but she still can't leave the house. Her best friend Andy thinks it's because she's grieving, and she does nothing to make him think otherwise.

Dean Tenney was once a sports star. Now he's a former sports star who has lost his ability to throw a ball better than anyone else, and he can't even explain why.

When Dean moves into the apartment at the back of Evvie's house, the two make a deal: Dean won't ask about Evvie's dead husband, and Evvie won't ask about Dean's failed career.

But as Dean and Evvie grow closer, could it be that these rules are the one thing in the way of them starting over?

Reviewed by jamiereadthis on

3 of 5 stars

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I loaned this book to my mom, who has had her own family issues with mental and emotional gaslighting, not unlike Evvie Drake, so while there’s a romance, and baseball, I think the real value in the book is pointing out that kind of behavior and saying not okay.

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