One Plus One - Hardcover

Moyes, Jojo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525426582 ISBN 13: 9780525426585

Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books, 2014

Synopsis

One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars

Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to pay for. That's Jess's life in a nutshell--until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess's knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages . . . maybe ever.

One Plus One is Jojo Moyes at her astounding best. You'll laugh, you'll weep, and when you flip the last page, you'll want to start all over again.

About this title

Review:

Praise for THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND:

"Vibrant and gripping."
--People (***)

"Jojo Moyes expertly weaves a bittersweet tale in this irresistible novel, taking careful interest in the dark corners that exist within great love stories, and the trickiness of simple happy endings. A-"
--Entertainment Weekly

"Moyes writes delicious plots, with characters so clearly imagined they leap off the pages in high-definition prose."
--USA Today (3 1/2 stars)

"Jojo Moyes builds on her strengths in this moving and accomplished new novel. As she did in the best-selling Me Before You, she asks readers to think in fresh ways about a morally complex issue. . . . The Girl You Left Behind is strong, provocative, satisfying fiction.
--The Washington Post

"'In this moving paean to daring, determination and perspicacity, Moyes keeps the reader guessing down to the last hankie."
--Los Angeles Times

"Good storytelling."
--New York Daily News

"In her latest heart tugger, Jojo Moyes deftly weaves the story of newlyweds in WWI France with that of a young widow in today's London."
--Parade

"Lovely and wry, Moyes's newest is captivating and bittersweet."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Moyes (Me Before You) has created a riveting depiction of a wartime occupation that has mostly faded from memory. Liv and Sophie are so real in their faults, passion, and bravery that the reader is swept along right to the end. This one is hard to put down!"
--Library Journal (starred review)

"Moyes (Me Before You, 2012) writes with such clarity that one can almost see the eponymous 100-year-old painting at the center of her wonderful new novel. . . . an uncommonly good love story."
--Booklist

From the Back Cover:

One eternal optimist . . .

Jess Thomas, with two jobs and two kids and never enough money, wears flip-flops in the hope of spring. And when life knocks her down she does her best to bounce right back. But there are some challenges even she can't meet on her own.

Plus one lost stranger . . .

Ed Nicholls is the good guy gone bad. He had it all, then one stupid mistake cost him everything. Now he'll do anything to make it right.

Equals a chance encounter . . .

Ed doesn't want to save anyone and Jess doesn't want saving, but could Jess and Ed add up to something better together?

Praise for Jojo Moyes

'A beautifully written love story I relished' Daily Mail

'A thought-provoking, emotional rollercoaster of a novel' Sunday Express

'Raw, funny, real and sad, this is storytelling at its best' Marie Claire

About this edition

• Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0525426582
• ISBN 13: 9780525426585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368