First published 2008
Jillian Westfield lives the magazine-perfect suburban life with investment banker husband Henry and their eighteen-month-old daughter. She has the designer rugs, gourmet meals, and organized closets that match her favorite lifestyle publications. Yet her marriage crumbles and daily diaper changes drain her spirit. She constantly wonders about Jackson, her ex-boyfriend from before marriage and motherhood. One morning Jillian opens her eyes in her old Manhattan apartment seven years earlier. She's back at her advertising job, back with Jackson, back before Henry and the baby existed. Armed with knowledge from her future, she can craft winning ad campaigns, reconnect with her estranged mother, and repair every fight that destroyed her relationship with Jackson. But each decision creates unexpected ripple effects. As Jillian navigates her second chance, she discovers that rewriting history won't automatically deliver happiness. The deeper question emerges: was the problem ever Henry or Jackson, or was it always her?
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, time-travel
Setting: Manhattan, Suburbs
Period: 1990s, 2000s
287 pages · Hardcover · Crown