Most people should be familiar with this novel. It became a movie released in August of 2011 with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. If you haven't seen the movie I will give you a brief synopsis.
This book is good but actually quite sad. Two friends, Emma and Dexter, had met and formed a bond. Life had taken them to different places and although more was meant between them, only a friendship remained. They were there for each other through career ups and downs, relationships, marriages, divorces, children, etc. It is a story about their journey in finding each other and realizing what is meant for them. It is quite a tragedy but life,sometimes, is just that. I never saw the movie, so I can't comment if they are similar or not but I do recommend the book.
Here are some quotes:
"Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance."
"'Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit gland? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to simply try and be good adn couraeous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you."
"Sometimes you are aware when your great moments are happening, and sometimes they rise from the past. Perhaps it's the same with people."
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