The Life She Could Have Lived: A heartwarming, life-affirming love story about fate, friendship and the power of one little word – perfect for fans of One Day and Taylor Jenkins Reid by Laura PearsonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Anna goes on a wonderful date with a guy called James, then never hears from him again. On 5 June 1992, her best friend Mia takes her to a fortune teller who tells Mia she will have one love and one child, and Anna that she will be with a man whose name begins with J who works in the food industry.
Fast forward eight years, it's Anna's first wedding anniversary to Edward, an investment banker and he suggests they have a baby. This is where Anna's life splits, in one universe she agrees, in the other she says no. We catch up with each version of Anna on her anniversary each year to see how her life changes based on that one decision. But not just hers, those around her too.
This is billed as One Day meets Sliding Doors, which it totally is. The downside is that so many things happen from year to year that you don't see, marriages, deaths, divorces, affairs, and because you are seeing two Annas it feels like you are skimming the surface, never really connecting properly.
Trying not to be spoilery, I don't know what the message was supposed to be, that your one true love might just be a matter of the time and the circumstances?
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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