Forever, Interrupted, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Forever, Interrupted, Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Forever, Interrupted

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2022


Synopsis

Soon to be a Netflix limited series!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo—"Reid is seriously a genius when it comes to stories about life and love" (Redbook). "A stunning first novel” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

“Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in a lifetime.”

Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year’s Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn’t expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they’ve eloped.

Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met—and who doesn’t even know Elsie exists.

Interweaving Elsie and Ben’s charmed romance with Elsie and Susan’s healing process, Forever, Interrupted will remind you that there’s more than one way to find a happy ending.

About Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Carrie Soto Is BackMalibu RisingDaisy Jones and The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, as well as One True LovesMaybe in Another LifeAfter I Do, and Forever, Interrupted. Her books have been chosen by Reese’s Book Club, Read with Jenna, and Book of the Month. Her novel Daisy Jones and The Six is now a limited series on Amazon Prime. She lives in Los Angeles.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on November 22, 2021

This book has already caused me irrevocable damage. Confession time: I am someone who orders an indefensible amount of pizza. My roommate and I just moved into our new apartment last month, and already we have had to desperately attempt to limit ourselves to two orders per week. We eat pizza for appro......more

Goodreads review by Gabby on April 24, 2017

It fucking kills me to say this, but I wasn't a fan of this book. I consider Taylor Jenkins Reid one of my favorite authors of all time, so I am completely shocked that I didn't like this book. This book follows a twenty-six year old named Elsie who marries Ben after only knowing him for six months.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 20, 2020

Hey TJR, It’s me. I’ve been flooding Goodreads with your books this past year...ever since I read DAISY JONES AND THE SIX...and have unconsciously read your whole collection backwards. In this one, you write about Elsie and Ben. They meet at a pizza place, fall in love almost instantly, and get marri......more

Goodreads review by Baba on May 28, 2023

Jenkins Reid's debut novel challenges the entire romantic fiction genre, I kid you not. After an easy yet intense five month romance Elsie and Ben got married, in less than ten days Ben would be killed in a road accident! This book - praise be to Jenkins Reid - is about the redemptive power of femal......more

Goodreads review by Kezia on April 05, 2022

TJR’s first novel! Elsie’s husband died after nine days of getting married. Ben never told his mom that he got married, or even told them about Elsie at all. You can imagine how awkward that would have been to meet your mother-in-law at the time of your husband’s death. Susan, her mother-in-law, was......more


Quotes

"Julia Whelan narrates this portrait of love and grief with raw emotion that immediately pulls listeners in. Weeks after a meet cute, Elsie and Ben are in love. Five months later, they’ve eloped. Nine days after that, Elsie’s world is shattered when Ben is hit by a truck and killed. Elsie not only has to face a new reality, but also a mother-in-law who doesn’t even know she exists. A recently recorded conversation between Whelan and the author follows, in which the two reflect on how their careers have evolved. As Whelan describes a memory of her experience with this book, originally published in 2013, fans will recognize it as the likely inspiration for a moment she wrote into her own book THANK YOU FOR LISTENING."