I Thought You Said This Would Work, Ann Garvin
I Thought You Said This Would Work, Ann Garvin
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I Thought You Said This Would Work

Author: Ann Garvin

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2021

Synopsis

A road trip can drive anyone over the edge—especially two former best friends—in bestselling author Ann Garvin’s funny and poignant novel about broken bonds, messy histories, and the power of forgiveness.Widowed Samantha Arias hasn’t spoken to Holly Dunfee in forever. It’s for the best. Samantha prefers to avoid conflict. The blisteringly honest Holly craves it. What they still have in common puts them both back on speed dial: a mutual love for Katie, their best friend of twenty-five years, now hospitalized with cancer and needing one little errand from her old college roomies.It’s simple: travel cross-country together, steal her loathsome ex-husband’s VW camper, find Katie’s diabetic Great Pyrenees at a Utah rescue, and drive him back home to Wisconsin. If it’ll make Katie happy, no favor is too big (one hundred pounds), too daunting (two thousand miles), or too illegal (ish), even when a boho D-list celebrity hitches a ride and drives the road trip in fresh directions.Samantha and Holly are following every new turn—toward second chances, unexpected romance, and self-discovery—and finally blowing the dust off the secret that broke their friendship. On the open road, they’ll try to put it back together—for themselves, and especially for the love of Katie.

About Ann Garvin

Ann Garvin, PhD, is the USA Today bestselling author of I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around, The Dog Year, and On Maggie’s Watch. Ann writes about women with a sense of humor who do too much in a world that asks too much from them. She teaches writing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Studies and at the Drexel University master of fine arts program, and she has held positions at Miami University and Southern New Hampshire University in their master of fine arts programs. She is the founder of Tall Poppy Writers, where she is committed to helping writers succeed. She is a sought-after speaker on writing, leadership, and health and has taught extensively at conferences and festivals across the country. For more information on Ann and her work, visit www.anngarvin.net and www.tallpoppies.org.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan

When rating this book, I wish I could give it extra stars for the times I laughed out loud, for the times I beamed with joy, and for the times I wept. I was so enthralled, entertained, and moved by this story and its wonderful characters, that I didn’t want it to end....ever. If I could, I’d still b......more

Goodreads review by Theresa

This is a fun/sad/original novel about three women who became friends in college who are brought back together many years later when Katie’s ovarian cancer is no longer in remission. Katie and Samantha remained close friends all these years. Katie was there for Sam when Sam’s husband died before her......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom

I was incredibly disappointed with this book. It was sort of Thelma and Louise story time just a few more. There were some parts that were funny but it’s just seem to go nowhere. It was spinning and spinning and spinning. I found myself counting the pages until it was done – – never a good sign. I got......more

Goodreads review by Syndi

DNF Although there are some good reviews about I Thought You Said This Would Work, sadly it does not work for me. Miss Garvin certainly brings a road trip adventure for 2 best of friends have certain promise to thr story. Again, it fails to interest me. 2 stars......more

Quotes

“Despite dealing with some heavy topics—cancer, widowhood, and the impending birth of a first child—Garvin’s (I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around) book is laugh-out-loud funny.” —Library Journal“A charming exploration of female friendship and cancer’s uncanny ability to put perceived slights into perspective…[I Thought You Said This Would Work is] a testament to the power of one’s own voice and the mistruths in the stories we tell ourselves, and an introspective, heartwarming, and witty farce.” —Booklist“Laughter, tears, and an unforgettable cast of characters: I Thought You Said This Would Work has everything I love, so it’s no surprise that I adored this novel. Ann Garvin’s latest, about three unlikely allies on the road trip to end all road trips, is the sort of life-affirming story we all need right now. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Camille Pagán, bestselling author of This Won’t End Well

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