Insignificant Others, Sarah Jio
Insignificant Others, Sarah Jio
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Insignificant Others
A Novel

Author: Sarah Jio

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 04/01/2025


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio comes a romantic, escapist novel following a young woman stuck in a time loop of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past that asks, "what if you had a chance to say 'yes' to the one who got away?".“An ingenious and heartfelt love story. I absolutely adored this novel!” —Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorNarrated by Brittany Pressley!Lena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, has carefully planned and orchestrated every detail of her life. So when her boyfriend of two years breaks up with her on the night she expects him to propose, she’s heartbroken and confused. Lena flees to her beloved aunt’s home on Seattle’s picturesque Bainbridge Island to lick her wounds but when she awakens the next morning, she is shocked to find herself in Paris—in bed with a handsome French man who seems to think that Lena is his wife.From the elegant neighborhoods of Paris to the charming landscape of Kinsale, Ireland, to the sparkling skyline of New York City, and many other unexpected destinations in between, each time Lena awakens, she finds herself somewhere else with someone else. In each experience, she’s given a glimpse of what life might have looked like had she chosen the “road not taken.” And as she becomes more clear-sighted about her past decisions, Lena begins to wonder, were any of these former romantic encounters actually...significant?Enchanting and surprising, Insignificant Others is a lively, heartfelt novel that explores the relatable and resonant “what ifs” of life, but most especially, love.

About Sarah Jio

Sarah Jio is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels and a journalist who has contributed to the New York Times, Glamour, O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Real Simple, and Marie Claire, among others. She has also appeared as a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition. Her novels are translated into more than 25 languages. Sarah lives in Seattle with her husband, three sons, three stepchildren, and two puppies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads on March 31, 2025

4.5⭐️ A toxic workaholic who keeps her personal life less than personal becomes stuck in a time-loop of one-day relationships with men she has encountered in the past. Lena Westbrook, fresh off a recent breakup, goes home to visit her aunt and get away from her life for a bit. While there, she falls......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on April 02, 2025

This was quite different from her other books, and it didn’t work for me. I never really understood why we needed all those possible lives, and the time in each one created to many new characters which made it hard to relate to them.......more

Goodreads review by jenny reads a lot on August 15, 2024

3⭐️ || TikTok || Imagine waking up everyday married to a different man from your past. A single day to live the “what if” of all the men that got away. When workaholic Lena is dumped on the same night she thought she’d be getting engaged, she flees to visit her Aunt on Bainbridge Island. That night......more

Goodreads review by Stacy40pages on March 25, 2025

Insignificant Others by Sarah Jio. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lena has life all planned and the last piece is about to fall in place when her boyfriend proposed. Instead, he breaks up with her. Licking her wounds, she stays at her aunt’s cottage but wakes up in Paris with a handsome man who says he’s her husband… This......more

Goodreads review by Amy on March 22, 2025

4.5/5 I absolutely love a time slip novel that plays with the what if? idea or the butterfly effect etc and this one did that in such a fun and interesting way. I was so sucked into Lena’s story, every morning she wakes up in a new life with an ex and I could not wait to see what happens next. This h......more