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This is my first book by this author and i enjoyed this one well enough to go back for more. Melissa pimentel reimagines persuasion in her own way, turning quiet and humble anne elliot into determined and witty ruby atlas. A modern retelling of jane austens persuasion, where a young woman comes facetoface with a lost love, proving that the one that got away is sometimes the one you get back. Melissa pimentel s the one that got away is a delightful retelling of jane austens persuasion. Ebook the one that got away by melissa pimentel kindle. I dont usually read a great deal of contemporary adult fiction, and i must admit that the austen connection is what drew me to this book. Read the one that got away by melissa pimentel 1 online free.
The characters are likeable, though at the beginning of the novel i found main character ruby a little abrasive and overly short with. Described as a modern take on persuasion, it concerns ruby atlas, a successful new york advertising executive, who is taking a trip to england to attend her sisters wedding. The one that got away, by melissa pimentel about the book. The one that got away by melissa pimentel 1 page 1 read free online novel read free novel. Martins press adult chick lit, contemporary, retelling, romance.
The one that got away ebook by melissa pimentel rakuten kobo. The one that got away by melissa pimentel audiobook online. The one that got away by melissa pimentel the lit bitch. Melissa pimentel grew up in a small town in massachusetts in a house without cable and therefore much of her childhood was spent watching 1970s british comedy on pbs. I think its a loose retelling, but the nod to jane austen is most definitely in there. Review of the one that got away by melissa pimentel posted on 09042017 by rhapsodyinbooks this book is touted as a retelling of jane austens persuasion, but frankly, i felt it was more a variation of bridget jones diary.
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