Reviews
Praise for The One & Only "A page turner." --Southern Living " The One & Only is one to read." --Associated Press "Giffin scores again by bringing her discerning understanding of matters of the heart." --Family Circle "A poignant story about growing up and growing into your own skin." --BookPage "Touching." --New York Daily News "Deep, beautifully written . . . [Emily Giffin's] latest focuses on a forbidden love of sorts, but in a new setting: a fictional small college town in Texas." --Marie Claire "Each and every page of this story is entertaining. . . . Giffin is a talented writer who always comes up with a plot that is just a bit different than anything others are writing about. . . . Find a shady spot; get a cool drink, and just luxuriate in the joy of a book well written." -- The Huffington Post "Brace yourself for a tearjerker: A tale of friendship and loyalty in a small, football-crazed Texas town shows how quickly things can change when tragedy challenges all that the characters hold dear . . . [A] page-turner." -- InStyle "[Giffin's] protagonists . . . live full, interesting lives outside the purely personal realm--no more so than Shea Rigsby, the funny, flawed, but sympathetic central character in the The One & Only ." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "In bestseller Giffin's much-anticipated latest, a young woman's life is upended when tragedy strikes the football-obsessed Texas town she's always called home." -- People "To fill your Friday Night Lights void: A tale of die-hard love in a diehard Texas football town from the bestselling author of Something Borrowed." --Cosmopolitan Praise for Emily Giffin "Emily Giffin ranks as a grand master. . . . She has traversed the slippery slopes of true love, lost love, marriage, motherhood, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption that have led her to be called 'a modern-day Jane Austen.' " --Chicago Sun-Times "Giffin's writing is true, smart, and heartfelt." -- Entertainment Weekly "[Giffin] excels at creating complex characters and quick-to-read stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A dependably down-to-earth, girlfriendly storyteller." --The New York Times "Giffin's talent lies in taking relatable situations and injecting enough wit and suspense to make them feel fresh." --People "When it comes to writing stories that resonate with real women, bestselling author Emily Giffin has hit her stride." --San Francisco Chronicle, Praise for The One & Only "A page turner." --Southern Living " The One & Only is one to read." --Associated Press "Giffin scores again by bringing her discerning understanding of matters of the heart." --Family Circle "A poignant story about growing up and growing into your own skin." --BookPage "Touching." --New York Daily News "Deep, beautifully written . . . [Emily Giffin's] latest focuses on a forbidden love of sorts, but in a new setting: a fictional small college town in Texas." --Marie Claire "Each and every page of this story is entertaining. . . . Giffin is a talented writer who always comes up with a plot that is just a bit different than anything others are writing about. . . . Find a shady spot; get a cool drink, and just luxuriate in the joy of a book well written." -- The Huffington Post "Brace yourself for a tearjerker: A tale of friendship and loyalty in a small, football-crazed Texas town shows how quickly things can change when tragedy challenges all that the characters hold dear . . . [A] page-turner." -- InStyle "[Giffin's] protagonists . . . live full, interesting lives outside the purely personal realm--no more so than Shea Rigsby, the funny, flawed, but sympathetic central character in the The One & Only ." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "In bestseller Giffin's much-anticipated latest, a young woman's life is upended when tragedy strikes the football-obsessed Texas town she's always called home." -- People "To fill your Friday Night Lights void: A tale of die-hard love in a diehard Texas football town from the bestselling author of Something Borrowed." --Cosmopolitan Praise for Emily Giffin "Emily Giffin ranks as a grand master. . . . She has traversed the slippery slopes of true love, lost love, marriage, motherhood, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption that have led her to be called 'a modern-day Jane Austen.' " --Chicago Sun-Times "Giffin's writing is true, smart, and heartfelt." -- Entertainment Weekly "[Giffin] excels at creating complex characters and quick-to-read stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A dependably down-to-earth, girlfriendly storyteller." --The New York Times "Giffin's talent lies in taking relatable situations and injecting enough wit and suspense to make them feel fresh." --People "When it comes to writing stories that resonate with real women, bestselling author Emily Giffin has hit her stride." --San Francisco Chronicle, Praise for The One & Only "A page turner." --Southern Living " The One & Only is one to read." --Associated Press "Giffin scores again by bringing her discerning understanding of matters of the heart." --Family Circle "A poignant story about growing up and growing into your own skin." --BookPage "Touching." --New York Daily News "Deep, beautifully written . . . [Emily Giffin's] latest focuses on a forbidden love of sorts, but in a new setting: a fictional small college town in Texas." --Marie Claire "Each and every page of this story is entertaining. . . . Giffin is a talented writer who always comes up with a plot that is just a bit different than anything others are writing about. . . . Find a shady spot; get a cool drink, and just luxuriate in the joy of a book well written." -- The Huffington Post "Brace yourself for a tearjerker: A tale of friendship and loyalty in a small, football-crazed Texas town shows how quickly things can change when tragedy challenges all that the characters hold dear . . . [A] page-turner." -- InStyle "[Giffin's] protagonists . . . live full, interesting lives outside the purely personal realm--no more so than Shea Rigsby, the funny, flawed, but sympathetic central character in the The One & Only ." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "In bestseller Giffin's much-anticipated latest, a young woman's life is upended when tragedy strikes the football-obsessed Texas town she's always called home." -- People "To fill your Friday Night Lights void: A tale of die-hard love in a diehard Texas football town from the bestselling author of Something Borrowed." --Cosmopolitan Praise for Emily Giffin "Emily Giffin ranks as a grand master. . . . She has traversed the slippery slopes of true love, lost love, marriage, motherhood, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption that have led her to be called 'a modern-day Jane Austen.' " --Chicago Sun-Times "Giffin's writing is true, smart, and heartfelt." -- Entertainment Weekly "[Giffin] excels at creating complex characters and quick-to-read stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A dependably down-to-earth, girlfriendly storyteller." --The New York Times "Giffin's talent lies in taking relatable situations and injecting enough wit and suspense to make them feel fresh." --People "When it comes to writing stories that resonate with real women, bestselling author Emily Giffin has hit her stride." --San Francisco Chronicle From the Hardcover edition.
