{"product_id":"once-and-again","title":"Once and Again","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] poignant reflection on the price of a person's decisions, and how far someone will go to save the ones they love...Deeply and surprisingly moving.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOutstanding Praise for Rebecca Serle\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"A maestro of love in all its forms.\" - Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow \u0026amp; Tomorrow \u0026amp; Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A romantic gem. Grabs you on page one and never lets go.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eLaura Dave, on \n\u003ci\u003eExpiration Dates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRebecca Serle is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAgain\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eExpiration Dates\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eOne Italian Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eIn Five Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dinner List\u003c\/i\u003e, and the young adult novels \n\u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Falling\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWhen You Were Mine\u003c\/i\u003e. Serle also developed the hit TV adaptation \n\u003ci\u003eFamous in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, based on her YA series of the same name \n\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe is a graduate of USC and The New School and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Find out more at RebeccaSerle.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Heartbreaking, redemptive, and authentic.\" --Jamie Ford, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, on \n\u003ci\u003e In Five Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Serle is known for her powerful stories that tug at the heartstrings.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eWoman's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won't forget.\" -- Chloe Benjamin, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Immortalists\u003c\/i\u003e, on \n\u003ci\u003eIn Five Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lauren has spent a lot of her life waiting. She spent her childhood on her surfboard, waiting to catch the perfect wave. She waited a long time for her husband Leo. Now she and Leo are together waiting for those two lines on a pregnancy test that will tell Lauren she's finally pregnant. But many women wait for those things. Lauren has also spent her life waiting to use the gift that only the women in her family have: the opportunity, just once, to turn back time and reverse a bad decision, or a moment of catastrophic luck. When Lauren was fifteen, her mother Marcella reversed the car crash that killed Lauren's father, and ever since then, both Marcella and Lauren have been extra cautious around Dave, and perhaps extra brittle with each other. Even though Dave is alive and healthy, and out on the Malibu waves every day. Lauren and Leo's marriage has been rock-steady for the three years they've been married, but their fertility journey is starting to wear on both of them. When Leo takes a six-week job in New York, Lauren temporarily moves back to her childhood house. She'll spend time with her dad, spend time on the water, and try not think about the relationship with her mother she wishes she had. What Lauren doesn't expect is to run into the love of her youth: fellow surfer Stone, back home for the first time in ten years. Since he left and broke Lauren's heart. Now Lauren's thinking about all the choices that have brought her to this moment in her life - and wondering if one of them should be undone. A wise and luminous novel about mothers and daughters, the complexity of marriage, and the choices we make that come to define our lives, ONCE AND AGAIN is Rebecca Serle at her finest\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Serle is the queen of big feelings and impossible dilemmas.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Serle's ability to ask questions about the truths behind our relationships and decisions is unparalleled.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brilliant, original, and sure to leave you shoving a copy into someone's hands.\" --Jodi Picoult, #1 \n\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn Five Years\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExpiration Dates\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel following a family of women with a singular gift: the opportunity to redo one moment in their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLauren has spent a lot of her life waiting. She spent her childhood on her surfboard, waiting to catch the perfect wave. She waited a long time for her husband Leo. Now she and Leo are together waiting for those two lines on a pregnancy test that will tell Lauren she's finally pregnant. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But many women wait for those things. Lauren has also spent her life waiting to use the gift that only the women in her family have: the opportunity, just once, to turn back time and reverse a bad decision, or a moment of catastrophic luck. When Lauren was fifteen, her mother Marcella reversed the car crash that killed Lauren's father, and ever since then, both Marcella and Lauren have been extra cautious around Dave, and perhaps extra brittle with each other. Even though Dave is alive and healthy, and out on the Malibu waves every day. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lauren and Leo's marriage has been rock-steady for the three years they've been married, but their fertility journey is starting to wear on both of them. When Leo takes a six-week job in New York, Lauren temporarily moves back to her childhood house. She'll spend time with her dad, spend time on the water, and try not think about the relationship with her mother she wishes she had. What Lauren doesn't expect is to run into the love of her youth: fellow surfer Stone, back home for the first time in ten years. Since he left and broke Lauren's heart. Now Lauren's thinking about all the choices that have brought her to this moment in her life--and wondering if one of them should be undone. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A wise and luminous novel about mothers and daughters, the complexity of marriage, and the choices we make that come to define our lives, \n\u003ci\u003eOnce and Again\u003c\/i\u003e is Rebecca Serle at her finest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781668025918, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/26\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781668025918, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668025918, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/23\/2026 (EAN 9781668025918, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSerle, Rebecca\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRebecca Serle is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAgain\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eExpiration Dates\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eOne Italian Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eIn Five Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dinner List\u003c\/i\u003e, and the young adult novels \n\u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Falling\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWhen You Were Mine\u003c\/i\u003e. 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