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“Take an ingenious idea for a plot, combine it with likable characters and genuine heart, and you’ve got 29, a novel about a woman who is full of regrets—until she makes a wish that changes her life and the lives of those she loves. A skillfully told story that will appeal to twenty-nine-year-olds of all ages.” Jane Heller, New York Times bestselling author of An Ex to Grind

“The proverbial search for youth’s fountain manifests itself in Ellie Jerome, a seventy-five-year-old woman who has employed every available artifice to remain young. Identifying more with her stylish young granddaughter, Lucy, than with her abrasive middle-aged daughter, Barbara, Ellie’s seventy-fifth birthday wish is to be twenty-nine again, for just one day…With this rollicking, if familiar, offering, Halpern (whose earlier novel, The Ten Best Days of My Life, is being adapted into a film) sets out to prove that you’re only young twice.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Halpern buoyantly tells the story of three generations of women and how one ‘freaky’ day changes their relationships and helps Ellie decide between the thrill of being young again and the life she would be leaving behind.” Booklist

“A joyful fairy tale that will sweep you up and captivate you from start to finish. Sweet, funny, and tender.” Karen Quinn, author of The Ivy Chronicles