To Have and to Hold, Jane Green
To Have and to Hold, Jane Green
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To Have and to Hold

Author: Jane Green

Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre

Abridged: 4 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2004


Synopsis

What happens when your Prince Charming turns out not to be so charming after all? In To Have and To Hold, bestselling author Jane Green offers a sizzling, highly entertaining look at romantic relationships after we say “I do.”

Alice knows she should be happy. A charming twenty-eight-year-old with a successful catering business, she’s always dreamed of a rose-covered cottage in the English countryside, filled with children and animals and home-cooked meals. Her favorite attire is comfy jeans, her best manicure features garden dirt under the nails. But when her teenage crush—the wealthy, dashing man-about-town Joe Chambers—wants to make her his bride, Alice is more than willing to play Cinderella to Joe’s prince. Never mind that he wants her to change—a diet, ice-blond highlights, stilettos, snooty gallery openings—and that he’s allergic to nature and kids. She tells herself she’s happy to sacrifice for love, and besides, with Joe’s stunning good looks and high-profile career at a top financial firm, every woman in London wants to be in her shoes.

But that’s just the problem. Despite Alice’s efforts to be the perfect wife, Joe soon reveals a penchant for being hopelessly unfaithful. When a notorious indiscretion with a female colleague forces Joe to transfer to New York, Alice’s life turns upside down. As Joe continues to sneak around, and her best friend’s beau offers a tempting glimpse of what real love could be like, Alice must decide how much Cinderella she can take before her deepest desires win out—and if she can summon up the courage to find real happiness on her own.

Delicious, witty, and packed with sparkling sex appeal, To Have and To Hold is an unputdownable read that will have you rooting out loud for its endearing heroine. A #1 bestseller in Britain, this latest tale from the beloved, utterly winning Jane Green proves that the search for true love doesn’t always end when someone dons a veil, and offers a lively, refreshing take on modern marriage.

About The Author

Jane Green worked for many years as a journalist with occasional forays into public relations for film, television, and the odd celebrity. The author of many other novels including Straight Talking, Bookends, and Mr. Maybe, she lives in London with her husband and new baby.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Ashley on 2009-08-19 21:07:52

I feel as though the past few books have been dictated by the publisher and that she has been rushing to get through them to get them out to the public but they don't realize the quality is lacking. The beginning and middle of this book is very well written and really makes the reader want to continue but the ending just seems pushed together as though she just wanted to be done with it. I just hope her quality returns. No one expects her to put out 10 books a year, I would be happy with one book that truly shows all she is capable of and the knowledge she know she has about women and what they want to read.

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 13, 2014

To Have and to Hold is a standalone, chick-lit novel written by author Jane Green. This story follows Alice and her seemingly "dream come true" life with her high school crush-now-husband Joe. How do you know if a relationship is healthy for you? Well I guess you would start off by not completely lo......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 03, 2017

This book has been sitting in my tbr book pile for so long that I can't actually remember how I acquired it. I had never heard of Jane Green before I picked this up so I didn't know what to expect but I actually really enjoyed the book. This book reminded me of one of those entertaining lower-budget......more

Goodreads review by Mayu on December 15, 2023

Fue una lectura insoportable. Una protagonista sin autoestima alguna, un cerdo cabrón por marido, una historia deprimente y llena de escenas poco gratas. Sin duda, no fue en absoluto como yo esperaba. Y fue una de esas obras que me hicieron odiar un poquito más el chick - lit. No me gustan los cabro......more

Goodreads review by hidefan on November 19, 2016

De Jane Green solo había leído un libro anteriormente, hace ya bastantes años, pero aun así sabía exactamente lo que esperar de ella: una historia ligera, que enganche, con unos personajes lo suficientemente interesantes como para querer meterte sus vidas y especialmente una lectura con la que no ha......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on April 09, 2020

Not a bad book but a book that was definitely written 15 years ago. I’m so glad that romance/fiction has moved away from the classic story line of man marries woman, man changes everything about woman, man cheats on woman and woman finally figures out that she has a backbone in the last 20 pages of......more