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: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2004


Synopsis

When Alice's wealthy—and much coveted—teenage crush, Joe, asks her to marry him, she is prepared to trade in her dream of a cottage filled with children, animals and home-cooked meals for what he has in mind for her: stilettos, blond highlights, and a diet. She tells herself that she's happy to sacrifice for love, especially when every woman in London would like to be in her shoes. But when her cheating Prince Charming is forced to relocate to New York as a result of an indiscretion with a female colleague, Alice feels her life spinning out of control. But soon enough, she finds herself renovating a country house in Connecticut—and in the process rediscovering herself. Friends, fresh air, and her best friend's boyfriend offer her a glimpse of a life—and love—she always wanted. But can she break Joe's spell?

"A sparkling morality tale that points the finger at bad boys and low-rent romance."—The Independent, U.K.

About The Author

A former journalist in the U.K. and a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York, Jane Green is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have been published in more than twenty-five languages. She has more than ten million books in print worldwide.Kate Reading is the recipient of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has narrated everything from Patricia Cornwell to George Eliot. Her favorite BOT recordings include Like Water for ChocolateMiddlemarch, and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Times series, which she narrated with her husband, Michael Kramer.


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