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Meant to be / Emily Giffin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: Large print editionDescription: 507 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432897345
  • 1432897349
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "The Kingsley family is American royalty. In 1967, after Joseph S. Kingsley Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as those of his mother, Dottie. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate Cooper decides her good looks may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, Cate's face is in magazines and on billboards. When Joe and Cate cross paths, their connection is instant and intense. But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley curse?"-- Back cover.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Dr. James Carlson Library Large Print Fiction GIFFIN, EMILY Available 33111010992077
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction GIFFIN, EMILY Available 33111010864201
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins in this irresistible new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed and The Lies That Bind .

The Kingsley family is practically American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. When Joseph S. Kingsley III is born in 1960, he inherits the weight of that legacy. Growing up with all the Kingsley looks and charisma, Joe should have no problem taking up the mantle after his father's untimely death. But he is also a little bit reckless, and can't seem to figure out how to channel the expectations of an entire country.

No one ever expected anything of Cate, on the other hand. She, too, grew up in a single-parent household--just her and her mom scraping by in their small apartment. As a teenager, though, Cate is discovered for her looks. Modeling may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, her face is everywhere, though she is always aware that she'd be a pariah in her social circles if anyone knew her true story.

When Joe and Cate's paths cross, their connection is instant. What remains to be seen is whether their relationship will survive the glare of the spotlight that follows Joe everywhere. And just as they find themselves in the make-or-break moment, the tragedy that seems to run in Joe's family right alongside all that privilege will repeat itself.

In a beautifully written novel that recaptures a gilded moment in American history, Emily Giffin tells a story of a love that may or may not have the power to transcend circumstances that seem arrayed against it . . . and the difficulty of finding your way to the place you belong.

"Thorndike Press large print basic"--Title page verso.

"The Kingsley family is American royalty. In 1967, after Joseph S. Kingsley Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as those of his mother, Dottie. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate Cooper decides her good looks may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, Cate's face is in magazines and on billboards. When Joe and Cate cross paths, their connection is instant and intense. But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley curse?"-- Back cover.

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