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Halfway to You

By: Jennifer Gold
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen, Lauren Ezzo
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Publisher's summary

An ambitious podcaster and her reclusive interviewee embark on a life-altering journey to uncover long-lost truths in this immersive story about love, travel, and family secrets.

Forty years ago, aspiring writer Ann Fawkes left the United States for a Mediterranean adventure that opened her heart to travel and love. After a chance encounter propelled her into the publishing world, she released her first novel, an instant bestseller—and the last book she ever wrote.

Now, Ann lives a reclusive life in the San Juan Islands, hiding from the public and its probing questions. But when podcaster Maggie Whitaker convinces Ann to sit for an interview, Ann agrees on one condition: Maggie must keep her story off the record.

Determined to change Ann’s mind before she loses her job, Maggie agrees. But as she learns about Ann’s life—particularly the love affair that inspired her novel and the decisions she made in its wake—Maggie realizes Ann’s story intersects with her own in shocking, life-changing ways.

A sweeping, heart-wrenching novel that spans decades and continents, Halfway to You explores the distances we create between ourselves and the ones we love most and what it takes to finally bridge them.

©2023 Nicole Jennifer Persun (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

“There is no geometric figure that can describe the intersections and angles of this story.”Booklist

“Forget about second chances—this epic love story will leave you believing in third and fourth chances. Halfway to You is a beautiful exploration of the healing power of forgiveness between lovers, family, and friends. Jennifer Gold succeeds in breaking your heart before expertly putting it back together again.”—Alison Hammer, author of Little Pieces of Me

Halfway to You is an emotional and multilayered tale bursting with juicy family secrets and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This story within a story is filled to the brim with surprising reveals you won’t see coming. I absolutely loved it.”—Tracey Garvis Graves, New York Times bestselling author of Heard It in a Love Song

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Great performances added to a surprising story of family and family secrets. Keeps your interest rates get to the end!

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In the beginning, I didn’t know where it was going. The voices were interchanging seemingly without order at first. But I let it continue to play in the background and began to understand what was actually going on. Once I was in the “same page” with the story telling, I couldn’t get enough of it.

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Great read

Easy to follow the time line of story. This is the first book I read from this author. I would definitely recommend

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Full circle

I enjoyed this story; it kept my interest, and I would recommend anyone who wants to relax, and listen to enjoy a story of a woman who had issues and had a lot of questions but eventually the questions were answered. This doesn’t always happen in life but when it happens, gratefulness should be one of a key emotion.

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Romantic Yet Tragic Love Story

Great concept for retelling an epic love story. Filled with friendship, fun, disappointment, betrayal and tragedy. Character development was so well done. Scenes were incredibly descriptive for the travel. Heart wrenching at times with a wonderful ending.

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Gripping story

Quite a journey. Lives intertwined. Missed opportunities. Told through a young journalist interviewing her favorite author and discovers all the twists and turns of her life.

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A delicious treat

The narrator was familiar and added to the story telling experience. This was an escape that I looked forward to getting lost in on my commute. Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end.

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This beautiful story touched me deeply. As a widow and deeply flawed human, Ann’s story truly resonated. Thank you for cracking a little of the shell. Xoxo

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Loved every minute

Sweepingly good saga that keeps you interested until the very end. A must read or listen.

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