Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and he still loves her - but that almost seems besides the point now.
Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells him that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her - he is always a little upset with her - but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything. That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts ...
Is that what she's supposed to do? Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
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A unique and different approach of writing for successful teen author Rowell, Landline highlights the troubles of juggling a family and work in the busy lives of adults today. Busy TV writer Georgie McCool is all about work and her husband Neal, but their marriage is anything but perfect. When Georgie discovers a phone which enables her to talk to Neal in the past, she is faced with the opportunity to fix her marriage before it begins. But are Georgie and Neal's lives better of without each other? Find out in this entertaining and page turning novel by Rainbow Rowell. - Tegan (QBD)
Guest, 12/03/2017
