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Meant to be : a novel / Emily Giffin.

Giffin, Emily, (author.).

Summary:
A restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins. The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1968, after Joseph S. Kingsley, Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III is a free spirit--and a little bit reckless. Despite his best intentions, he has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as his exacting mother, Dottie. Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper. She, too, grew up fatherless--and after her mother remarried an abusive man, she was forced to fend for herself. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her good looks might be her ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, Cate's face is appearing in magazines and on billboards. Yet, she has always felt like a fraud, faking it in a world to which she's never truly belonged. When Joe and Cate unexpectedly cross paths one afternoon, their connection is instant and intense. But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley Curse? In a beautifully written novel that captures a gilded moment in American history, Emily Giffin tells the story of two young people searching for belonging and identity, as well as the answer to the question: are certain love stories meant to be?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780425286647
  • ISBN: 0425286649
  • Physical Description: 350 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2022]
Subject: Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Models (Persons) > Fiction.
Rich people > Fiction.
Social classes > Fiction.
Genre: Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 95 of 107 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 107 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION GIFFIN (Text) 50687011849000 Adult Fiction Available -
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Albright Memorial Library FICTION GIFFIN (Text) 50686016201803 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F GIF (Text) 33240004960285 Adult Fiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library F Gif (Text)
Memorial: In remembrance of Gail Gephart by Dennis and Jane Marasco
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Ashland Public Library FIC GIF (Text) 30399000363395 Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F GIF (Text) 75011000377918 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F GIF (Text) 35010001095247 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library GIF (Text) 33249024494217 Fiction Available -
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Summary: A restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins. The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1968, after Joseph S. Kingsley, Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III is a free spirit--and a little bit reckless. Despite his best intentions, he has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as his exacting mother, Dottie. Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper. She, too, grew up fatherless--and after her mother remarried an abusive man, she was forced to fend for herself. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her good looks might be her ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, Cate's face is appearing in magazines and on billboards. Yet, she has always felt like a fraud, faking it in a world to which she's never truly belonged. When Joe and Cate unexpectedly cross paths one afternoon, their connection is instant and intense. But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley Curse? In a beautifully written novel that captures a gilded moment in American history, Emily Giffin tells the story of two young people searching for belonging and identity, as well as the answer to the question: are certain love stories meant to be?

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