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Meant to be : a novel / Emily Giffin.

Giffin, Emily, (author,, narrator.). Hewitt, Caroline (Narrator), (narrator.). Petkoff, Robert, (narrator.).

Summary:
The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1967, 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 those of his exacting mother, Dottie. Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper. She, too, grew up fatherless, and after her mother marries an abusive man, she is forced to fend for herself. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her 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. Yet she feels 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?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593587324
  • ISBN: 0593587324
  • Physical Description: 9 audio discs (11 hr., 31 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Random House Audio, [2022]

Content descriptions

Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Caroline Hewitt and Robert Petkoff ; with a dedication and note read by the author.
Subject: Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Models (Persons) > Fiction.
Rich people > Fiction.
Genre: Audiobooks.
Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library TALKING BOOKS GIFFIN (Text) 50686016079449 Adult Audio Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F GIF (Text) 33240004934660 Adult Audiobook Available -
Cambria County Library CD-BOOK Gif (Text) 85131001845487 CACM Audio Available -
Carbondale Public Library TALKING BOOKS GIFFIN (Text) 50688010820117 Adult Audio Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) AUDIO GIFFIN EMILY 9-CDS (Text) 35740635846058 Audiobook Available -
Martin Library Adults GIF Audiobook (Text) 33454005834197 Audio Area Available -
RPL - Northeast Branch CDB Fiction Giffin (9 discs) (Text) 33223008832098 Book on CD fiction Available -
Bethlehem Coolidge Branch Fic. G366m 9 CDs (Text) 33062009602377 Audiobook CD Fiction Available -
Easton Main Library CD GIFFIN (Text) 31901004626562 Audiobook CD Fiction Available -

Summary: The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1967, 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 those of his exacting mother, Dottie. Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper. She, too, grew up fatherless, and after her mother marries an abusive man, she is forced to fend for herself. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her 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. Yet she feels 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?

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