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Title details for Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters - Available

Would Like to Meet

by Rachel Winters
Laura Hobson
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Can you fall in love like they do in the movies?
It's Evie Summers's job to find out. Because if she can't convince her film agency's biggest client, Ezra Chester, to write the romantic-comedy screenplay he owes producers, her career will be over. The catch? He thinks rom-coms are unrealistic—and he'll only put pen to paper if Evie shows him that it's possible to meet a man in real life the way it happens on the big screen.
Cynical Evie might not believe in happily ever after, but she'll do what it takes to save the job that's been her lifeline . . . even if it means reenacting iconic rom-com scenes in public. Spilling orange juice on a cute stranger? No problem. Leaving her number in books all over London to see who calls? Done. With a little help from her well-meaning friends—and Ben and Anette, the adorable father-daughter duo who keep witnessing her humiliations—Evie is determined to prove she can meet a man the way Sally met Harry. But can a workaholic who's given up on love find a meet-cute of her very own?

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  • Release date

    December 3, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593170854
      • File size: 294917 KB
      • Duration: 10:14:24

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 7, 2019
      Winters’s charming debut combines tropes from classic romantic comedy films to hilarious effect. Ambitious 29-year-old Evie Summer is tired of being an assistant, but to advance in her job at a TV and film talent agency she must convince narcissistic screenwriter Ezra Chester, the agency’s top client, to fulfill his lapsed contract and write the rom-com he owes to his movie studio. Ezra, disillusioned with romantic clichés, refuses to meet his deadline unless Evie can convince him that real relationships can be just like the movies. He gives her three months to find a man via “meet-cute” and fall in love; if she can’t, then he won’t deliver his script and Evie will be in hot water with her boss. The subsequent whirlwind of contrived meet-ups that Evie arranges, each inspired by a different film, is a laugh-out-loud disaster. Her first romantic failure happens to be witnessed by shy single dad Ben, who, along with his precocious daughter Annette, becomes Evie’s audience and provides a grounding influence in her chaotic life—even as Annette attempts to set Evie up with him. Winters employs self-aware, genre-savvy characters to expertly balance humor and heart. This adorable romance is a love letter to cinephiles. Agent: Rebecca Ritchie, A.M. Heath Literary Agents.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Laura Hobson's British accent and lively narration are perfectly suited to the high-spirited protagonist of this diverting story. Evie Summers, a career-driven talent agency assistant, is struggling to persuade Ezra Chester, an egotistical screenwriter, that romantic meet-ups really do happen. If she succeeds, he will complete his manuscript and save her job. Hobson's quick pacing brings out the humor of Evie's often desperate and awkwardly hilarious set-ups in pursuit of a rom-com-perfect match. Her texts with her circle of friends are conveyed in lilting tones that highlight the closeness and comedy of the teasing exchanges. Hobson's soft voice also effectively captures endearing elements in Evie's interactions with a possible love interest, Ben, and his young daughter. M.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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