Swear on This Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781501105791)

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From USA TODAY bestselling author Ren馥 Carlino (Before We Were Strangers), a warm and witty novel about a struggling writer who must come to grips with her past, present, and future after she discovers that she's the inspiration for a pseudonymously published bestselling novel.

When a bestselling debut novel from mysterious author J. Colby becomes the literary event of the year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term relationship, Emiline isn't thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of a young and gifted writer.

Yet from the very first page, Emiline is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson, two childhood best friends who fall in love and dream of a better life beyond the long dirt road that winds through their impoverished town in rural Ohio.

That's because the novel is patterned on Emiline's own dark and desperate childhood, which means that "J. Colby" must be Jase: the best friend and first love she hasn't seen in over a decade. Far from being flattered that he wrote the novel from her perspective, Emiline is furious that he co-opted her painful past and took some dramatic creative liberties with the ending.

The only way she can put her mind at ease is to find and confront "J. Colby," but is she prepared to learn the truth behind the fiction?

Author: Ren馥 Carlino
ISBN-10: 1501105795
ISBN-13: 9781501105791
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2016
Library Journal 07/01/2016 pg. 78
Booklist 07/01/2016 pg. 31
Shelf Awareness 08/19/2016