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From the bestselling author of the beloved book Must Love Dogs, later made into a film starring John Cusack and Diane Lane, comes a new novel about what happens when we think everything is falling apart, and discover that we can pick up the pieces after all. Years ago, Melanie followed her husband, Kurt, from the New England beach town where their two young sons were thriving to the suburbs of Atlanta. She's carved out a life as a successful metal sculptor, but when Kurt leaves her for another woman, having the tools to cut up their marriage bed is small consolation. She's old enough to know that high school reunions are often a big disappointment, but when her best friend makes her buy a ticket and an old flame gets in touch to see if she'll be going, she fantasizes that returning to her past might help her find her future...until her highway driving phobia resurfaces and threatens to hold her back from the adventure of a lifetime. Time Flies is an epic trip filled with fun, heartbreak, and friendship that explores what it takes to conquer your worst fears...so you can start living your future.

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Claire Cook has an original voice, sparkling style, and a window into family life that will make you laugh and cry. --Adriana Trigiani Reading Claire Cook might be the most fun you have all summer. --Elin Hilderbrand Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it. --Meg Cabot

Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it. --Meg Cabot

Claire Cook has an original voice, sparkling style, and a window into family life that will make you laugh and cry. --Adriana Trigiani Reading Claire Cook might be the most fun you have all summer. --Elin Hilderbrand Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it. --Meg Cabot Full of engaging characters and humorous situations. . .This lighthearted story will have readers plumbing its hidden depths and enjoying the ride. --Romance Reviews Today Genuine, deftly drawn characters. . . [Cook's] poignancy and sassy humor resonate with readers; her theme of reinvention, uplifts and inspires. . . . It's the perfect companion for an afternoon under a beach umbrella with sand between your toes. --Savannah Magazine The perfect summer beach read...Funny, charming, and downright lovable! --Times Record News This beach-bag-worthy story is one that may appeal to those who can commiserate with starting over. --Free Lance-Star A summer book list isn't complete without a Claire Cook book on it. --Examiner.com [Cook] delivers again. . . . Past and present riotously collide and give birth to an ending as heartfelt as it is hopeful. --Shelf Awareness After accompanying Melanie and B.J on their hysterical road trip, readers will feel like they've made friends for life. --Kirkus Reviews A funny, bittersweet novel . . . Fans of Elizabeth Buchan and Mary Kay Andrews will enjoy Cook's strong characters and the sense of humor that infuses her latest heartwarming novel. --Library Journal A spunky, lighthearted road trip down memory lane...The banter is a lot of fun, and the characters' realization of what is important is certain to make readers yearn for reconnections of their own. Another delightful beach read from the author of Wallflower in Bloom. --Booklist Laugh-out-loud funny. . .Time Flies is the perfect novel to read on your summer vacation or while lounging by the pool. --The News-Gazette [Cook's] characters are always looking for the next exciting chapter in their lives and her tenth novel, Time Flies, takes her trademark theme in a thought provoking new direction. . . .The resulting story is both touching and hilarious. --Bourne Courier Time Flies shows it's never too late to reinvent yourself. . . . [A] charming saga. --Boston Globe More than a beach read, Claire Cook's Time Flies is an absorbing and humorous look at lives lived during a particular era. . . . The author's facility with setting evocative scenes past and present is refreshing. --New York Journal of Books

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Claire Cook wrote her first novel in her minivan when she was forty-five. At fifty, she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the film adaptation of her second novel, Must Love Dogs, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. She is the bestselling author of nine other novels and divides her time between the suburbs of Atlanta and Boston. Visit her at ClaireCook.com.

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