Ideal Life
A Novel
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Publishing:24th Sep '26
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 24th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
In New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye’s warmhearted and lightly magical novel, an opportunity to turn back time gives a scientist the chance to pursue her ideal life, only to realize it might keep her from truly living. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
What if you could rewind the last twenty-four hours and perfect your life?
Embarrassing email typo? Corrected and perfected.
Missed workout? Rescheduled and crushed.
Awkward conversation? Smoothed out and charmed.
On the eve of Talia Morgan’s neuroscience startup’s major acquisition, a glitch in her app leads to catastrophe, and everything she’s worked for crumbles in a single night.
Then Talia wakes up with a mysterious watch that lets her rewind the last twenty-four hours. Suddenly, she can prevent the glitch, ace that crucial meeting, and savor perfect Sunday afternoons with Sam, her brilliant best friend who’s quietly loved her for nearly two decades.
But what starts as a tool for good soon becomes a dangerous temptation to turn back every messy moment and optimize her life until it’s flawless. When one rewind goes too far, though, Talia begins to see that the imperfect version of her life might be the only one worth living.
From New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye comes a story that asks whether our relentless pursuit of an ideal life might be keeping us from truly living at all.
"For anyone who has ever left a party and wished they could rewind something they said. Evelyn Skye's Ideal Life was a reminder to look down less and look out more." -- Thea Weiss, author of The Second Chance Cinema
"Whip-smart, timely, and touching - a thoughtful take on our obsession with self-improvement, and the role technology plays in facilitating our best and worst selves.” -- Catriona Silvey, international bestselling author of Meet Me in Another Life
“Magical and very timely, Evelyn Skye’s Ideal Life is a delight, a story that reminds readers to err is human and to love is messy and divine.” -- Meg Shaffer, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Book Witch and The Wishing Game
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ISBN: 9781668082010
Dimensions: 210mm x 135mm x 18mm
Weight: 446g
288 pages