The Sweetheart Deal

The Sweetheart Deal

by PollyDugan (Author)

Synopsis

The poignant story of what happens when a woman who thinks she's lost everything has the chance to love again.

Leo has long joked that, in the event of his death, he wants his best friend Garrett, a lifelong bachelor, to marry his wife, Audrey. One drunken night, he goes so far as to make Garrett promise to do so. Then, twelve years later, Leo dies in a skiing accident.

As Audrey navigates her new role as widow and single parent, Garrett quits his job in Boston and buys a one-way ticket out west. Before long, Audrey's feelings for Garrett become more than platonic, and Garrett finds himself falling for Audrey, her boys, and their life together in Portland. When Audrey finds out about the drunken pact from years ago, though, the harmless promise that brought Garrett into her world becomes the obstacle to his remaining in it.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Little, Brown US
Published: 28 May 2015

ISBN 10: 0316320358
ISBN 13: 9780316320351

Media Reviews
A perfect summer read. Karen Winters Schwartz, New York Journal of Books
The local beach read of the summer. Willamette Weekly
Heartfelt and wise, Polly Dugan's The Sweetheart Deal reminds us that every difficult ending can lead to a beautiful new beginning. --Sarah Jio, author of The Violets of March and Goodnight June
A poignant exploration of a family not just recovering from loss, but growing stronger in its wake. Polly Dugan's debut novel moved me to tears and challenged my assumptions as it explored what any of us would do when offered a second chance at love. --Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, author of Bittersweet
Recently, I tore through The Sweetheart Deal...and was captivated by the surprising twists and the quiet strength of the heroine, a widow and single mother. --Sarah Pekkanen, Washington Independent Review of Books
A sensitive portrayal of friendship, family, and loss. --Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist
There is tender romance here, but it's more richly a story of an old family falling away and a new one beginning. --Kirkus Reviews
A charming, poignant novel of dealing with grief and finding love again, this is the perfect light-hearted page-turner for the shore. --Coastal Living
The Sweetheart Deal hits all of my favorite topics: loss, pain, friendship, betrayal-but ultimately love. It's the most romantic story I've read in years. --Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day and The Matchmaker
The Sweetheart Deal, a beautifully-written debut, proves that the best love stories are the unconventional ones. Fans of Good Grief and PS, I Love You will adore this novel, which is brimming with heart and hope and perfectly balanced by the bittersweet. --Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Opposite of Me
All the ingredients for a great story: love, loss, secrets, betrayal, and the chance to love again. --Redbook
Intimately explores how grief can affect a family. --Library Journal
A perfect summer read. --Karen Winters Schwartz, New York Journal of Books
The local beach read of the summer. --Willamette Weekly
Author Bio
Polly Dugan lives in Portland and is a reader at Tin House magazine. A former employee of Powell's Books, she is an alumna of the Tin House Writer's Workshop. Dugan's first published story, A Matter of Time, was Line Zero's Spring 2012 Literary Contest Winner, Masquerades (as One At a Time ), was Narrative's Story of the Week (December 2012), and Kitten Season was an Honorable Mention Recipient in Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers (August 2009).