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The Repeat Year - Andrea Lochen (2013)
What would you do if you had the opportunity to relive a year of your life? If you had the chance to right wrongs, and make different choices? Olive Watson is about to find out. The past year of her life has been full of heartache and stress, including a break-up with her long-time boyfriend, her mother remarrying, and the strain of being a new ICU nurse. Olive is ready for a fresh start. She goes to sleep on New Year's Eve, and wakes up in her ex-boyfriend's bed on New Year's Eve a whole year earlier. Feeling disoriented and confused, Olive soon meets a woman named Sherry, who also "repeats" time. Olive is determined to make this year better. Her fresh perspective allows her to see past mistakes. But will it be enough to change the course of her life? This is a charming story with relatable, well-developed characters, a heart-breaking love story, and a nice balance of humor and drama. It is the kind of story that encourages people to be kind and forgiving not only to others, but also to themselves. (CK)
The Repeat Year, the debut novel by Andrea Lochen, is about a woman given the chance to rewrite her future. The summary says: "Everyone has days, weeks, even months they wish they could do over - but what about an entire year? After living through the worst twelve months of her life, intensive care nurse Olive Watson is given a second chance to relive her past and attempt to discover where she went wrong. After a year of hardships including a messy breakup with her long-time boyfriend Phil, the prospect of her mother's remarriage, and heartbreaking patient losses at the hospital, Olive is ready to start fresh. But when she wakes up in her ex-boyfriend's bed on New Year's Day 2011 - a day she has already lived - Olive's world is turned upside down. Shouldering a year of memories that no one else can recall, even Olive begins to question herself - until she discovers that she is not alone. Crossing paths with Sherry Witan, an experienced "repeater," Olive learns that she has the chance to rewrite her future. Given the opportunity of a lifetime, Olive has to decide what she really wants. Should she make different choices, or accept her life as she knows it, flaws and all?" The Repeat Year is out in May 2013.