In Five Years

A Novel

By: Rebecca Serle

Narrated by: Megan Hilty

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick

“In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won’t forget.” —Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists

Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day—a modern classic and powerful love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Dannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers.

She is nothing like her lifelong best friend—the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job interview of her career and accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal in one fell swoop, falling asleep completely content.

But when she awakens, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. Dannie spends one hour exactly five years in the future before she wakes again in her own home on the brink of midnight—but it is one hour she cannot shake. In Five Years is an unforgettable love story, but it is not the one you’re expecting.

Critic reviews

"Megan Hilty delivers a stellar narration as Danny in this unforgettable story of love and friendship. The novel opens on the last day of 2019, when an engagement is on the horizon. Danny dozes off and wakes in a new apartment, with a new guy, five years in the future. Hilty adds so much to the narrative and dialogue with pauses and emphasis that listeners will feel Danny's anxiety and perplexity. Back in 2020, the story takes a sad turn, and Hilty adjusts her pacing and tone to enhance the mood. Hilty's talent especially shines again at the end, when listeners revisit the scene from five years earlier. Now, knowing the path that led to that night, Hilty delivers the same scene with reverence, clarity, and longing."

Words can’t say...

This lovely book hit me in the gut. A love story with so much heart and wisdom. I cried throughout. A friendship that transcends fate. So poorly stated for such an amazing book. Thank you for a big heart opening...

Not for me

I thought this novel is a love story but it’s more about friendship. First few parts got me hooked. Mid to ending was a blah

spellbounding

I loved this book. Touches your heart and keeps your interest from the 1st chapter to the last!!

5 Stars

Beautiful, well written, tender, and unforgettable. Megan Hilty did a wonderful job as narrator. I highly recommend this!

LOVED IT

This book was fantastic! The narration is spot on and really brings the story to life! Once you start it you won’t want to stop until it’s over! The story was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. Would highly recommend.