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Title details for Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - Available

Attachments

A Novel

by Rainbow Rowell
Rebecca Lowman
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"Attachments is so perfectly engaging, so sly, and so funny I read it all in one sitting, then went back and read my favorite scenes a second time...I hope Rowell never stops writing."
-Haven Kimmel
Beth and Jennifer know their company monitors their office e-mail. But the women still spend all day sending each other messages, gossiping about their coworkers at the newspaper and baring their personal lives like an open book. Jennifer tells Beth everything she can't seem to tell her husband about her anxieties over starting a family. And Beth tells Jennifer everything, period.
When Lincoln applied to be an Internet security officer, he hardly imagined he'd be sifting through other people's inboxes like some sort of electronic Peeping Tom. Lincoln is supposed to turn people in for misusing company e-mail, but he can't quite bring himself to crack down on Beth and Jennifer. He can't help but be entertained-and captivated- by their stories.
But by the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late for him to ever introduce himself. What would he say to her? "Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you." After a series of close encounters and missed connections, Lincoln decides it's time to muster the courage to follow his heart . . . even if he can't see exactly where it's leading him.
Written with whip-smart precision and charm, Attachments is a strikingly clever and deeply romantic debut about falling in love with the person who makes you feel like the best version of yourself. Even if it's someone you've never met.

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  • Release date

    July 28, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593294062
      • File size: 257223 KB
      • Duration: 08:55:52

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Laura Hamilton delivers the story of Lincoln O'Neill, hopeless loner, whose job as "Internet security officer" makes him responsible for monitoring office emails. Hamilton further defines the state of Lincoln's life with portraits of his shrewish mother and nagging sister. In contrast, the interspersed rapid-fire email exchanges of employees Beth and Jennifer are delivered in upbeat tones. The emails vary from worries about pregnancy to what to wear at a wedding from a closet of "dead prom dresses." All of these emails emphasize the humor of the author's writing and the playful warmth of the young women's friendship. Hamilton's charming portrayals make it easy to understand why the lethargic, wounded Lincoln is captivated by the energetic communiqués and develops a crush on one of the authors. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 17, 2011
      In sweet, silly, and incredibly long digital missives, best newsroom pals Beth and Jennifer trade gossip over their romances—Beth with her marriage-phobic boyfriend, Chris, and Jennifer with her baby-mania-stricken husband, Mitch. What they don't know is that the newly hired computer guy, Lincoln, an Internet security officer charged with weeding out all things unnecessary or pornographic, is reading their messages. But lonely Lincoln lets the gals slide on their inappropriate office mail and gets hooked on their soapy dalliances, falling head over heels for the unlucky-in-love Beth. Debut novelist and real-life newspaper columnist Rowell has the smarts for this You've Got Mail–like tale of missed connections, but what doesn't work so well is the firewall between the traditional narrative reserved for Lincoln's emergence from shy guy to Beth's guy, and heroines who are confined to the e-epistolary format. Despite the structural problems, there's enough heart and humor to save these likable characters from the recycle bin.

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