Landline

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: July 8, 2014
Series:
Genre: Contemporary — Women Fiction
Page Count: 320
Language: English
Price: $14.12

Synopsis: As far as time machines go, a magic telephone is pretty useless. TV writer Georgie McCool can’t actually visit the past; all she can do is call it, and hope it picks up. And hope he picks up -- because once Georgie realizes she has a magic phone that calls into the past, all she wants is make things right with her husband, Neal. Maybe she can fix the things in their past that seem unfixable in the present. Maybe this stupid phone is giving her a chance to start over. . . . Does Georgie want to start over? A heart-wrenching—and hilarious—take on fate, time, television and true love, Landline asks if two people are ever really on the same path, or whether love just means finding someone who will keep meeting you halfway.

Reviews

Carmen

Reviewed on March 6, 2025

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It’s been a few years since I read this book, so providing a detailed review would be difficult. But I bought the book again as...

It’s been a few years since I read this book, so providing a detailed review would be difficult. But I bought the book again as I lost the original and I remember enjoying it very much. It is a unique story that intermingles a modern day relationship with a decades old way of communicating. Definitely interesting and magical. An enjoyable read for sure.

Kim B.

Reviewed on March 6, 2025

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Landline is the type of book I wouldn’t generally pick up. Books about married people with children (and drama) aren’t really my thing. I find...

Landline is the type of book I wouldn’t generally pick up. Books about married people with children (and drama) aren’t really my thing. I find it difficult to relate to what the characters are going through and that keeps me from fully connecting with them. Despite all this, Landline landed a (very) high spot on my must read list – so much so that I waited in line for over an hour and a half at BEA to get an ARC. “Why?” you might ask. This book has two things going for it those other books don’t: 1) it’s written by Rainbow Rowell and 2) magic. phone. What I loved most about this book was that it was so unique and entirely Rainbow. I can’t imagine one other author who could pull off the story she did in Landline in the way she did it. I don’t think anyone else could. The concept was brilliant and executed flawlessly. I was completely enraptured in all the moments of Georgie’s life – past and present. It’s easy to become complacent in any relationship and not give it the time and energy necessary for it to flourish. Georgie has learned this the hard way. As she evaluated her relationship with Neal and what she ultimately wanted out of life, I fell in love with both characters. I rooted for them and smiled through sweet moments and shed (more than) a few tears in the tougher times. They weren’t perfect, but they were so very right together. Landline had all the amazing things I’ve come to expect from Rainbow’s Books. The characters were amazing and complicated, the dialogue incredible. There was a ton of humor and heart and a whole damn boatload of feels and emotions. And did I mention a magic phone? It’s something that could be really cheesy if handled in the wrong way, but instead comes off absolutely brilliantly.