Synopses & Reviews
"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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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
"Rainbow Rowell lights up the sky with this sparkling debut novel. ATTACHMENTS is fresh, fun and charmingly quirky."
-Claire Cook
"Cracking, laugh-out-loud dialogue, characters that feel painfully real, and a sweet premise about love in the information age. If Attachments were an email, I'd be forwarding it to my entire list of contacts."
-Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House Rules and Sing You Home
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"Rainbow Rowell lights up the sky with this sparkling debut novel. ATTAC
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"Perfectly mixing sweet romance with deliciously tart wit, Rowell's literary debut is a complete charmer." -Chicago Tribune
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"Fresh, fun, and charmingly quirky." -Claire Cook, bestselling author of Seven Year Switch
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"Cracking, laugh-out-loud dialogue, characters that feel painfully real, and a sweet premise about finding love in the information age. If
Attachments were an email, I'd be forwarding it to my entire list of contacts."
-Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House Rules and Sing You Home
"A charming, witty story about both office HR and real human relations."
-Entertainment Weekly, one of the summer's best reads
"Perfectly mixing sweet romance with deliciously tart wit, Rowell's literary debut is a complete charmer."
-Chicago Tribune
Synopsis
"Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . "
From the award-winning author of Eleanor and Park, Fangirl, and Landline comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about love in the workplace.
Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.
Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.
When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.
By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.
What would he say . . . ?
About the Author
Rainbow Rowell is the award-winning and bestselling author of Eleanor and Park, Fangirl, Attachments, and Landline. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and two sons.