All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover Summary
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Colleen Hoover's devastating exploration of marriage crumbling under infertility's weight. Described by Kirkus as "nearly perfect" and by Hoover herself as her "saddest book," this dual-timeline heartbreaker asks: Can love survive when the future you planned together becomes impossible?
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When Betrayal Leads to Something Beautiful
Quinn and Graham's love story begins in the most unlikely place - outside the apartment where their respective partners are cheating on them. Finding herself sitting in a hallway with mascara-stained tears, Quinn meets Graham experiencing the identical betrayal. Instead of drowning in heartbreak, they share Chinese food on the floor, exchanging bitter observations about their soon-to-be exes. When Quinn's fortune cookie reads, "If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim," she crumples it and tosses it aside. Graham retrieves it, smooths it out, and tucks it into his wallet - a small gesture that will prove significant in their future. Their connection is immediate and electric. At a quiet bar later that evening, Quinn learns Graham is a high school English teacher who quotes Kurt Vonnegut and collects vintage typewriters. He discovers she designs children's book covers and has never seen Star Wars. When slightly drunk Quinn invites him to her apartment, he surprises her by calling her a cab, helping her inside, and leaving his number: "Call me someday. After your rebound guy. Graham." This chance meeting becomes the foundation of their relationship - two wounded people who recognized something extraordinary in one another at their lowest moment.
The Intoxication of New Love
When Dreams Begin to Crumble
The Widening Chasm
When Love Breaks Down
Finding Their Way Back
A New Beginning
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