Jane and Dan at the End of the World: 'Oakley is in a world of her own when it comes to creating loveable, quirky characters' Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Date night goes off the rails when one unhappy couple find themselves taken hostage by a climate activist group

Jane and Dan have been married for nineteen years, but Jane isn't sure they're going to make it to twenty. The mother of two feels unneeded by her teenagers, and her writing career has screeched to an unsuccessful halt. Her one published novel sold under five hundred copies. Worse She's pretty sure Dan is cheating on her. When the couple goes to the renowned upscale restaurant La Fin du Monde to celebrate their anniversary, Jane thinks it's as good a place as any to tell Dan she wants a divorce.

But before they even get to the second course, an underground climate activist group bursts into the dining room. Jane is shocked-and not just because she's in a hostage situation the likes of which she's only seen in the movies. Nearly everything the disorganized and bumbling activists say and do is right out of the pages of her failed book. Even Dan (who Jane wasn't sure even read her book) admits it's eerily familiar.

Which means Dan and Jane are the only ones who know what's going to happen next. And they're the only ones who can stop it. This wasn't what Jane was thinking of when she said 'til death do us part' all those years ago, but if they can survive this, maybe they can survive anything-even marriage.

Praise for Colleen Oakley:

'Oakley is in a world of her own when it comes to creating lovable, quirky characters... An absolute blast' TAYLOR JENKINS REID

'You'll never be able to see what's coming in this wildly surprising, entertaining ride of a novel' JODI PICOULT

'Sweet, quirky, surprising, and altogether lovely... I fell in love with Oakley's sparkling prose, charming characters, and quaint island setting' EMILY HENRY

Reviews

Jane and Dan at the End of the World is a triumph! Poignant, darkly funny, and mind-bendingly twisty at every turn. With each new chapter, I felt more invested in Jane and Dan, the fate of their marriage, and the outcome of their shocking predicament. I cheered for them all the way to the story's satisfying end * Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice *
Hilarious, witty, and wildly fun! Jane and Dan at the End of the World offers a fresh take on midlife and marriage as well as finding joy in the ordinary. Oakley is beyond brilliant! * Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author of Home is Where the Bodies Are *
This brilliantly plotted joyride of a novel had me laughing out loud and clenching my racing heart in equal parts. It's a story as madcap and beautiful as marriage itself-if you read one book this year, make it this one * Annabel Monaghan, author of Summer Romance *

Author Bio

Colleen Oakley is the USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, You Were There Too, Close Enough to Touch and Before I Go. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages around the world and won multiple awards including Georgia Author of the Year and The French Reader's Prize. A former magazine editor for Women's Health & Fitness and Marie Claire, Colleen lives in Atlanta with her husband, four children, and the world's biggest lapdog.