A Shoe Story

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"I LOVED THIS BOOK! ...smart, sensitive and incredibly satisfying."-Elin Hilderbrand "Jane L. Rosen has a forever fan in me."-Emily Henry A young woman hasone month and a closetful of shoes to discover the future she thought she'd lost in this captivating new novel from the author of Eliza Starts a Rumor and Nine Women, One Dress. Esme Nash is eager to leave her small town and begin her carefully planned post-grad life- a move to New York City, an apartment with her loving college boyfriend, and a fancy job at an art gallery. But when tragedy strikes, instead of heading to Manhattan, she returns home to care for her ailing father, leaving every bit of her dream behind. Seven trying years later, Esme is offered a dog-sitting job in Greenwich Village by a mysterious stranger, giving her access to all of her long-buried hopes and dreams-as well as to an epic collection of designer shoes. Esme jumps at a second chance to step into the future she's sure was meant to be hers. As she retraces her steps, one pair of borrowed shoes at a time, making new friends and reconnecting with her old love, Esme tries on versions of herself she didn't know existed. But the hazy August days and warm summer nights pass too quickly, and Esme must decide how much of the life she imagined still fits, and what-and who-is on the road ahead of her.

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I'm tempted to write this blurb in all-caps bold face: I LOVED THIS BOOK! It isa smart, sensitive and incredibly satisfying romantic comedy,studded with fun insider tidbits about New York City.Count me as Jane L. Rosen's biggest fanand make your summer sweeter by reading A Shoe Story."
Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers

"Read A Shoe Story and fall in lovewith its heroine Esme Nash, with its big-hearted cast of characters and with New York City, whether for the first time or all over again.
Katie Couric

Beach Read meets The Notebook in this utterly absorbing Greenwich Village tale of first loves and second chances.
Jo Piazza, New York Times bestselling author of We are Not Like Them

"This isJane L. Rosen's best book yet Hersense of humor, excellent character depictions, fabulous dialogue and strong sense of placemake this story extra sole-ful (can't help myself)."
Zibby Owens,author of Moms Dont Have Time to Have Kids

Readers will identify with A Shoe Storys heroine Esme Nash as she grapples with figuring out if what she once desired is still the life for her inthis charming, clever and irresistible tale. Trust me, youll want to walk a mile or more in Esmes shoes.
Elyssa Friedlund,author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel

"Perfect for fans of Rosens Nine Women, One Dress, A Shoe Story shows usthe power of the right shoe to change our mood, or even our lives.
Brenda Janowitz, author of The Liz Taylor Ring

Author Bio

Jane L. Rosen is an author and screenwriter whose critically acclaimed first novel, Nine Women, One Dress, has been translated into ten languages. She lives in New York City and on Fire Island with her husband and three daughters.