In Twenty Years by
Allison Winn Scotch is the story of five friends who reunite at the last
request of a departed friend. They must confront past indiscretions, present
issues and hope to build better futures. The story begins in 1998 with the six
college friends and roommates on the eve of their graduation. Bea, the de facto
leader, gathers everyone together and has them write a letter to their selves
twenty years in the future. Annie is shy and reluctant to write such a letter.
Lindy, the outgoing musician, is eager. Colin, the handsome future doctor and
Owen and Catherine, the college sweethearts, are also eager to write this
letter. Fast forward to 2016. Bea tragically died thirteen years earlier which
fractured the friends cross the country, leaving the lines of communication and
friendship tattered and frayed. Each friend receives a letter from the Bea’s
estate, request each one to spend the weekend of what would have been Bea’s 40th
birthday at their college home. As the friends arrive at the house, it is clear
that the past is still a part of their lives. Will the friends be able to find
the common thread which gathered them together in the first place? Will they be
able to get their lives back on track? To the dreams they held eighteen years
ago?
In Twenty Years is
an excellent story filled with drama, excitement, tears and joy. The characters
felt real with their past and current issues. The reader could be any or all of
the characters. I also enjoyed how the story is told from each character’s perspective.
You get to really see their motivations. You can related to their fears of
failure, of rejection, of the past and of the future. You will cheer with them,
cry with them, and cry foul when someone is being a jerk. I highly recommend In Twenty Years!
In Twenty Years
Is available at major
booksellers
In paperback, ebook
and audiobook
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