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The Breakaway

Jennifer Weiner

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes "a zippy rom-com with genuine heart and soul" (People) about love, family, friendship, secrets, and one woman's life-changing journey.

Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. True, she still has gig jobs instead of a career, and the apartment where she's lived since college still looks like she's just moved in. But she's got good friends, her bike, and her bicycling club in Philadelphia. She's at peace with her plus-size body--at least, most of the time--and she's on track to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood sweetheart that she met at the weight-loss camp that her perpetually dieting mother forced her to attend.

Yet Abby can't escape the feeling that something isn't right...or the memories of one thrilling night she spent with a man named Sebastian two years previously. When Abby gets a last-minute invitation to lead a cycling trip from NYC to Niagara Falls, she's happy to have time away from Mark, a chance to reflect and make up her mind.

But things get complicated fast. First, Abby spots a familiar face in the group--Sebastian, the one-night stand she thought she'd never see again. Despite their undeniable chemistry, Abby is determined to keep her distance. Then there's a surprise last-minute addition to the trip: her mother, Eileen, the woman Abby blames for a lifetime of body shaming and insecurities she's still trying to undo.

Over two weeks and more than seven hundred miles, strangers become friends, hidden truths come to light, a teenage girl with a secret unites the riders in unexpected ways...and Abby is forced to reconsider everything she believes about herself, her mother, and the nature of love.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Pocket Books
  • Publish Date: May 27th, 2025
  • Pages: 480
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.50in - 4.13in - 1.12in - 0.53lb
  • EAN: 9781668091678
  • Categories: WomenLiteraryFamily Life - General

About the Author

Weiner, Jennifer: - Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, including The Summer Place, That Summer, Big Summer, Mrs. Everything, In Her Shoes, Good in Bed, and a memoir in essays, Hungry Heart. She has appeared on many national television programs, including Today and Good Morning America, and her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among other newspapers and magazines. Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com.

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Praise for this book

Incredibly fun . . . A lovely, compulsively readable story about finding your path and believing in your own worth." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"This is a winning combination of a light read with serious emotional depth, the very mix Weiner's many fans have come to expect from her. Weiner's annual summer release is a welcome (and highly anticipated) treat for readers of relatable relationship fiction." --Booklist, starred review
"Charming...lively banter reels the reader in...this breezy outing goes down easy." --Publishers Weekly
"Weiner is the undisputed queen of the fun yet thoughtful poolside read"--Vogue
"The Breakaway is sexy and suspenseful and so much fun, even as it asks us to imagine lives unconstrained by convention or the Supreme Court. It's the lobster roll you get with mayo and melted butter -- because why choose? To quote Mary Oliver grossly out of context, 'Let the soft animal of your body love what it loves, ' whether it's noodles or romance or even the uncertainty that comes with getting to decide who we want to be."--New York Times
"A fun, smart, and a powerful reminder to follow your own path." --TheSkimm