The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Book Cover for: The Road Trip, Beth O'Leary

The Road Trip

Beth O'Leary

Critic Reviews

Great

Based on 5 reviews on

BookMarks logo
Two exes reach a new level of awkward when forced to take a road trip together in this endearing and humorous novel by the author of the international bestseller The Flatshare.

What if the end of the road is just the beginning?

Four years ago, Dylan and Addie fell in love under the Provence sun. Wealthy Oxford student Dylan was staying at his friend Cherry's enormous French villa; wild child Addie was spending her summer as the on-site caretaker. Two years ago, their relationship officially ended. They haven't spoken since.

Today, Dylan's and Addie's lives collide again. It's the day before Cherry's wedding, and Addie and Dylan crash cars at the start of the journey there. The car Dylan was driving is wrecked, and the wedding is in rural Scotland--he'll never get there on time by public transport.

So, along with Dylan's best friend, Addie's sister, and a random guy on Facebook who needed a ride, they squeeze into a space-challenged Mini and set off across Britain. Cramped into the same space, Dylan and Addie are forced to confront the choices they made that tore them apart--and ask themselves whether that final decision was the right one after all.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Berkley Books
  • Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2021
  • Pages: 400
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.19in - 5.43in - 1.34in - 0.75lb
  • EAN: 9780593335024
  • Categories: Romance - Romantic ComedyWomenRomance - Contemporary

About the Author

Beth O'Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than thirty languages. She wrote her debut novel, The Flatshare, on her train journey to and from her job at a children's publisher. She now lives in the Hampshire countryside and writes full-time.

Critics’ reviews

Praise for this book

"THIS BOOK IS PERFECT."--Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of Ghosted

"As with her surprise hit, The Flatshare, O'Leary expertly balances humor and heart while introducing a zany cast of 20-somethings... Readers won't want this crazy road trip to end."--Publishers Weekly

"The Road Trip is a humorous yet deeply moving journey toward confronting the past, forgiveness, and reconciliation, with a poignant detour to a summer of young love in Provence. I loved the vivid cast and the depth and intimacy in O'Leary's writing."--Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author

"Read this! Absolutely loved it!"--Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author

"O'Leary is a brilliant social observer and a fearless, diabolical plotter... It's an intense romance with a wildly wicked sense of humor..."--BookPage