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Title details for The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn - Available

The Lifestyle

A Novel

by Taylor Hahn
Christine Lakin
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A heartwarming and hilarious novel about swinging, marriage, and complexities of the heart.
“This book is fun as hell. Hilarious, addictive, moving, and sexy. I lost track of time reading it, and I couldn’t get enough!” —Jasmine Guillory, bestselling author of While We Were Dating
Georgina Wagman has it all—a great marriage, a great job at a prestigious law firm, and great friends. She’s living the life she always wanted, and everything is perfect. Until, that is, she walks in on her husband Nathan in a compromising position with a junior associate. Georgina has a moment of crisis. But divorce is not a part of the five-year plan, so she comes up with an idea to save her marriage and recapture the spark. She and Nathan are going to become swingers.
Georgina isn’t going to embark on this adventure alone, though. Her friends Felix and Norah and their respective partners decide to tag along for the ride. They’ve got relationship woes of their own that swinging just might fix. Georgina, convinced Felix and Norah belong together, is thrilled. What better place to reignite romance between two people destined to be together than a swingers’ party? Her plan is foolproof, until she runs into a college ex at the first party. When they reconnect, Georgina will find herself torn between her head and her heart, with her very happiness hanging in the balance. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Sophie Kinsella, The Lifestyle is a playful homage to Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse and an outrageously fun summer read.

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  • Release date

    June 7, 2022

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593591314
      • File size: 310968 KB
      • Duration: 10:47:50

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 21, 2022
      Hahn’s zany, high-energy debut recasts Jane Austen’s meddlesome heroine Emma as a 30-something New York City lawyer, and her plan for solving everyone’s relationship issues is a foray into the swinger scene. After Georgina Wagman discovers her coworker and husband, Nathan, cavorting in his office with Georgina’s legal mentee, she takes a client’s advice and offers Nathan the bonding experience of attending swinger parties as a solution. She suggests her friends Felix and Norah (and their respective partners) join the experiment as well, ostensibly as moral support but actually in the hopes that the two of them will leave their relationships to rekindle their college romance with one another. Hahn keeps the story firmly centered on Georgina’s narrow and self-centered perspective, and her well-meaning but overinvolved tone is hilariously on-point. The swinger scene is depicted with playfulness and heart, though none of the characters fully embrace it. Georgina’s romance arc—a contrived re-meet-cute with her ex Whitaker—makes sense with the concept of fated love Hahn imports from Austen, but their monogamous happy ending feels distinctly less fun than the swinging that precedes it. Still, Hahn’s plot stands well enough on its own for those unfamiliar with Emma to enjoy, and readers who love contemporary resettings of the classics will be especially tickled.

    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Georgina Wagman has a picture-perfect life, with a fantastic husband, amazing career, and even a wonderful group of friends. Everything is incredible until she learns her husband, Nathan, is having an office affair. This was absolutely not part of Georgina's five-year plan. She is so desperate to save her marriage that she decides to try out the swinger scene and convinces her friends, Felix and Norah, to join her. Taylor's debut is a fresh, fun, and hilarious summer read with heart. Narrated by Christine Lakin, the novel explores what happens when the life we thought we had implodes, and we are forced to salvage it or make something entirely new. Romance fans will appreciate Lakin's versatile narration, playfully depicting flirty, sexy scenes, while sensitively portraying the depth of Georgina's soul-searching. Plenty of awkwardly funny moments contrast with the pain that comes with losing the life you thought you wanted. VERDICT Listeners will enjoy Georgina's newfound sense of empowerment and will find some laughs along the way. A fresh take on romance that is recommended for fans of Emily Henry and Sophie Kinsella.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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