Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things

Product Description

In this charming debut about first love and second chances, a young girl gets caught between the boy next door and a playboy. Perfect for fans of
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
. 
 
Mansfield, Massachusetts is the last place seventeen-year-old EdiePrice wants to spend her final summer before college. It’s the home ofwealthy suburbanites and prima donnas like Edie’s cousins, who aredetermined to distract her from her mother’s death with cute boys andCinderella-style makeovers. Edie has her own plans, and they don’tinclude a prince charming.

But as Edie dives into schoolwork and applying for collegescholarships, she finds herself drawn to two Mansfield boys who startvying for her attention. First there’s Sebastian, Edie’s childhoodfriend and first love. He’s sweet and smart and . . . already has agirlfriend. Then there’s Henry, the local bad boy and all-around player. He’s totally off limits, even if his kisses are chemically addictive.

Both boys are trouble. Edie can’t help but get caught between them.Someone’s heart is going to break. Now she just has to make sure itisn’t hers.

Review

“[This retelling of 
Mansfield Park] winningly upholds the spirit of its source material. A well-fleshed-out secondary cast keeps this debut fresh.”
—Booklist

“[Jane Austen] would no doubt approve of this retelling’s dreamy romance and sly social commentary. A sweet, gentle modernization of Jane Austen that packs a little subversive punch.”
—Kirkus

“The author shows skill in accurately portraying the conflicting needs and desires of a girl turning into a woman, both sexually and intellectually.” 
—School Library Journal

About the Author

Jacqueline Firkins is a writer, costume designer, and lover of beautiful things. She’s on the fulltime faculty in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of British Columbia where she also takes any writing class they’ll let her into. When not obsessing about where to put the buttons or the commas, she can be found running by the ocean, eating excessive amounts of gluten, listening to earnest love songs, and pretending her dog understands every word she says.

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