“Just One Day” by Gayle Forman
A lot can happen in just one day… but how often does one day change your entire life?
One day. 24 hours. That’s all it takes for Allyson Healey’s world to turn upside down.
Readers follow Healey through the tail-end of her tour through Europe upon graduating from high school. A girl who thinks that she has the next ten years of her life planned out, gets a reality check when she abandons her plans to spend the day in Paris with Dutch traveler, Willem. It’s only then when she realizes just how much can happen in one day.
But this is only one day, and her return to the states is not as pleasant. Over the next year, Healey tries to move on from her fantasy world, and get back to what’s important: her education and her future. But something about that day won’t leave her mind, and she can’t help but wonder whether or not she is living the life she should be.
On her quest to relive the feelings of that day, she questions what she is truly looking for: the past or herself.
This heartbreaking and captivating story is more than just a typical vacation romance. It will have you lost and wandering along with Allyson Healey.
