In Five Years: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick

In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won’t forget.” —Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists

Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day—a modern classic and powerful love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever.


Where do you see yourself in five years?

Dannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers.

She is nothing like her lifelong best friend—the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job interview of her career and accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal in one fell swoop, falling asleep completely content.

But when she awakens, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. Dannie spends one hour exactly five years in the future before she wakes again in her own home on the brink of midnight—but it is one hour she cannot shake. In Five Years is an unforgettable love story, but it is not the one you’re expecting.

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Published Mar 2, 2021

288 pages

Average rating: 6.86

1,910 RATINGS

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Readers say *In Five Years* by Rebecca Serle is a poignant exploration of friendship, love, and life’s unexpected twists. Many praise its emotional de...

sellisd5
Mar 12, 2024
7/10 stars
Will make you cry
WineforReading
Sep 03, 2023
6/10 stars
Easy quick read. Good for those who love NYC with a touching story.
Wanderer
Feb 23, 2022
7/10 stars
Interesting read about a woman who wakes up in a different life, only to realize it’s actually her life in the future.
suzorsooze
Nov 12, 2025
Live discussion at Michelle's place!
Aekreitlow
Nov 10, 2025
8/10 stars
Loved the anticipation and unfolding. The slight mystery paired with strong relationships developed throughout.

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