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The same backward as forward / Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316600262 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 189, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Hannah's perspctive was originally published as the story 'The same backward as forward' in Games untold by Little, Brown and Company in November 2024"--Title page verso. Two novellas issued back-to-back and inverted (tête-bêche format). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Hannah -- Toby. |
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| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Novellas. |
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Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Barne | 31681010443026 | YADULT | Checked out | 12/11/2025 |
- B & T Entertainment
Hear from Hannah Rooney, who has avoided being pulled into the dealings of her criminal family, then flip the book over to hear the story through the words of Toby Hawthorne, only son of one of the countryâs richest men. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
"A tragic love story unfolds, told in two parts, between a charismatic heir with no memories and the woman nursing him back to health who has every reason to hate him"-- Provided by publisher. - Grand Central Pub
Youâve fallen in love with the Hawthorne brothers, now discover the love story of the lost scion of Hawthorne House. Read Hannahâs side of the story, then flip the book over to experience their love anew through Tobyâs eyes in this unforgettable novel that you can read backward or forward.
Hannah Rooney knows how to be invisible. At twenty, she keeps her head down and her eyes open, and so far, sheâs managed to avoid being pulled into the dealings of her notorious criminal family. Hannah lives her life in countdown mode, biding her time in nursing school as she waits for her beloved sister, Kaylie, to turn eighteen so Hannah can get them both far, far away from Rockaway Watch and start a new life.
Tobias Hawthorne II acts every inch the entitled heir that he is. As the only son of one of the country's richest men, there isn't a door that isn't open to him. Yet behind his razor sharp cheekbones and devil-may-care attitude, Toby is guarding a nest of deadly secrets and a fiery anger fierce enough to burn everything in his path.
Their lives collide in one tragic, stormy night, where an act of arson and nature leave Kaylie and two others dead and Toby just barely aliveâwith no memory of who he is. The fisherman who pulls him from the ocean enlists Hannah to help save the very person who she knows took away her sister. Fueled by her hatred, Hannah is determined to deny Toby's death wish by keeping him alive. He is the last person that she should ever develop feelings for, and she is the first thing he ever remembers seeing.
Some things cannot happenâand some things cannot be stopped.
*Hannahâs side of the story was previously published as a novella in Games Untold
*Reading them all? The ideal reading order is: The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, The Brothers Hawthorne, Games Untold, The Grandest Game, Glorious Rivals, and The Same Backward as Forward.Â
*Looking for more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Check out The Naturals series (The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the enovella, Twelve), The Debutantes duet (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), and The Lovely and the Lost.
