title: The Odds: A Love Story
author:  Stewart O'Nan 
description: <b>Haunting, funny, and gorgeously eloquent</b> . . . ONans expertly drawn tension builds to a conclusion thats as surprising and satisfying as an unexpected kiss. In the end, THE ODDS <b>is a gorgeous fable, a stunning meditation, and a hope-filled Valentine about what is won in love</b>, what falls away, and how truly, it is always, always worth the cost.  <b>The Boston Globe</b><br /><br /><b>O'Nan really shines</b>For virtually the entire book, O'Nan is in firm but understated control of his material. And the novel's conclusion  when Art and Marion, all dressed up, bet everything they've got  is <b>thrilling</b>.  <b>The Seattle Times</b><br /><br /><b>Stewart ONan seems incapable of writing a false line.</b> Whether describing the unimaginable or the mundane, his modest sentences crystallize the lives of ordinary people. ONan is an author you learn to trust, no matter what hes writing about. A few hours with this witty, sad, surprisingly romantic novel might be a better investment for troubled couples than a month of marriage counseling<b>Odds of enjoying this novel: 1 in 1.</b>  <b>Ron Charles, The Washington Post</b><br /><br />
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  # Love is in the Books
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Book Two of the Page Turners Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## A.D. Brazeau
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2021 by A.D. Brazeau
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  Cover Art by Paper & Sage
  
  
  Edited by Audrey Bobak
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents, are the
  products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons,
  living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For love against the odds
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0004.html#3Q280-fae5297a379a4326be804d76d903daef)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.html#4OIQ0-fae5297a379a4326be804d76d903daef)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0006.html#5N3C