INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER
An epic, unforgettable love story about a woman who takes a memory-erasing pill and the man she once loved who returns as a stranger, hoping to make her fall for him all over again—for fans of One Day and In Five Years.
‘I loved The Good Parts. Loved the way I knew something life-altering was coming—yet it kept me guessing. Loved the characters, who burrowed into my dreams at night. And most of all, loved the reminder that what breaks us and puts us back together with all our hairline cracks is what makes us human.’ —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
She erased their past. He’s rewriting their future.
When Landon receives a letter from Rose—the woman he once planned forever with—he learns their love story is over. She’s undergone a radical memory-erasing treatment, leaving behind her grief, her past... and him. But Landon can't bear to lose the love of his life. If she fell for him once, couldn'''t she fall for him again?
Now living in Edinburgh, Rose's world is a blank canvas, and she's dating someone new. When Landon reenters her life as a stranger, they become fast friends, their lives entwining once more. But what Rose doesn’t know is that this new friend carries the weight of everything they once shared: their firsts, their marriage, and the heartbreak they barely survived. And when she starts exhibiting strange symptoms, it becomes clear their history isn’t gone—it’s just buried. And remembering could come at a devastating cost.
Told in alternating timelines—his from the present, hers from the past—The Good Parts is an achingly poignant story about the people we become across a lifetime, and the beauty of finding our way with what remains.
Genre: Romance
An epic, unforgettable love story about a woman who takes a memory-erasing pill and the man she once loved who returns as a stranger, hoping to make her fall for him all over again—for fans of One Day and In Five Years.
‘I loved The Good Parts. Loved the way I knew something life-altering was coming—yet it kept me guessing. Loved the characters, who burrowed into my dreams at night. And most of all, loved the reminder that what breaks us and puts us back together with all our hairline cracks is what makes us human.’ —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
She erased their past. He’s rewriting their future.
When Landon receives a letter from Rose—the woman he once planned forever with—he learns their love story is over. She’s undergone a radical memory-erasing treatment, leaving behind her grief, her past... and him. But Landon can't bear to lose the love of his life. If she fell for him once, couldn'''t she fall for him again?
Now living in Edinburgh, Rose's world is a blank canvas, and she's dating someone new. When Landon reenters her life as a stranger, they become fast friends, their lives entwining once more. But what Rose doesn’t know is that this new friend carries the weight of everything they once shared: their firsts, their marriage, and the heartbreak they barely survived. And when she starts exhibiting strange symptoms, it becomes clear their history isn’t gone—it’s just buried. And remembering could come at a devastating cost.
Told in alternating timelines—his from the present, hers from the past—The Good Parts is an achingly poignant story about the people we become across a lifetime, and the beauty of finding our way with what remains.
Genre: Romance
Praise for this book
"The Good Parts is a deeply moving account of how love endures through time, tragedy and forgetting. Evann Normandin is a talented writer who brings achingly real characters to the page - Rose and Landon are two I won't soon forget." - Tara Conklin
"I tore through The Good Parts until its last page rendered me speechless. This is a staggering portrait of the pain and glory of enduring love, and a story you won't soon forget." - Carley Fortune
"The Good Parts is that rare book that both breaks your heart and puts it back together - a true romance, sweeping and specific, bittersweet and delicious. This is a propulsive story that examines memory, loss, and life-defining love, one that will linger in the mind long after the last page." - Aja Gabel
"With endearing characters and a hint of stubborn madness, Normandin's story of mythic love is simply fabulous." - Sierra Greer
"A fascinating premise, brilliantly executed. The Good Parts is a clever, shattering and deeply satisfying portrayal of the complexity of love." - Emma Grey
"A shattering exploration of love, grief, and second chances. I was all in with these characters and couldn't stop turning pages until the end." - Tracey Lange
"A gripping, luminous love story that trusts the reader. The Good Parts is intimate, aching, and quietly profound - proof that romance can be both devastating and deeply wise." - Christina Lauren
"One Day meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in this intimate portrayal of life-changing love and insurmountable grief. The Good Parts questions how memory defines - and redefines - us, while giving us characters to fall in love with, and a big, bold question that lingers long after the last page: if you could erase your life and start over, would you?" - Daria Lavelle
"Epically romantic, The Good Parts is a clever and poignant depiction of love, heartbreak, and the memories that make us who we are. Beautifully unique - and yet utterly timeless - Rose and Landon's love story will captivate and move you from the first page to the last." - Holly Miller
"The Good Parts is an exquisite exploration of memory, grief, the choices we make, and the ways we love. The fantastical premise drew me in, and the cozy backdrop of Edinburgh made me want to stay. Normandin's characters navigated the moral and ethical dilemmas she posed in such a way that, despite the surreal elements, made the narrative feel entirely true. For a book about forgetting, The Good Parts will not let you go, and will keep you thinking about the world she has built long after you've finished reading." - Amy Neff
"What a complete gem this novel is. I became deeply, maybe even irrationally, invested in Landon and Rose's story; how it started, how it ended, everything that happened in between and what's next in their journey. Normandin has conjured a BIG love, conveyed in hundreds of small, beautiful moments. And the speculative angle - a most provocative what if? - had just the right light, intriguing touch. It was love at first read for me and The Good Parts, and I'm betting literary sparks will fly for many, many other readers, too." - Christine Pride
"I tore through The Good Parts until its last page rendered me speechless. This is a staggering portrait of the pain and glory of enduring love, and a story you won't soon forget." - Carley Fortune
"The Good Parts is that rare book that both breaks your heart and puts it back together - a true romance, sweeping and specific, bittersweet and delicious. This is a propulsive story that examines memory, loss, and life-defining love, one that will linger in the mind long after the last page." - Aja Gabel
"With endearing characters and a hint of stubborn madness, Normandin's story of mythic love is simply fabulous." - Sierra Greer
"A fascinating premise, brilliantly executed. The Good Parts is a clever, shattering and deeply satisfying portrayal of the complexity of love." - Emma Grey
"A shattering exploration of love, grief, and second chances. I was all in with these characters and couldn't stop turning pages until the end." - Tracey Lange
"A gripping, luminous love story that trusts the reader. The Good Parts is intimate, aching, and quietly profound - proof that romance can be both devastating and deeply wise." - Christina Lauren
"One Day meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in this intimate portrayal of life-changing love and insurmountable grief. The Good Parts questions how memory defines - and redefines - us, while giving us characters to fall in love with, and a big, bold question that lingers long after the last page: if you could erase your life and start over, would you?" - Daria Lavelle
"Epically romantic, The Good Parts is a clever and poignant depiction of love, heartbreak, and the memories that make us who we are. Beautifully unique - and yet utterly timeless - Rose and Landon's love story will captivate and move you from the first page to the last." - Holly Miller
"The Good Parts is an exquisite exploration of memory, grief, the choices we make, and the ways we love. The fantastical premise drew me in, and the cozy backdrop of Edinburgh made me want to stay. Normandin's characters navigated the moral and ethical dilemmas she posed in such a way that, despite the surreal elements, made the narrative feel entirely true. For a book about forgetting, The Good Parts will not let you go, and will keep you thinking about the world she has built long after you've finished reading." - Amy Neff
"What a complete gem this novel is. I became deeply, maybe even irrationally, invested in Landon and Rose's story; how it started, how it ended, everything that happened in between and what's next in their journey. Normandin has conjured a BIG love, conveyed in hundreds of small, beautiful moments. And the speculative angle - a most provocative what if? - had just the right light, intriguing touch. It was love at first read for me and The Good Parts, and I'm betting literary sparks will fly for many, many other readers, too." - Christine Pride
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