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Oona Out of Order

By: Margarita Montimore
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
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National Best Seller

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

Amazon Editors' 20 Best Books of The Year Pick

"Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty’s What Alice Forgot and Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life, Oona Out of Order is a delightfully freewheeling romp.” (Booklist, starred review)

Oona Out of Order is a remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in the moment, even if those moments are out of sequence.

Just because life may be out of order, doesn’t mean it’s broken.

It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn 19, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her boyfriend? As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens 32 years in the future in her 51-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. And so begins Oona Out of Order....

Hopping through decades, pop culture fads, and much-needed stock tips, Oona is still a young woman on the inside but ever changing on the outside. Who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she’s never met?

Surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching, Margarita Montimore has crafted an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

©2020 Margarita Montimore (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

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An uplifting joyride
"Imagine living your life out of order… What would it be like to be 19 years old on the inside forever? What would you do it you woke up tomorrow 30 years older than you are today? These are just a few of the questions you can’t help but ask yourself while listening to Oona—a delightful time travel novel that made me take my own trip down memory lane all while imaging various "what-if" scenarios for myself. How much fun would it be to have invested wisely (based on having already lived the future) and now have all of the money you could ever want or need? I’d have a Brownstone too, for sure. I also found myself immediately sympathizing with Oona—cringing at her many missteps and bad choices and reveling alongside her as she parties like a 27-year-old woman who’s already been a 51-year-old woman and is really only 19 years old on the inside. Narrator Brittany Pressley sounds exactly how I’d imagine Oona to sound—capturing the enthusiasm and hopefulness of a 19 year old who also holds a more tempered wisdom—something earned by having already lived so much of her later life." —Tricia F., Audible Editor

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loved it!!!

great book, it really made me think. the story always surprised me, I never knew what would come next.

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Great Story!

I really enjoyed this book! This time-travel story made me think about how I would react in Oona’s situation, especially in my own life. (Eg: what would my 19-year-old self think about my 50-year-old life?). The book was also a good reminder to enjoy the good times while you have them, because they don’t always last. The reader did a nice job, she made it fairly easy to discern the different characters. Listen to this book!

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Could I live my life out of order?

Loved everything about this book. Had romance, lust, laughter, sadness, and suspense. Brought back lots of memories as the decades and time changed.

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Not as good as i had hoped

I agree with some of the people who reviewed this book: There's a lot of wordiness without a lot of substance. I just haven't been able to get into it. I'm going to return it.

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Such a fun listen!

Oona provides an adventure for the fiction reader. A time-traveling ride with great characterization and lessons along the way. Full of plot twists that are not expected or cheesy, this is a thrill!

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Wanted it to keep going!

This book took me a while to get into, I felt at first there were too many holes but kept pushing play every few days until I got into it about halfway through and now that it’s over I wish it wasn’t. I want to know what the rest of her years were like and what order they were in!

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Not sure...

The story kept me engaged enough to finish it. But there are is nagging feeling. I think the main character annoyed me.
Great reading/performance by Brittany Pressley.

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Original story!

Loved the concept of this book and all the references to music and technology. Great read and well written.

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looking forward to the sequel

I enjoyed the unique method this book was designed and written. I especially enjoyed the way each chapter had a twist or surprise.

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Very moving book

This was an excellent book that really touched my heart. A beautiful work. A professor once told me that there are many good books out there, but a great book changes the reader. This book was a great book and I am thankful I stumbled upon it in Amazon.

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