02151cam a2200301 4500 270221287 TxAuBib 20160815120000.0 160428s2016||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2016020178 9781410490247 1410490246 (OCoLC)946906127 TxAuBib Giffin, Emily. First comes love [Large Print] / Emily Giffin. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2016. ©2016. 573 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious, relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing; Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes, their delicate bond splinters. Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single -- and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother -- a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend's daughter is assigned to her class. Determined to have the future she's always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands. On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she's married to a wonderful man, and together they're raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired. As the anniversary of their tragedy looms, and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them but also come to terms with their own choices. 20160817. Sisters Fiction. Life change events Fiction. Mate selection Fiction. Domestic fiction. Contemporary fiction.