From New York Times bestselling author Jeneva Rose comes a fully updated and expanded edition
of THE GIRL I WAS the first book she ever wrote featuring six brand-new chapters from a fresh
point-of-view. ORDER NOW to get a Deluxe Limited Edition with sprayed edges—available only
on the first printing! This special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous jacket
beautifully illustrated endpapers and sprayed edges. “While packing a delightful punch of
nostalgia The Girl I Was delivers one of the most satisfying character transformations I’ve
read in a while...Jeneva Rose’s latest is witty and tender.” —Shelby Van Pelt New York Times
bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures "With The Girl I Was Jeneva Rose proves
she’s not just a master of thrillers but also matters of the heart." —Colleen Oakley USA
Today Bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise “If at first you
don' t succeed try try again.” Alexis Spencer will use any inspirational quote to
rationalize her failures and shortcomings. Her closest friends are a distant memory and her
college debt is still as high as the day she left. But that’s all fine and dandy because
“whatever will be will be . ” However when Alexis loses her job and her relationship on the
same day there’s no quote strong enough to get her through that. In typical fashion she
blames the world for her problems including her younger self who should have tried harder.
Feeling sorry for herself Alexis finds a bottle of vodka from her college days and goes on a
bender blacking out in the process. Only this time she doesn’t wake up at home or in the
right city. In fact she isn’t even in the right year. Alexis is back in her college town in
the year 2002. Convinced this is her chance to do things over she heads to her dorm—and comes
face-to-face with her eighteen-year-old unruly self who goes by Lexi because it’s “sexier.”
Getting acclimated to life in the early 2000s is the easy part. Dealing with Lexi is where
things prove difficult. They might be the same person but they couldn’t be more different
from one another. Now Alexis and Lexi must learn to get along and come to terms with the fact
that alone they will never make things right but together they could change their life for
the better.
