The Seven Year Slip
Clementine West is a New York book publicist still hollowed out by the death of her beloved aunt Analea, who left her a coveted Upper East Side apartment. Analea always claimed the apartment was "a pinch in time" — a place where moments blur together like watercolours. Clementine never believed it, until she walks into her own kitchen and finds a warm-eyed stranger with a Southern drawl and a weakness for lemon pie standing where he shouldn't be.
The catch is that he is living in the apartment seven years in the past, and she is seven years in his future. As their impossible visits continue, Clementine finds herself falling for a man she can only meet across a gap of time — and then she begins to encounter him in her own present, where nothing is quite as she remembers it.
A tender, wistful romance about grief, timing, and the courage to love again, The Seven Year Slip blends a light touch of magic with a very grounded story of learning to live after loss.
A book publicist grieving her aunt who begins meeting a man living seven years in the past inside her inherited apartment.
The aspiring chef Clementine finds in her aunt's apartment, living seven years in the past. He goes by his middle name, Iwan.
Clementine's late aunt, who left her the apartment and its stories about time.
A senior editor at the publishing house where Clementine works, and one of her two closest friends. Married to Fiona.
The in-house book designer at Clementine's publishing house, married to Drew, and Clementine's other closest friend.
The narrative unfolds across two distinct timelines, with the protagonist interacting with a character who exists seven years in her past. This creates a unique dynamic where their shared apartment acts as a bridge between their different points in time.
This book tells a complete story with a resolved ending for its characters. It does not require reading any other books by the author to understand or enjoy the plot.