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    The Arc: A Novel
    The Arc: A Novel
    The Arc: A Novel
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Arc: A Novel

    Written by Tory Henwood Hoen

    Narrated by Mary Elizabeth Kelly

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    "This debut novel from Hoen, a Brown University graduate who’s worked both in the branding world and as a journalist, treads the usual romance-novel ground in a fresh way. She’s helped by a strong reading from Mary Elizabeth Kelly, equally adept as Ursula, Rafael and the stern Dr. Vidal, who runs The Arc." - The Providence Journal

    "Narrator Mary Elizabeth Kelly's range is superb in this thought-provoking rom-com about finding one's soulmate." - AudioFile Magazine

    For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sally Rooney, and Rebecca Serle, Tory Henwood Hoen's The Arc is a smart, high concept love story that asks: is it possible to optimize our most intimate relationships?

    LOVE, DISRUPTED

    Thirty-five-year-old Ursula Byrne, VP of Strategic Audacity at a branding agency in Manhattan, is successful, witty, whip-smart, and single. She’s tried all the dating apps, and let’s just say: she’s underwhelmed by her options. You’d think that by now someone would have come up with something more bespoke; a way for users to be more tailored about who and what they want in a life partner––how hard could that be?

    Enter The Arc: a highly secretive, super-sophisticated matchmaking service that uses a complex series of emotional, psychological and physiological assessments to architect partnerships that will go the distance. The price tag is high, the promise ambitious––a level of lifelong compatibility that would otherwise be unattainable. In other words, The Arc will find your ideal mate.

    Ursula is paired with forty-two-year-old lawyer Rafael Banks. From moment one, this feels like the electric, lasting love they’ve each been seeking their whole adult lives. But as their relationship unfolds in unanticipated ways, the two begin to realize that true love is never a sure thing. And the arc of a relationship is never predictable...even when it's fully optimized.

    A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateFeb 8, 2022
    ISBN9781250837653
    The Arc: A Novel
    Author

    Tory Henwood Hoen

    Tory Henwood Hoen is the author of The Arc. Her writing has appeared in New York Magazine, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, and Bon Appétit, among other publications. She attended Brown University, and she currently lives in New Hampshire.

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    • 1/5
      Don’t waste your time. The audiobook especially is hard to get through.
    • 2/5
      I understand that a lot of what is happening here is satirical but it just feels removed to me. As a millennial I have trouble identifying with 30-somethings who can afford to sit around wellness clubs talking about horny sharks and bad dates. I guess I’m just not the audience for this book.