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The Seventh Ribbon

by Gus Krieger

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Publishes Tuesday 27 October 2026Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing · 336 pagesSee everything out in October 2026 →
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About the book

From the publisher

A moving, whimsical debut love story of ‘what if’ about a grieving widow who attempts to rewrite her past with magical typewriter ribbons to try to save her husband from his unfortunate fate, for readers of
In Five Years
and
Me Before You
."A wholly original tale of love, fate, and second (and third and fourth) chances that will leave your jaw on the floor. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.” ―Colleen Oakley,
USA Today
bestselling author of
Jane and Dan at the End of the World
Alone in her snowbound oceanfront cottage, Caroline Ora mourns the loss of her beloved husband Forest, killed earlier that year in a violent hit-and-run. Once a celebrated poet, Caroline now spends her days drowning in grief … until an unlikely discovery changes everything. Buried deep in her attic in a dusty wooden case, Caroline finds several ancient typewriter ribbons. Spontaneously using one to write a story ―a simple “what if” wherein her anguish has loosened its grip―Caroline wakes to find it’s miraculously come true. Moment by moment, word by word, Caroline sets about rewriting her life, resurrecting her husband through ink and memories. But as the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur, Caroline learns that every wish has its cost, and every miracle has its reckoning. Riveting, funny and heartbreaking by turns, The Seventh Ribbon is an inventive and unforgettable love story.

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