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Laura Dave's sequel to 'The Last Thing He Told Me' continues the story.
Summary
Laura Dave's new novel, The First Time I Saw Him, is out now and continues the story from The Last Thing He Told Me; the TV adaptation's second season starring Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice premieres on Apple TV next month.
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Laura Dave has published a sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me titled The First Time I Saw Him. The novel is out now and picks up after the events of the original book while also expanding on earlier episodes in the characters' past. The Last Thing He Told Me follows Hannah Hall, who must protect Bailey after her husband Owen disappears and leaves a note. The television adaptation co-created by Dave returns for a second season on Apple TV next month starring Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice.
Key details:
- The sequel, The First Time I Saw Him, is published now and continues the story of Hannah and Owen.
- The TV adaptation of The Last Thing He Told Me, with Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice, premieres its second season on Apple TV next month.
- The original novel follows Hannah Hall as she cares for Bailey after Owen disappears and leaves a note asking Hannah to protect her.
- The Last Thing He Told Me spent 65 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was chosen for Reese Witherspoon's Reese's Book Club.
- Dave co-created the TV series with her husband, Josh Singer, and she said she did not write Season 2 because she was completing the novel.
- Dave described the new book as returning to questions of forgiveness and second chances while fleshing out the past.
Summary:
The First Time I Saw Him extends the characters' story and explores themes of forgiveness and second chances, and its publication coincides with the TV show's upcoming second season on Apple TV. Dave is also writing a screenplay with her husband for Netflix and has said she has two more books planned, with one already started.
