NO‎.‎ 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY POPSUGAR Emily Giffin‎,‎ the beloved author of such novels as Something Borrowed and Where We Belong‎,‎ returns with an extraordinary story of love and loyalty—and an unconventional heroine struggling to reconcile both‎.‎   Thirty‎-three‎-year‎-old Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker‎,‎ Texas—a small college town that lives and dies by football‎,‎ a passion she unabashedly shares‎.‎ Raised alongside her best friend‎,‎ Lucy‎,‎ the daughter of Walker’s legendary head coach‎,‎ Clive Carr‎,‎ Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave‎.‎ Instead she stayed in Walker for college‎,‎ even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation‎,‎ where she has remained for more than a decade‎.‎   But when an unexpected tragedy strikes the tight‎-knit Walker community‎,‎ Shea’s comfortable world is upended‎,‎ and she begins to wonder if the life she’s chosen is really enough for her‎.‎ As she finally gives up her safety net to set out on an unexpected path‎,‎ Shea discovers unsettling truths about the people and things she has always trusted most—and is forced to confront her deepest desires‎,‎ fears‎,‎ and secrets‎.‎   Thoughtful‎,‎ funny‎,‎ and brilliantly observed‎,‎ The One & Only is a luminous novel about finding your passion‎,‎ following your heart‎,‎ and‎,‎ most of all‎,‎ believing in something bigger than yourself ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ the one and only thing that truly makes life worth living‎.‎ Praise for The One & Only   “A page turner‎.‎”—Southern Living   “The One & Only is one to read‎.‎”—Associated Press   “Giffin scores again by bringing her discerning understanding of matters of the heart‎.‎”—Family Circle   “A poignant story about growing up and growing into your own skin‎.‎”—BookPage   “Touching‎.‎”—New York Daily News   “Deep‎,‎ beautifully written ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ [Emily Giffin’s] latest focuses on a forbidden love of sorts‎,‎ but in a new setting‎:‎ a fictional small college town in Texas‎.‎”—Marie Claire   “Each and every page of this story is entertaining‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ Giffin is a talented writer who always comes up with a plot that is just a bit different than anything others are writing about‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ Find a shady spot‎;‎ get a cool drink‎,‎ and just luxuriate in the joy of a book well written‎.‎”—The Huffington Post   “Brace yourself for a tearjerker‎:‎ A tale of friendship and loyalty in a small‎,‎ football‎-crazed Texas town shows how quickly things can change when tragedy challenges all that the characters hold dear ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ [A] page‎-turner‎.‎”—InStyle   “[Giffin’s] protagonists ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ live full‎,‎ interesting lives outside the purely personal realm—no more so than Shea Rigsby‎,‎ the funny‎,‎ flawed‎,‎ but sympathetic central character in the The One & Only‎.‎”—The Atlanta Journal‎-Constitution   “In bestseller Giffin’s much‎-anticipated latest‎,‎ a young woman’s life is upended when tragedy strikes the football‎-obsessed Texas town she’s always called home‎.‎”—People   “To fill your Friday Night Lights void‎:‎ A tale of die‎-hard love in a diehard Texas football town from the bestselling author of Something Borrowed‎.‎”—Cosmopolitan