The one : a novel

Title:

The one : a novel

Author:

Marrs, John (Freelance journalist), author.

Summary:

"How far would you go to find "The One?" A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for. That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love. Now five very different people have received the notification that they've been "Matched." They're each about to meet their one true love. But "happily ever after" isn't guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others.

General Note:

Date of publication from publisher website.

"First published in 2017 by Del Rey, part of the Penguin Random House group of companies."--Title page verso.

Physical Description:

412 pages ; 24 cm

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

DNA -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Mate selection -- Fiction.

Genetics -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Hanover Square Press,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781335005106

Publication Information:

Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2017]

Call Number:

MARRS

Holds: Copies:

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A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018

"Just try to put this gripping thriller down once you pick it up." --AARP

"A shock on every other page." --Wall Street Journal

How far would you go to find The One?

A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for.

That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love.

Now five very different people have received the notification that they've been "Matched." They're each about to meet their one true love. But "happily ever after" isn't guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others...

A word-of-mouth hit in the United Kingdom, The One is a fascinating novel that shows how even the simplest discoveries can have complicated consequences.

Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):

The Marriage Act The Vacation The Family Experiment (coming soon!)

Author Notes

John Marrs is the author of The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, and Welcome to Wherever You Are. He is a freelance journalist based in London, England who has spent 20 years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national magazines and newspapers. He has also written for publications including the Guardian's Guide and Guardian Online, Total Film, Huffington Post, Empire, Q, GT, and The Independent.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

This muddled mix of thriller and romance from British author Marrs (The Good Samaritan) takes dating apps to a new level. Match Your DNA, "based on biology, chemicals and science," uses computer power to identify the one person who is meant to be the life partner of each subscriber. The narrative shifts among five people who encounter various difficulties along the road to true love. Christopher, a serial killer who stalks single women in London, is matched with Amy, a police officer. Office worker Mandy's destined partner is across the world in Australia. Jade, a recent university grad working as a receptionist, finds that hers has died. Computer exec Ellie gets someone whose description "accounted for almost half the men in the Western world." Soon-to-be-wed heterosexual Nick discovers that his match is a man. After the introductions, many of the individual stories drag. What links the five, who never meet, is a big reveal at the end that will surprise few readers. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

What if science found a way to change the dating and marriage scene by ensuring that couples were perfectly matched to each other through their DNA? British author Marrs (When You Disappeared; Welcome to Wherever You Are) looks at five such "perfect" catches determined by their DNA to be ideal for each other. But what if your match is of the same sex as yourself and you consider yourself heterosexual? Or lives across the globe? Or is a decade older than you? What if you are very rich and your match very poor? What if your match is ill or dying? What if you are a policewoman and your match is a serial killer? The paths to "true love" for these couples take many twisted and complicated turns. Marrs carries out his intriguing plot idea in fast-paced short chapters that end in cliff-hangers. But flitting among unrelated couples can cause befuddlement, or induce readers to jump ahead to sections pertaining to each particular couple. Fortunately, doing so does not spoil the stories, as the couples' paths never intersect. VERDICT Readers of thrillers and sf will enjoy this book. [See Prepub Alert, 8/13/17.]-Vicki Gregory, Sch. of Information, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.