That is, until four-and-a-half years later, when by chance Dannie meets the very same man from her long-ago vision.īrimming with joy and heartbreak, In Five Years is an unforgettable love story that reminds us of the power of loyalty, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of destiny. Determined to ignore the odd experience, she files it away in the back of her mind. That nonsense is only charming coming from free-spirited types, like her lifelong best friend, Bella. It certainly felt much more than merely a dream, but she isn’t the kind of person who believes in visions. It’s the same night-December 15-but 2025, five years in the future.Īfter a very intense, shocking hour, Dannie wakes again, at the brink of midnight, back in 2020.

The television news is on in the background, and she can just make out the scrolling date. Later, after nailing her interview and accepting her boyfriend’s marriage proposal, Dannie goes to sleep knowing she is right on track to achieve her five-year plan.īut when she wakes up, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. When Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Cohan is asked this question at the most important interview of her career, she has a meticulously crafted answer at the ready.

In 5 years by rebecca serle