The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Imagine if she hadn't forgotten the book. Or if there hadn't been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn't fumbled the coins for the toll. What if she'd run just that little bit faster and caught the flight she was supposed to be on. Would it have been something else - the weather over the Atlantic or a fault with the plane? Hadley isn't sure if she believes in destiny or fate but, on what is potentially the worst day of each of their lives, it's the quirks of timing and chance events that mean Hadley meets Oliver... Set over ... more

Young love is often puzzling and often painful. It can also be quite unexpected which is the case when Hadley meets Oliver as she reluctantly travels from the USA to London for her father's wedding. This book, aimed mainly at young adults but enjoyable for all, explores how it feels to be in love bearing in mind 'the statistical probability of love at first sight'. Jennifer E Smith's novel 'The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight' only takes place over the course of twenty four hours but so much happens during that small amount of time. It starts when the reader meets Hadley having ... more

"Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?" When Hadley misses the transatlantic flight she's supposed to be on, she has no idea that those four little minutes would change her life forever. Traveling to the UK from her home in America to attend her Father's marriage to a woman she's never met isn't a happy experience. Hadley's deeply bitter about her Dad leaving her mother and resentful of the impending nuptials. Oliver's travelling back home to the UK, a journey he also isn't looking forward to for different reasons. Both of them are expecting the worst day of their ... more

About the book The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is a standalone book by Jennifer E. Smith. It was published by Headline on 5th January and the book is 240 pages long. Plot Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British ... more