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The Choice: A Prequel (The Returned) Kindle Edition

by Jason Mott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Hell of a Book, comes a short story from the world of The Returned. A man is forced to choose between the life he has now, and the one he thought was gone forever…

Peter Galvin was just seventeen when Tracy Whitland—the love of his life—vanished without a trace. In the years after her death, he had finally moved on, gotten married, started a family. He is content with his life now—happy, even…. Until Tracy suddenly and inexplicably returns.

For weeks, Peter and his wife, Samantha, have been watching mysterious reports of people’s loved ones returning from beyond, the world spinning into uncertainty and chaos. But they never imagined it would happen to them. With Tracy’s unusual homecoming, Peter and Samantha must decide where they can possibly go from here, and whether their family can survive….

Read more stories of the Returned in The First and The Sparrow.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C84F740
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA (August 1, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 942 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 38 pages
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Jason Mott

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Jason Mott lives in southeastern North Carolina. He has a BFA in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry, both from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His poetry and fiction has appeared in various literary journals. He was nominated for a 2009 Pushcart Prize award and Entertainment Weekly listed him as one of their 10 "New Hollywood: Next Wave" people to watch.

He is the author of two poetry collections: We Call This Thing Between Us Love and "...hide behind me..." The Returned is his first novel.

The Returned has also been optioned by Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B, in association with Brillstein Entertainment and ABC. It will air in March, 2014 on the ABC network under the title "Resurrection."

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Purple Passion
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written and heartfelt!
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013
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Another beautifully written prequel to the upcoming book "The Returned". This one deals with a childhood love cut short by tragedy and the upheaval of a man's life when she returns from the dead. I have read all the prequels as well as the full novel and I can't recommend them enough to everyone who has loved and lost someone. Jason Mott's wonderful, heartfelt prose is a true delight in this bibliophile's world.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "Love for who he was rather than for what had been."
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2013
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Around the world, people are returning from the dead. They come to their last home on Earth unchanged by the intervening time. The world and the people they left behind has evolved, aged, and changed. This is an intriguin premise that is promised to be developed further in an upcoming book.
In this vignette, Peter's childhood love, Tracy has returned after 20 years. She had disappeared 20 years ago at the age of 17. She has returned at the age of 17. Peter is married and has a child. In this single, we only get a taste of the phenomena, and only from the point of view of the left behind. It has fine potential, and it does leave me hungry for the extended version. I love a sneak peak and this is a potent one that stands alone as one extreme answer to the prayer to get a loved one back.
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Marion Phalan
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2014
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The Choice is a prequel to The Returned, which I'm now reading. Interesting premise and a quick read. I also read The Sparrow and The First, both of which are also prequels to The Returned.
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Chris, Ann Arbor
5.0 out of 5 stars What now?
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013
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As the second prequel I have read for "the returned" I find this yo be a better tale than the first. The question of what happens when your teenage crush returns to you after 20 years, when you have a new life if complex. I love that these prequels aren't trying to deal with the why and how, but spend their time focused on the emotional reactions.
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Jill
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Short Story
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2014
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I absolutely LOVED "The Returned" and I certainly recommend reading the full novel. This was a small piece of another family's story, and it is certainly difficult to write something meaningful in so few pages. I thought the exploration of the overall themes were great, though I preferred the characters from the full novel. A good read if you're looking for a little more from Mott's overall plot of deceased loved ones returning.
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Sarah53121
2.0 out of 5 stars Worst of the Three Prequels
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2014
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I think this was my least favorite of the prequels. I am not sure why because even in The Return there was a part where a married man thought about going back in time to be with his teenage love and for me that is wrong on so many levels. True they were dead and did not age and I am sure one could argue there is a loophole there but all I can say is yuck.
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FJ1200
5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo Mr. Mott.
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2013
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A short story of a lost loved one who returns unchanged. You can read the details in other reviews.

What do you do if the girl you love disappears and comes back 20 years later, but she hasn't aged? Can you start the relationship again when you're now old enough to be her father and have a family of your own? Can things be even remotely the same between you? That's really "The Choice" that this book revolves around.

I thought it was excellently written and I would list this as one of the top one hundred stories that I've downloaded. I'm going to read Jason's other two short stories. I can see where there could be dozens of story lines to follow with this idea and I'm looking forward to reading the entire book when it comes out.
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fredamans
4.0 out of 5 stars LOVE!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2014
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This short story is my favorite of the three.
The teaching in this one, I feel, is unlike any other. The message of maturity, love and responsibility is so strong.
I really liked Peter, he seemed like such a rational and intelligent man. His story with Tracy is romantic, sad and smart, all-at-once..
Looking forward to starting The Returned soon.
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Robin M. Howell
4.0 out of 5 stars Very short prequel
Reviewed in Australia on May 20, 2014
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I was drawn enough to this prequel that I am about to read the next two. Surely this is why an author would write such short stories, but to draw the reader into his main novel.
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