Hi Hadley! Thank you so much for being on Mundie Moms today. I'm thrilled to introduce you to our readers. Do you mind telling us a little bit about yourself?
Of course! I’m seventeen, and I live in Connecticut with my mom. My parents are divorced, and my dad now lives in England, which has been tough. A few months ago, I broke up with my first real boyfriend. But then I met Oliver on a flight from New York to London, and everything changed…
How would you describe THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT in 5 words or less?
The longest 24 hours ever.
Before you began your trip to London, did you believe in love at first sight, or think that someone could fall in love with someone after a brief encounter?
Not at all. I always thought that was the kind of thing that only happened in fairy tales. I’ve never been so happy to be wrong about something…
He offered to help me with my bags, which was really sweet, and I thought he was cute, though in a rumpled sort of way. He had crumbs on his shirt, and his hair was sticking up, and his smile was crooked. But he made me nervous in the best possible way, and I just had this feeling that he was somebody worth getting to know.
How do you think you've personally changed over the course of meeting Oliver and going to London?
It’s amazing how much can happen in one day. When I woke up that morning, I was anxious and miserable and just generally grumpy. Everything seemed to be going wrong, and the last thing I wanted to do was fly to London for my father’s wedding. But then I met Oliver, and just like that, everything changed. He was there for me right from the beginning. He helped calm me down, and he helped me see what was important. I don’t know how the day might have unfolded if it hadn’t been for him. Twenty-four hours doesn’t seem like enough to set you on an entirely different course. But for me, that’s all it took.
What's something you'd like Mundie Moms to know about you, that we don't learn in your story?
I think maybe I’d like to be a teacher one day. My dad’s a professor of poetry, which isn’t exactly my thing, but I’ve always been a big reader because of him, and I’m thinking that one day I might like to be an English teacher. But that’s still a long way off. And who knows what’ll happen in college. I mean, look at Oliver – he’s studying about a dozen different subjects at Yale. (Or so he says…)
If you could go back and change anything from the first time you met Oliver, would you?
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that even the most seemingly insignificant events can have a huge impact. If I hadn’t missed my flight by four minutes, I might not have met Oliver at all. It doesn’t take a whole lot to affect the course of events; the smallest moments can have the biggest ripple effects. Fate is funny that way. So I wouldn’t change a thing.
That he talks in his sleep. Every time he nodded off on the plane, he would mumble under his breath. It was all gibberish, but it made me laugh, listening to him talk so earnestly about how many watermelons he needed to buy or how much he loved kangaroos while he was sound asleep.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I’ll have just graduated college, so it’s hard to say. Maybe I’ll be living in New York City, or maybe I’ll be in London. If there’s anything I’ve learned from today, it’s that twenty-four hours is a long time. Five years? That’s 1,835 days. It’s 43,800 hours. A lot can happen in all that time, so it’s hard to tell where I’ll be. But I’m excited to find out.
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Awww awesome post I LOVED this book and Hadley is great!!
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Great post. I keep hearing good stuff about this book. I am definitely going to have to read it.
ReplyDeleteI adored the book. Just finished it over the weekend. So fun to read more about Hadley.
ReplyDeleteGiselle- Thank you so much! I love this book as well. Hadley is such a lovable character.
ReplyDeleteAmy- Thank you! I highly recommend picking it up!
Sophie- Thank you for helping with the questions. I'm so glad you loved it.
Great interview with Hadley and I also read Oliver's interview. Hadley seems like a real cool girl who you could easily be friends with. Oliver definitely is charming and yes I love him already lol. I can't wait to read this book I love reading about great romances and this seems like one of the best. The fact everything happens in 24 hours is really awesome.
ReplyDeleteCaitlin- Thank you! Oliver's interview is fabulous! Both characters are definitely characters who I felt that if I met, I would definitely be friends with them. I hope you enjoy "meeting" them!
ReplyDeleteI like the book trailers. They're really cute.
ReplyDeleteHmm.....talks in his sleep. That has to be intersting. :D Thanks for stopping by!
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