{"product_id":"9781805224921","title":"This Is a Love Story : The instant New York Times bestseller","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jessica Soffer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 February 2025 by Profile Books Ltd (Serpent's Tail) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e224 x 144 x 29mm | 412g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Unapologetically romantic: complicated, colourful and includes many tales that tug at the heartstrings. Soffer's saga goes down like bittersweet chocolate, with a hint of sugar to soften the sharp edge of loss' New York Times'One of the best love stories I have read in a long time' 5-star NetGalley Review'Can something be quiet and intimate yet impactful and expansive? Because that's the best way I can describe this book. I'm going to need some time to process this one!' 5-star NetGalley Review'Lyrical, graceful - Jessica Soffer has captured the glittering magic of New York City' Jenny Jackson, NYT-bestselling author of Pineapple Street'A revelation - the kind of novel to read in one sitting' Liz Moore, bestselling author of The God of the WoodsAbe and Jane have been together for fifty years: as two among the thousands of starry-eyed young lovers in Central Park, as frustrated and exhausted parents, as an artist and a writer whose careers were taking flight. Now, Jane is seriously unwell, and together she and Abe look back on their marriage - on the parts they cherished, and those they didn't: Abe's early betrayal; and the trials of raising their son Max, who, now grown, still believes his mother chose art over parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA homage to New York, to pleasure, loss and love that endures despite or perhaps because of what life throws at us, This Is a Love Story brings these layered voices together in a chorus as complex, radiant and captivating as the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Soffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261430542661,"sku":"9781805224921","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781805224921.jpg?v=1763038700","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781805224921","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}