{"product_id":"9781837265527-heart-the-lover","title":"Heart the Lover","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWriters \u0026amp; Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e comes an achingly beautiful and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, loss, and the lasting impact of first love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Touching, thoughtful, a deeply affecting love story about time and regret'\u003cb\u003e DAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Steeped in yearning, melancholy and the reckoning with mortality that must come to us all . King's writing still pierces you' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exploring how first love shapes a lifetime, here is a novel of piercing clarity' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written . I was hooked from the first page' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur narrator understands good love stories - their secrets, their highs and free falls. But her greatest love story, the one she lived, never followed the rules.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was in her senior year of college when star students Sam and Yash swept her into an intoxicating world of academic fervour, rapid-fire banter and raucous card games. Their lives became quickly intertwined - with friendship but also with unpredictable passions and the intimations of first love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later, she is a successful writer, living a comfortable life with her husband and children, when a surprise visit brings the past crashing into the present, forcing her to confront the decisions and deceptions of her youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57775340749174,"sku":"9781837265527","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41164762_e18ce293-2390-4d41-91a2-66636ba7ab67.jpg?v=1778143440","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781837265527-heart-the-lover","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}