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First Comes Love

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28th June 2016

Price: £22.99

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Selected: Audiobook Downloadable / ISBN-13: 9781473650459

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What happens when love, marriage and children don’t come in the expected order?

Fifteen years after the tragic death of their older brother splintered Josie and Meredith’s already fragile relationship, the two sisters are following very different paths.

Hardworking, reserved Meredith thought she’d done it all the right way round – married the perfect man, had the perfect daughter – but now she’s wondering if she got the love part wrong.

Impulsive and spirited Josie has been single for years. She wants a child so much that she’s preparing to head straight for the baby carriage all on her own.

As the anniversary of their tragedy looms and secrets from the past surface, Josie and Meredith must come to terms with their own choices. Perhaps they’ll find that they need each other more than they knew…

Emotionally honest and utterly enthralling, First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart – wherever that may lead.

(P)2016 Random House Audio

Reviews

Vanity Fair
A modern-day Jane Austen.
Chicago Sun Times
Emily Giffin ranks as a grand master . . . She has traversed the slippery slopes of true love, lost love, marriage, motherhood, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption that have led her to be called 'a modern-day Jane Austen'.
Redbook
Giffin's talent is pretty much unparalleled when it comes to the modern woman's story about life, love and family
Booklist
Moving and complex, [First Comes Love] proves [that Emily Giffin is] still at the top of her game.
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Praise for Emily Giffin's previous novels
New York Times
A dependably down-to-earth storyteller.
Candis
Emily Giffin writes with both insight and empathy.
Daily Mail
'Giffin is a great writer and the psychologically complex narrative races along, making for compulsive reading. This is a compelling portrait of a family in crisis; warm, witty, wise and so honest it occasionally made me wince. I loved it.'
Kirkus Reviews
Giffin paints a realistic portrait of the troubled and complex relationship between a pair of sisters...[her] fans will be pleased with this fast-paced, witty, and thoughtful new offering'
People
Giffin's talent lies in taking relatable situations and injecting enough wit and suspense to make them feel fresh.
Entertainment Weekly
Giffin's writing is true, smart, and heartfelt.
Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada on Something Borrowed
Here's a heroine you'll root for and a book you won't want to put down. I loved it!
Marian Keyes on Something Borrowed
I absolutely loved it . . . I could not put it down.
San Francisco Chronicle
When it comes to writing stories that resonate with real women, bestselling author Emily Giffin has hit her stride.