{"product_id":"a-theory-of-love-a-novel-isbn-9780062742704","title":"A Theory of Love: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA follow-up to her successful debut \u003cem\u003eCharleston\u003c\/em\u003e and set in the world’s most glamorous landscapes, this moving new love story from Margaret Bradham Thornton draws on a metaphor of entanglement theory to ask: when two people collide, are they forever attached no matter where they are? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Gibbs, a British journalist on assignment on the west coast of Mexico, meets Christopher Delavaux, an intriguing half-French, half-American lawyer-turned-financier who has come alone to surf. Living lives that never stop moving, from their first encounter in Bermeja to marriage in London and travels to such places as Saint-Tropez, Tangier, and Santa Clara, Helen and Christopher must decide how much they exist for themselves and how much they exist for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to build his firm, Christopher leads a life full of speed and ambition with little time for Helen and even less when he suspects his business partner of illegal activity. Helen, a reluctant voyeur to Christopher’s world of power and position, searches far and wide for reporting work that will “take a bite out of her soul”—refugees in Calais, a mountain climber in Chamonix, an orphaned circus performer in Cuba. \u003cem\u003eA Theory of Love\u003c\/em\u003e captures the ambivalence at the center of human experience: does one reside in the familiar comforts of solitude or dare to open one’s heart and risk having it broken? Set in some of the most picturesque places in the world, this novel questions what it means to love someone and leaves us wondering—can nothing save us but a fall?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhen two people collide, are they forever attached, no matter where they are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Gibbs, a British journalist on assignment on the west coast of Mexico, meets Christopher Delavaux, an intriguing half-French, half-American lawyer-turned-financier who has come alone to surf. Living lives that never stop moving, from their first encounter in Bermeja to marriage in London and travels to such places as Saint-Tropez, Tangier, and Santa Clara, Helen and Christopher must decide how much they exist for themselves and how much they exist for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to build his firm, Christopher leads a fast-paced, ambitious life with little time for Helen—even less when he suspects his business partner of illegal activity. Helen, a reluctant voyeur to Christopher’s world of power and position, searches far and wide for reporting work that will “take a bite out of her soul”—refugees in Calais, a mountain climber in Chamonix, an orphaned circus performer in Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Theory of Love captures the ambivalence at the center of the human experience: does one reside in the familiar comforts of solitude or dare to open one’s heart and risk having it broken? Set in some of the most picturesque places in the world, this novel questions what it means to love someone and leaves us wondering: can nothing save us but a fall?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Award-winning author Thornton, who edited Tennessee Williams’s \u003cem\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers a gorgeously choreographed love story of thoughtful people whose commitment to each other is endangered by a mix of protective need-to-know sharing and a determination to soldier on through the loneliness of long separations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In a modern love story, a spirited British journalist finds both romance and disappointment in her search for happiness amid the whirl and glitz of the global elite.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A Theory of Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a rare find—a tempestuous modern love story with a deeply soulful heart. Lush, evocative and romantic, this story captivated me until the very last page.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This terrific novel caught me up immediately...then Margaret Thornton takes us deeper, through the layers of a many-faceted relationship of logic and emotion to the elemental struggle these two have with time and the crushing call of the world.  This is a rich and moving novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRon Carlson, author of Return to Oakpine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Richly evoked… with a scope and nuanced intelligence that evokes a contemporary version of the world of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe National Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ \u003cem\u003eA Theory of Love \u003c\/em\u003esweeps readers off to some of the most beautiful cities in the world—and deep into the complicated romance between a privileged lawyer and a conscientious journalist. One of the best books of the summer.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoastal Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An introspective and beautiful novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebooktrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Must read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers will be…contemplating how the parallel or converging lines of their lives affect their relationships.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thornton has created an immersive world; the prose has a subtle intensity… A contemplative and absorbing novel with hidden depth.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thornton writes compellingly of love, self-discovery, and what truly makes a marriage. 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