{"product_id":"this-love-a-novel-isbn-9780063424364","title":"This Love: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eAutostraddle \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Electric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Queer Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“We’re calling it… Lotte Jeffs’ novel is the new \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e” \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly charming and modern debut novel spanning ten years of extraordinary queer friendship, about platonic soulmates, unconventional families, and the limitless, ever-changing forms love can take.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mae and Ari meet outside a crowded gay bar during their final year of university, their connection is instant, sparking a lifetime friendship. Stubborn and no stranger to breaking hearts, Mae needs Ari's bright light to guide her out of her self-centered ways. Reeling from a scandal in New York, vibrant, charming Ari sees Mae as an anchor keeping him grounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough they are young, ambitious, and queer, both Mae and Ari secretly daydream about settling down somewhere with a garden, children, and dogs, building a life that feels like home. They make a pact: somehow, some day, they will have a child together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decades that follow, Ari and Mae realize that fulfilling their promise will not be as simple as they once hoped. Navigating toxic partners and hidden secrets, combatting the heavy weight of grief, and relishing the spoils of flashy media careers, the two struggle to reconcile their ever-diverging paths. Although nothing goes quite to plan, Ari and Mae—alongside their dearest friends and lovers—come to realize that the messy, devoted, tight-knit found family they could build together might be better than anything they could have ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePage-turning, emotionally evocative, and bursting with wit and charm, \u003ci\u003eThis Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a character-driven testament to the power of friendship and a love letter to family—however it’s formed.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, Mae and Ari have an immediate and incandescent connection that defies categorization. It's a sincere pleasure to watch this richly rendered, embodied, and deeply queer cast of characters crash headlong into each other and be transformed.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Copley Eisenberg, author of Housemates and The Third Rainbow Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eLyrical, meandering, and astute, \u003cem\u003eThis Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a love letter to what friendship can be, and what a novel can do. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChloé Caldwell, author of Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] heartfelt examination of found family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThis Love\u003c\/em\u003e had me deep in my feelings. Lotte Jeffs is the real deal, and many writers will, justifiably, never forgive her for creating such a tender, engrossing, and unforgettable debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Madievsky, author of All-Night Pharmacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully wrought, tender, funny, and wholly original story about the magic that happens when friends become family. I was totally immersed in the characters and their world, and started missing them the moment I finished reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabrielle Korn, author of Yours for the Taking and The Shutouts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThis Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliantly rich portrayal of family—both the one we are born into and the one we must find, forge and fight for no matter the cost. I fell so deeply for its messy, glorious characters and their passionate pursuit of love, be it romantic, platonic or the kind of soul-mate connection that belies traditional definition. Jeffs has created a world so vivid, I felt I was living in it and was immediately bereft when I turned the last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Beashel, author of Spilt Milk and The Sky is Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThis Love\u003c\/em\u003e is everything you want from a novel, it's funny, sexy, and moving. It's a book full of queer joy that lets us imagine all the hopeful possibilities in the word 'family'.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Lynch, author of small: on motherhoods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a book I will return to again and again. I finished it in the early hours of the morning and was bereft. It's about relationships, our concept of family, what soulmate means . . . I could go on! It's beautiful.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennie Godfrey, author of Sunday Times Bestseller The List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Appealingly breezy, emotionally attuned prose.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tender and heartfelt exploration of love in all its forms.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anchored by complicated real-world challenges, this novel explores the weight of secrets, toxic partnerings, grief and desire all whilst celebrating the greatest love in so many lives, friendship.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We’re calling it… Lotte Jeffs’ novel is the new \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e”\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best parts of Sally Rooney and Gabrielle Zevin merge for this exquisitely paced, modern yet timeless story of love and friendship . . . Pitch perfect, I adored this completely absorbing and compulsive gem.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Marrs, author of The Good Samaritan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Incredible . . . a beautiful book full of emotion that will stay with me for a long time.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Pottell, Books Editor at Prima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I wouldn't be at all surprised if \u003cem\u003eThis Love\u003c\/em\u003e was my book of 2024. The world-building and storytelling is exquisite, the characters so real, the plot perfect. I'm madly jealous of everyone who hasn't read it yet.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Pearson, author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bursting with queer joy and tenderness, \u003cem\u003eThis Love\u003c\/em\u003e is original, compelling and totally gorgeous. An immensely enjoyable ode to the extraordinary power of friendship and forging your own kind of family. I adored it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoxy Bourdillon, DIVA magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I had a whirlwind romance with this book. Rarely have I seen myself so clearly in literature. Safe to say I loved it.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzi Ruffell, comedian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intensely readable novel about all the love that doesn't fit inside society's neat boundaries.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Bates, author of Fix the System, Not the Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e for a new generation”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully written, generous-hearted, clever, tender, fresh and unputdownable novel about queerness, family and forgiveness. I loved \u003cem\u003eThis Love\u003c\/em\u003e.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Day, author of Sunday Times #1 Bestseller Friendaholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Astute, tender and utterly joy filled. This is the love story we've been waiting for.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eELLE UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890752942309,"sku":"NP9780063424364","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063424364.jpg?v=1730234015","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/this-love-a-novel-isbn-9780063424364","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}