{"product_id":"9781837265527","title":"Heart the Lover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby King, Lily | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 30\/04\/2026 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 20mm | 204g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Touching, thoughtful, a deeply affecting love story about time and regret' DAVID NICHOLLS'Steeped in yearning, melancholy and the reckoning with mortality that must come to us all . . . King's writing still pierces you' The Times'Exploring how first love shapes a lifetime, here is a novel of piercing clarity' Independent'Beautifully written . . . I was hooked from the first page' Daily MailOur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57077131411831,"sku":"9781837265527","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781837265527.jpg?v=1778228671","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781837265527","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}