First Comes Love: A Novel

First Comes Love: A Novel

#1Â NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLER â€¢Â A pair of sisters find themselves at a crossroads in this dazzling new novel from theÂ author of Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and The One & Only. First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heartâ€”wherever that may lead.

Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious, relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing, Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes, their delicate bond splinters.

Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is singleâ€”and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a motherâ€”a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriendâ€™s daughter is assigned to her class. Determined to have the future sheâ€™s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands.

On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, sheâ€™s married to a wonderful man, and together theyâ€™re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired.

As the anniversary of their tragedy looms, and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them but also come to terms with their own choices. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover that they need each other more than they knewâ€”and that in the search for true happiness, love always comes first.

Praise for First Comes Love

â€œAn engaging story of sisterly love . . . Illuminating and engrossing.â€â€”People
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â€œ[Emily] Giffin delivers another emotionally honest work. . . . Â First Comes LoveÂ is a heart-stirring novel about the many layers of sibling rivalry.â€â€”Associated Press
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â€œFirst Comes LoveÂ brings [Giffin] back with a vengeance. Tales of sisters have been at the core of other great novels, but Giffin turns that relationship upside down and makes her view a fascinating one.â€â€”Huffington Post

â€œMoving and complex, [First Comes Love] proves [that Emily Giffin is] still at the top of her game.â€â€”Booklist

â€œGiffin juggles Josieâ€™s quest for motherhood and Meredithâ€™s internal conflicts deftly. . . . Giffin paints a realistic portrait of the troubled and complex relationship between a pair of sisters.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews

â€œThis is Giffin at her finestâ€”a fantastic, memorable story.â€â€”Publishers Weekly
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â€œFirst Comes Love is an un-put-down-able, smart, and thoughtful novel that will make you think about the nature of family and how our past informs our present.â€â€”PopSugar

â€œGiffinâ€™s talent is pretty much unparalleled when it comes to the modern womanâ€™s story about life, love and family.â€â€”Redbook

â€œ[A] well-written family drama.â€â€”Real Simple

â€œFans will be entertained by the authorâ€™s humor and satisfied by her storytellingâ€â€”Atlanta Journal-Constitution

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House Audio
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2016-06-28
UnitCount 10
Format Audiobook
EANs 9780804127608

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House Audio
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2016-06-28
UnitCount	10
Format	Audiobook
EANs	9780804127608

First Comes Love: A Novel

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