{"product_id":"9781451656329","title":"Comeback Love : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eComeback Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Golden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut novel about a man and his romantic quest to find the woman he loved and lost years before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat would you do if you had a second chance with the one that got away?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than thirty-five years ago, Gordon Meyers, an aspiring writer with a low number in the draft lottery, packed his belongings and reluctantly drove away, leaving behind Glenna Rising, the sexy, sharp-witted med student he couldn’t imagine living without. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, decades later, Gordon is a former globe-trotting consultant with a grown son, an ex-wife, and an overwhelming desire to see Glenna again. Though she’s stunned when Gordon walks into her Manhattan office, Glenna agrees to accompany him for a drink. As the two head out into the snow-swept city, they rediscover the passion that once drew them together—before it tore them apart. And as the evening unfolds, Gordon will finally reveal the true reason for his return. . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComeback Love \u003c\/i\u003eis an evocative journey into the hearts of two lovers who came of age in the 1960s, and who never truly let each other go. Plumbing the depths of youth, regret, and desire, Peter Golden deftly illuminates the bonds that mysteriously endure in the face of \u003ci\u003emomentous\u003c\/i\u003e change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Stirring and romantic, a sweeping novel about first loves and second chances.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Sarah Pekkanen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absorbing, intelligent novel about retracing one’s steps to recover what was lost, and about coming to terms with the mistakes of the past in order to rediscover a future. Peter Golden reminds us that going back is sometimes the only way to move ahead.\" —Elizabeth Brundage, author of \u003ci\u003eA Stranger Like You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Glenna and Gordon's romance rises and falls with the familiar but engrossing tempo of reckless, youthful passion.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Golden’s breakout debut fiction is a passionate story of love, loss and reconciliation… Grab a handful of tissues, think \u003ci\u003eThe Notebook \u003c\/i\u003eand then start speculating on actors best suited to bring Gordon and Glenna to the big screen.\" \u003ci\u003e—Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic emotional dancing Gordon and Glenna engage in reads as honestly and accurately as any love story between two people who come together, come apart, then reconnect decades later. The repositioning of the characters between past and present never jars and should suit those who enjoy love stories along the lines of those by Nicholas Sparks and Sarah Pekkanen.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781451656329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40936340881614,"sku":"9781451656329","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_1f5f1472-a91d-4cda-ad72-911887b3a9d8.jpg?v=1645820761","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781451656329","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}