{"product_id":"almost-life-book-kiran-millwood-hargrave-9781668204276","title":"Almost Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEOPLE Magazine \"\u003c\/i\u003eBest Sapphic Historical Romances\" * \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar \"\u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring * \u003ci\u003eAutostraddle \"\u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026\" * \u003ci\u003eTIME \"New\u003c\/i\u003e Books You Should Read in March\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Hargrave has a great eye and ear for close-focus, intimate scenes. Conversations, sexual encounters and meals are vividly alive....\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaure and Erica are richly drawn, in both heart and mind.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTwo young women meet in Paris one sultry summer in a decades-spanning tour de force about the enduring power of young love and the poignant heartbreak of missed chances--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Coeur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet, the spark is undeniable, but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Erica and Laure's love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonizing changes--both personal and political--that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beautifully capturing young love and all its complexities, \u003ci\u003eAlmost Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53245634478353,"sku":"NIN9781668204276","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53338377486609,"sku":"CIN1668204274G","price":10.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53370970046737,"sku":"CIN1668204274VG","price":10.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781668204276.jpg?v=1773378673","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/almost-life-book-kiran-millwood-hargrave-9781668204276","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}