{"product_id":"heart-the-lover-by-lily-king","title":"Heart the Lover by Lily King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Touching, thoughtful, a deeply affecting love story about time and regret'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Steeped in yearning, melancholy and the reckoning with mortality that must come to us all . . . King's writing still pierces you' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Exploring how first love shapes a lifetime, here is a novel of piercing clarity' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Beautifully written . . . I was hooked from the first page' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novel Sheffield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57335923081593,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0721\/1547\/files\/9781837265527.webp?v=1779881977","url":"https:\/\/novelsheffield.com\/products\/heart-the-lover-by-lily-king","provider":"Novel Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}