First Comes Love: A Novel

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1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •A pair of sisters find themselves at a
crossroads in this dazzling new novel from the 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 heart—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 single—and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more
than the right guy, however, is to become a mother—a feeling that is
heightened when her ex-boyfriend’s daughter is assigned to her class.
Determined to have the future she’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, she’s married to a wonderful
man, and together they’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 knew—and that in the search for true happiness, love
always comes first. Praise for First Comes Love “An engaging story of sisterly
love . . . Illuminating and engrossing.”—People “[Emily] Giffin delivers
another emotionally honest work. . . . First Comes Love is a heart-stirring
novel about the many layers of sibling rivalry.”—Associated Press “First Comes
Love 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.”—Huffington Post “Moving and complex, [First
Comes Love] proves [that Emily Giffin is] still at the top of her
game.”—Booklist “Giffin juggles Josie’s quest for motherhood and Meredith’s
internal conflicts deftly. . . . Giffin paints a realistic portrait of the
troubled and complex relationship between a pair of sisters.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This is Giffin at her finest—a fantastic, memorable story.”—Publishers Weekly
“First 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.”—PopSugar “Giffin’s talent is pretty much unparalleled when it comes
to the modern woman’s story about life, love and family.”—Redbook “[A] well-
written family drama.”—Real Simple “Fans will be entertained by the author’s
humor and satisfied by her storytelling”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution Read
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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books; First Edition (June 28, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 034554692X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 20
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #746,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16,524 in Contemporary Women Fiction #36,427 in Literary Fiction (Books) #83,760 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
• #16,524 in Contemporary Women Fiction
• #36,427 in Literary Fiction (Books)