Where Love Lies: A Novel - Softcover

Cohen, Julie

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658 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250081742 ISBN 13: 9781250081742

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2016

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When Felicity steps off the train on the way to meet her husband, she is so sure of everything in her life. Where she is headed, what she will order at the restaurant, the first words her husband will say to her when she arrives, their happy future together.

But then she catches a scent of perfume in the air, and suddenly she is overcome by forgotten emotions-passionate memories of another man she loved many years ago.

As the feelings continue to surface again and again, Felicity begins to question the life she thought she knew so well. She doesn't doubt that she loves her husband, but does she owe it to herself to explore these overwhelming emotions that have taken hold of her? Or is her mind simply playing tricks on her heart?

How can she know where love truly lies? And when she finds out, will it be too late?

Julie Cohen's Where Love Lies is a novel that will capture both your heart and mind.

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About the Author:

JULIE COHEN grew up in Maine, USA, and studied English at Brown University, Rhode Island and Cambridge University in England. She moved to the UK permanently to research fairies in Victorian children's literature at the University of Reading, and then taught English at secondary level. She now writes full time and is a popular speaker and teacher of creative writing. She lives with her husband and their son in Berkshire. She is also the author of Dear Thing.

Review:

"Cohen’s warm-hearted novel is a thoughtful, engaging analysis of what makes love and relationships tick." ―Publishers Weekly

“Where does love lie? In the heart? The mind? Or some mysterious part of the psyche? This is up-all-night reading at its best, an emotional journey for the reader as well as the character. Julie Cohen writes with brilliant subtlety, building the narrative to a shocking yet inevitable twist you won't see coming. Where Love Lies is one of the most absorbing novels I've read in a very long time.” ―#1 New York Times bestselling author, Susan Wiggs

"Every once in a while a novel comes along that grabs you by the heart and won’t let you go. This is one of them. Julie Cohen’s sensitive hand leads us into a story full of sensory perceptions so exquisite that we can’t stop reading. With an authentic and quirky voice, Cohen guides us through her character, Felicity's confusing and bittersweet journey of love in both the mind and the heart. Which matters most? What is love really made of? In a story that also explores the psyche of the creative life with both its costs and its privileges, the bonds of family, and the elusive quality of memory, we find illumination in the small moments of daily living. Lose yourself in this book, and then when you finish, you will find the world and your perception of love slightly altered. With twists you won’t see coming, Where Love Lies is lose-track-of-time reading at its finest." ―Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Driftwood Summer

"Where Love Lies is the very definition of surprising. A heartfelt story that asks moving questions about what it means to be alive and in love, Felicity's journey will keep you thinking long after you've read the last page. Julie Cohen has written a story that is a true original." ―Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Maybe in Another Life

"In Where Love Lies, an intensely emotional and insightful novel, author Julie Cohen explores the mysteries of love for quirky, delightful, yet frustrating, Felicity. Through the story Felicity untangles her perception of real love and discovers it may not be what she'd thought. This book will make you think about love in ways you'd never expect." ―Amy Sue Nathan, author of The Good Neighbor

“She writes boldly in uncharted territory in Where Love Lies - it is an original and very affecting novel and it will stay with me for a long time.” ―Abby Clements, author of Vivien's Heavenly Ice Cream Shop

“A brilliantly original story that will resonate loud and clear with anyone who's ever been knocked sideways by love.” ―HEAT

“Reading it feels like a dance: lyrical, beautiful and so expressive.” ―Katy Regan, author of The Story of You

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