{"product_id":"9780399593246","title":"Love and Gravity: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this unforgettable novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eOne Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Time Traveler’s Wife,\u003c\/i\u003e a young Isaac Newton falls in love with a girl living in modern-day San Francisco, defying the laws of physics to forge a seemingly impossible connection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Thoughtful, magical, and alive with romantic alchemy, \u003ci\u003eLove and Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare gem of a book, both intellectual and beautiful.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Sarah Addison Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Andrea Louviere is seven years old the first time he appears. While she’s alone in her bedroom, practicing her beloved cello, the light shivers and a crack forms in the wall. Through the crack, she sees a candle, a window, a desk—and a boy. In the eerie silence, the boy clearly sees Andrea too. Then, as quickly as it opened, the crack closes and he vanishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the years, summoning the boy becomes an obsession for Andrea. On her seventeenth birthday, she receives a three-hundred-year-old love letter from Isaac Newton. Andrea knows that Isaac will change the world with his groundbreaking discoveries; the letter tells Andrea that she will change him.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003eAs Isaac’s letters intensify in passion and intimacy, Andrea grows determined to follow his clues to their shared destiny—despite a burgeoning romance in the present. Only when she discovers the way into Isaac’s time does Andrea realize that she faces a heartbreaking decision between what was . . . and what might be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLove and Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sotto’s remarkable story keeps the reader guessing until the very end. . . . The imaginative blend of romance, history, and paranormal is compulsively readable, hits all the romantic high notes, and provides a novel explanation for the development of calculus; highly recommended.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Hard to put down.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Ingenious.”\u003cb\u003e—Dear Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Creative and heartfelt, this novel captured my imagination and my heart with ease. . . . Samantha Sotto certainly gave us readers an original, almost fanciful story that was filled to the brim with real and very raw emotions.”\u003cb\u003e—Harlequin Junkie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Catching right from the start . . . If you like time travel romance novels, this book will not disappoint!”\u003cb\u003e—The Lit Bitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Samantha Sotto’s \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I was floored by the gutsy scope of this highly unusual love story. \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those books that challenges the natural laws of fiction writing, and Samantha Sotto pulls it off in a frisky and highly entertaining way.”\u003cb\u003e—Anne Fortier, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJuliet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I was absolutely enchanted by \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e. It’s a highly original and engaging mix of romance, mystery, and magic that will challenge everything you think you know about happily ever after.”\u003cb\u003e—Jill Smolinski, author of \u003ci\u003eObjects of My Affection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A smartly written romance, mystery, and historical adventure all wrapped up in a page-turner that will have you guessing until the very end.”\u003cb\u003e—Adena Halpern, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Best Days of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Exquisitely written and inventively told, \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, moving—and quite fun—exploration of what you think you know about your own life.”\u003cb\u003e—Melissa Senate, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Love Goddess’ Cooking School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154735907056,"sku":"9780399593246","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399593246_p0.jpg?v=1763699811","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399593246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}