{"product_id":"heart-the-lover-by-lily-king","title":"Heart the Lover by Lily King","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeart the Lover is a new novel from Lily King, the American writer behind Writers \u0026amp; Lovers and Euphoria. It is a love story told looking back, precise and quietly devastating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her final year of college, the narrator falls in with two brilliant friends, Sam and Yash: late nights, card games, fast talk, and a first love that does not follow any of the usual rules. Decades later she is a settled writer with a husband and children when a surprise visit brings all of it back, and makes her look again at the choices, and the lies, of that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiterary fiction about first love and what it leaves behind, for readers of Writers \u0026amp; Lovers. Shortlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lily King writes with a great generosity of spirit.' Ann Patchett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Touching, thoughtful, a deeply affecting love story about time and regret.' David Nicholls\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lily King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50345312878829,"sku":"9781837265787","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8532\/4525\/files\/9781837265787.jpg?v=1785203333","url":"https:\/\/www.peninsularecordsandbooks.com\/products\/heart-the-lover-by-lily-king","provider":"Peninsula Records \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}