Love and Other Words

One cannot erase the narrative of the heart.

Macy Sorensen is becoming used to her aspirational but emotionally bland routine, which consists of working hard as a new paediatrics resident, organising her wedding to an older, well-off guy, and keeping her emotions hidden.

But the well-laid bubble she's created starts to burst when she sees Elliot Petropoulos, her one and only love. Once upon a time, Elliot was everything to Macy. He had grown from her gangly, bookish buddy to the guy who helped her heal from the death of her mother, only to shatter her heart the night he confessed his love.

Teenage Elliot and Macy, whose story is told in alternate times between Then and Now, go from being friends to something much more. They spend their weekends and carefree summers together in a home outside of San Francisco, where they read books, share favourite phrases, and discuss their struggles and victories as they mature. Up to their accidental reconnection, they had grown apart as adults. Elliot will discover the truth behind Macy's ten-year quiet, despite the pain of what transpired that night so many years ago clouding their memories. He will also have to conquer the past and himself in order to restore Macy's trust in the prospect of an all-consuming love.

In this first fiction book by New York Times and #1 worldwide bestselling author Christina Lauren (Autoboyography, Dating You / Hating You), love, sorrow, friendship, and previous betrayals all come together.