
Laws of Love and Logic
Debra Curtis(Author)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Will be published approx. on 17. February 2026
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-5266-8350-2 (ISBN)
Description
'Sweeping and intimate... a gorgeous meditation on roads not taken' SHELBY VAN PELT, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
'A magnificent, spellbinding love story' CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of Broken Country
__________
1976, Rhode Island.
Lily has two loves.
There's the boy, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. And then there's Jane, her brilliant but troubled younger sister and best friend.
Lily has a plan.
She'll graduate, go to college, marry her high-school sweetheart and start a family of her own, her future unfolding before her as a bright, clear path.
But the laws of love and logic are not as simple as Lily thinks.
When one fateful night throws Lily's life on an entirely new course, she'll discover just how fragile the futures are that we so carefully plan and imagine for ourselves. Because the universe has a plan of its own - and what seems to be the end of one great love story might just be the beginning of another...
'A magnificent, spellbinding love story' CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of Broken Country
__________
1976, Rhode Island.
Lily has two loves.
There's the boy, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. And then there's Jane, her brilliant but troubled younger sister and best friend.
Lily has a plan.
She'll graduate, go to college, marry her high-school sweetheart and start a family of her own, her future unfolding before her as a bright, clear path.
But the laws of love and logic are not as simple as Lily thinks.
When one fateful night throws Lily's life on an entirely new course, she'll discover just how fragile the futures are that we so carefully plan and imagine for ourselves. Because the universe has a plan of its own - and what seems to be the end of one great love story might just be the beginning of another...
Reviews / Votes
At once sweeping and intimate, Laws of Love and Logic is a gorgeous meditation on roads not taken. Debra Curtis is not afraid to explore big questions about love and loss, but always with tenderness -- Shelby van Pelt, author of REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES Laws of Love and Logic resonated so deeply with me, it's the best thing I've read in years. A magnificent, spellbinding love story with characters I'll be thinking about for a long time. I was utterly enthralled by it -- Clare Leslie Hall, author of BROKEN COUNTRY A captivating debut about love, loss and the many ways in which the past bleeds into the present, set against a backdrop of thirty years' worth of American social progress and shifting expectations for women. Throughout it all, Lily wrestles with her love for two very different men, and is sustained by the unbreakable bond she shares with her brilliant but deeply complicated sister, Jane. I will be thinking about them both for a long, long time -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of THE CLIFFS Debra Curtis writes fearlessly and wisely about family, marriage, addiction, faith, and redemption, and her soulful characters never take the easy way out. The motherless sisters in her debut novel Laws of Love and Logic grow up in the face of problems that have no solutions, where the way forward is simple but never easy: love unconditionally, try not to hurt anyone, and brace yourself for the next loss, the next joy * Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of THE WATERS * Laws of Love and Logic journeys fearlessly from deep space to the innermost chambers of the heart; the result is both tender and profound. Curtis has such extraordinary talent - I didn't want it to end! * Rebecca Fallon *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-8350-2 (9781526683502)
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Debra Curtis
Laws of Love and Logic
E-Book
02/2026
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Debra Curtis is a retired professor of cultural anthropology at Salve Regina University, where she specialised in gender and sexuality. This is her first novel. She is the mother of grown-up twin girls and lives in Rhode Island with her husband and her English bulldog, Harry, who is the star of much of her TikTok content.
TikTok: @EnglishHarry; FB: @DebCurtis; Instagram: @Deb.curtis.906
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