{"product_id":"love-and-other-words-deluxe-edition-hardcover","title":"Love and Other Words: Deluxe Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Lauren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning deluxe edition--featuring sprayed edges, four-color endpapers, and more--of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling authors Christina Lauren's fan favorite \"resoundingly life-affirming tale\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) about childhood sweethearts reconnecting by chance. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos--the first and only love of her life--the careful bubble she's constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy's entire world--growing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother...only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more--spending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco devouring books, sharing favorite words, and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Although their memories are obscured by the agony of what happened that night so many years ago, Elliot comes to understand the truth behind Macy's decade-long silence, and must overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, \u003ci\u003eAutoboyography\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Love and Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Roomies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Unhoneymooners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Soulmate Equation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomething Wilder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe True\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLove Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paradise Problem\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com or @ChristinaLauren on Instagram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987943457069,"sku":"9781668092217","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NAezB2zkKG9781668092217.webp?v=1776188381","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/love-and-other-words-deluxe-edition-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}