Comeback Love

by Peter Golden

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Pub Date Apr 03 2012 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012

Simon & Schuster | Atria

Description

Like Nicholas Sparks and Robert James Waller, first-time novelist Peter Golden knows how to write the kind of nostalgic fiction that men and women alike fall for. In Comeback Love, a universal story about lost love, he offers an evocative debut that begins in the tumultuous 1960s and ends in the feverish thrill of present-day New York City.

Over thirty-five years ago, Gordon Meyers, an aspiring writer with a low number in the draft lottery, packed his belongings and reluctantly drove away, leaving Glenna Rising, the sexy, sharp-witted med student he couldn’t imagine living without.

Now, decades later, Gordon is a former globetrotting consultant with a grown son, an ex-wife, and an overwhelming desire to see Glenna again. Stunned when Gordon walks into her Manhattan office, Glenna agrees to accompany him for a drink. As the two head out into the snow-swept city, they become caught up in the passions that drew them together before tearing them apart. And as the evening unfolds, Gordon finally reveals the true reason for his return.

Comeback Love is a bracing journey into the hearts of two lovers who came of age in the 1960s. Plumbing the depths of youth, regret, and desire, Peter Golden deftly illuminates the bonds that mysteriously endure in the face of momentous change.

Like Nicholas Sparks and Robert James Waller, first-time novelist Peter Golden knows how to write the kind of nostalgic fiction that men and women alike fall for. In Comeback Love, a universal...

Advance Praise

“Stirring and romantic, a sweeping novel about first loves and second chances.” —Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Opposite of Me "An absorbing, intelligent novel about retracing one’s steps to recover what was lost, and about coming to terms with the mistakes of the past in order to rediscover a future. Peter Golden reminds us that going back is sometimes the only way to move ahead." —Elizabeth Brundage, author of A Stranger Like You and The Doctor's Wife "Comeback Love is a heartfelt and lyrical novel. A stylishly composed, moving tale of loss and redemption." --James Howard Kuntsler, author of The Long Emergency and World Made by Hand "If you are a boomer who fell in love in the late '60's and early '70s, this book is for you - man or woman. Golden has written an intelligent romance with a current that alternates between passion and politics and past and present. It will awaken your memory and sense to falling in love and making love and waiting for your draft number. The story moves beautifully forward and, for readers who wonder about a lost love, it's a rich, warm, wonderful trip down memory lane." -- Susan Novotny, Publisher and Founder of Staff Picks Press "Comeback Love is a nostalgic love story about one man's search for the woman he loved and lost in the freewheeling '60's. Fans of Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this bittersweet tale of true love, regret, and hope for a second chance at forever." --Susan Taylor, owner of Market Block Books, Troy, NY