Greatest Love Stories of all Time
These books are for readers that "love falling in love," and love reading about love, and the heartache that come with it. List your favorite love story.
List created by ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) on Nov 25, 2014
List Votes: 1 Books: 13 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Open
List created by ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) on Nov 25, 2014
List Votes: 1 Books: 13 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Open
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
In a review of Hoffman's previous novel, Practical Magic, Booklist wrote, "magic, fantasy, and full-tilt love-at-first-sight have figured in all of Hoffman's sexy, funny, and endearing novelsin Hoffman's universe, all boundaries between inner and outer realms are erased. Fear brings whipping... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy & Richard Pevear (Translator) & Larissa Volokhon...
Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century... more
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One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes. Ever since she debuted Stateside she has captivated readers and reviewers alike, and hit the New York Times bestseller list with the word-of-mouth sensation Me Before You. Now, with One Plus One, she’s written another contemporary... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Astonish Me: A novel by Maggie Shipstead
From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two... more
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Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, Bk 3) by Lisa Kleypas
Easily the shyest Wallflower, Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: Marriage!... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan's symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose.
On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel & Carol Christensen (Translator) &...
To the table or to bed...You must come when you are bid
The number-one bestseller in Mexico in 1990, Like Water for Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with bittersweet moments of magic and sensuality. Evocative of How to Make an American Quilt in... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Anna and the French Kiss (French Kiss, Bk 1) by Stephanie Perkins
Anna was looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she's less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris -- until she meets Etienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful,... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
After the Russian Revolution turns her world topsy-turvy, Anna, a young Russian countess, has no choice but to flee to England. Penniless, Anna hides her aristocratic background and takes a job as servant in the household of the esteemed Westerholme family, armed only with an outdated... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Can God's Love Save Anyone? Bestselling author Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea in a tale set against the exciting backdrop of the California Gold Rush. The heroine, Angel, is a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a child. Michael... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
Longbourn by Jo Baker
If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she’d most likely be a sight more careful with them.
In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice, the servants take center stage.
Sarah, the orphaned housemaid, spends her days... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Paris, 1937. Andras Lévi, a Hungarian-Jewish architecture student, arrives from Budapest with a scholarship, a single suitcase, and a mysterious letter he has promised to deliver to C. Morgenstern on the rue de Sauvigne. As he falls into a complicated relationship with the letter's... more
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ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) |
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, Bk 1) by Judith McNaught
From sweeping passion to taut suspense, Judith McNaught has entertained millions with a stunning array of emotions in nine dazzling bestsellers. In this beloved classic, "one of the best ever" (Rendezvous), two defiant hearts clash in a furious battle of wills -- in a glorious age of... more
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