Everything Love Is (Hardcover)

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Everything Love Is (Hardcover)

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A poignant, mysterious, and unforgettable story of love, and of the happy endings we conceive for ourselves.

Baptiste Molino has devoted his life to other people's happiness. Moored on his beloved houseboat on the edge of Toulouse, he helps his clients navigate the waters of contentment, whilst remaining careful never to make waves of his own.

Unlike those who come to him for help, Baptiste is more concerned with his past than his future: particularly the mysterious circumstances of his birth and the identity of his birth mother whose only legacy to her orphaned son was a violin, a wooden statuette, and a word inked into the skin of her arm.

But Sophie, the young waitress in his local bar, believes it is time for Baptiste to raise his aspirations and rediscover passion . . . and she thinks she can help. She talks of striving for something more and leads him into the world on his doorstep he has long tried to avoid.

However it is Baptiste's new client who may end up being the one to change his perspective. Elegant and enigmatic, Amandine Rousseau is fast becoming a puzzle he longs to solve.

As winter approaches and tensions rise on the streets of the city, Baptiste's determination to avoid both the highs and lows of love begins to waver. And when his mother's legacy finally reveals itself he finds himself torn between pursuing his own happiness and safeguarding that of the one he loves.

Claire King's debut novel, The Night Rainbow, was published by Bloomsbury in 2013. She is also the author of numerous prize-winning short stories. After fourteen years in southern France, Claire has recently returned to the UK and now lives with her family by a canal in Gloucestershire.

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Product Details ISBN: 9781632865380
ISBN-10: 1632865386
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: December 6th, 2016
Pages: 384
Language: English

"Everything Love Is is a poignant and compelling story of love and happy endings that will truly capture your heart. . . . [King's] vivid descriptions will pull you into the story to witness the lives of the characters through their eyes." - San Francisco Book Review

"[A] beautifully rendered sophomore novel. . . King’s haunting and heart-rending--yet life-affirming--narrative is infused with poetic prose, philosophical insights and dual points of view that are initially puzzling. However, as she slowly distributes details--braiding the past, present and future of her well-drawn, amiable cast of characters--her enigmatic story gains startling clarity. King (The Night Rainbow) thoughtfully plumbs the tangled depths of the human psyche, the meaning of life and the evolution of love in its many incarnations." - Shelf Awareness

"The surefire bookclub pick of the season." - Flavorwire

"King’s elegant and poignant second novel (after The Night Rainbow, 2013) focuses on the utter fragility of passion, partnership, and memory. Admirably, King treats Baptiste’s descent into dementia with the utmost respect as she combines themes reminiscent of Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook and Lisa Genova’s Still Alice with lilting and lyrical prose." - Booklist

"Everything Love Is is clearly about everything love is, but it is also about everything we are – which, on reflection, is one and the same thing. A stunning, moving and beautifully written story which I have no hesitation in recommending *****" - Joanna Cannon, author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP

"Simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting" - San Francisco Book Review

"In Everything Love Is, Claire King creates a delicate portrait of a man in a quiet crisis of identity and memory . . . Claire King's France is endearing and colorful and although entirely modern, enchants the reader with a mystical quality reminiscent of Joann Harris' Chocolat. With elegant, lucid prose, she sets a tone that lifts the somber events into occasional whimsy . . . King does a masterful job of puzzling together how the past shapes our hearts and how memories shift as we learn to live with our present." - Washington Independent Review of Books

"[King's] writing is breathtaking, taking a simple story and making it a masterpiece. . . . [Everything Love Is] incorporates the essence of humanity and captures the human experience with emotional precision. Her prose is enough to make you stop and weep. Everything Love Is is a powerful testament to her storytelling skill and well worth the emotional anguish." - That's What She Read

"With Everything Love Is, King paints a true picture of the struggles of life, love, happiness, longing, and friendship. Things don't always go as planned or as desired, and the end is not always pretty. But it is real. And to that end, Everything Love Is is as affecting as they come." - Under the Radar

"Quirky, elegant and sweet: I loved it!" - Joanne Harris, author of CHOCOLAT on THE NIGHT RAINBOW

"An original, beguiling debut about the consequences of an imaginatively lived life" - Marie Claire on THE NIGHT RAINBOW

"Gorgeously written and deeply heartfelt." - Booklist on THE NIGHT RAINBOW

"This surprising and enchanting first novel is enthusiastically recommended." - Library Journal on THE NIGHT RAINBOW

"King's story of a young child's quest for a light in the profound darkness of her life reaches deep into the complexities of human consciousness." - starred review, Shelf Awareness on THE NIGHT RAINBOW