{"product_id":"almost-life","title":"Almost Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\"Best Sapphic Historical Romances\" - \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar \u003c\/i\u003e\"Most Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring\" -\u003ci\u003e Autostraddle \u003c\/i\u003e\"Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026\" - \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e\"New Books You Should Read in March\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Hargrave has a great eye and ear for close-focus, intimate scenes. Conversations, sexual encounters, and meals are vividly alive....\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaure and Erica are richly drawn, in both heart and mind.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTwo young women meet in Paris one sultry summer in a decades-spanning tour de force about the enduring power of young love and the poignant heartbreak of missed chances--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eErica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Coeur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet, the spark is undeniable, but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eErica and Laure's love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonizing changes--both personal and political--that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully capturing young love and all its complexities, \u003ci\u003eAlmost Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.","brand":"S\u0026s\/Summit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943470366951,"sku":"9781668204276","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_90568dd1-9118-40d8-a37a-954215e38d6f.jpg?v=1775323521","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/almost-life","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}