A decades-spanning epic of first loves and second chances from an unforgettable new voice

‘Sweeping and intimate… a gorgeous meditation on roads not taken’ SHELBY VAN PELT, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures

‘A magnificent, spellbinding love story’ CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of Broken Country

'A captivating debut about love, loss and the many ways in which the past bleeds into the present' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, author of The Cliffs

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1976, Rhode Island.

Lily has two loves.

There’s the boy, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. And then there’s Jane, her brilliant but troubled younger sister and best friend.

Lily has a plan.

She’ll graduate, go to college, marry her high-school sweetheart and start a family of her own, her future unfolding before her as a bright, clear path.

But the laws of love and logic are not as simple as Lily thinks.

When one fateful night throws Lily’s life on an entirely new course, she’ll discover just how fragile the futures are that we so carefully plan and imagine for ourselves. Because the universe has a plan of its own – and what seems to be the end of one great love story might just be the beginning of another…

"Debra Curtis writes fearlessly and wisely about family, marriage, addiction, faith, and redemption, and her soulful characters never take the easy way out. The motherless sisters in her debut novel Laws of Love and Logic grow up in the face of problems that have no solutions, where the way forward is simple but never easy: love unconditionally, try not to hurt anyone, and brace yourself for the next loss, the next joy" - Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of THE WATERS

"Laws of Love and Logic journeys fearlessly from deep space to the innermost chambers of the heart; the result is both tender and profound. Curtis has such extraordinary talent – I didn’t want it to end!" - Rebecca Fallon