The Idea of Love: A Novel

by Patti Callahan Henry

Overview

As we like to say in the south,

"Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story."

Ella's life has been completely upended. She's young, beautiful, and deeply in love--until her husband dies in a tragic sailing accident while trying save her. Or so she'll have everyone believe. Screenwriter Hunter needs a hit, but crippling writers' block and a serious lack of motivation are getting him nowhere. He's on the look-out for a love story. It doesn't matter who it belongs to.

When Hunter and Ella meet in Watersend, South Carolina it feels like the perfect match, something close to fate. In Ella, Hunter finds the perfect love story, full of longing and sacrifice. It's the stuff of epic films. In Hunter, Ella finds possibility. It's an opportunity to live out a fantasy - the life she wishes she had because hers is too painful. And more real. Besides. what's a little white lie between strangers? But one lie leads to another, and soon Hunter and Ella find themselves caught in a web of deceit. As they try to untangle their lies and reclaim their own lives, they feel something stronger is keeping them together. And so they wonder: can two people come together for all the wrong reasons and still make it right?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466835559
Publisher:	St. Martin's Press
Publication date:	06/23/2015
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	3,250
File size:	431 KB

About the Author

PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY is a full-time writer, wife, and mother. She is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include And Then I Found You, Between the Tides, and Driftwood Summer. Patti lives with her husband and three children in Mountain Brook, Alabama, where she is working on her next novel.

Patti Callahan Henry is a full-time writer, wife and mother and the New York Times bestselling author of novels including Coming Up for Air, The Art of Keeping Secrets, Driftwood Summer and The Perfect Lovesong: A Holiday Story. She lives with her husband and three children outside Atlanta on the Chattahoochee River, where she is working on her next novel.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Idea of Love:

"Patti Callahan Henry's new novel THE IDEA OF LOVE is so wonderful I wish I had written it myself.? It's clever and funny and it makes you think twice about all your personal relationships. I can't wait to see what she writes next! Congratulations, Ms. Henry. This is a huge winner - no lie!"?

Praise for Patti Callahan Henry:

From the Publisher

Patti Callahan Henry seamlessly combines mystery, family love, and personal journey all in one engrossing tale. From the intriguing beginning to the touching ending,The Stories We Tell is filled with the warmth, heart and compassion that have become the trademark of her novels.

author of Necessary Lies Diane Chamberlain

Patti Callahan Henry's THE STORIES WE TELL is a lyrical exploration of love and longing, secrets and suspicion, family and friendship, all told with the author's trademark insights into the hollows and curves of the heart and mind of a working woman who must balance the demands of motherhood, wifedom, sisterhood, and yes, the deepest cravings for artistic expression. I always love the stories PCH tells!

author of Ladies' Night Mary Kay Andrews

Patti Callahan Henry seamlessly combines mystery, family love, and personal journey all in one engrossing tale. From the intriguing beginning to the touching ending,The Stories We Tell is filled with the warmth, heart and compassion that have become the trademark of her novels.

author of Necessary Lies on Patti Callahan Henry Diane Chamberlain

Patti Callahan Henry's THE STORIES WE TELL is a lyrical exploration of love and longing, secrets and suspicion, family and friendship, all told with the author's trademark insights into the hollows and curves of the heart and mind of a working woman who must balance the demands of motherhood, wifedom, sisterhood, and yes, the deepest cravings for artistic expression. I always love the stories PCH tells!

author of Ladies' Night on Patti Callahan Henry Mary Kay Andrews