'Love means never having to say you're sorry.' The heartbreaking international phenomenon that has sold well over 21 million copies, now in a stunning and classic new 50th Anniversary edition.
He is Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Opposites in nearly every way. But they fell in love.This is their story.
'Love means never having to say you're sorry.' The heartbreaking international phenomenon that has sold well over 21 million copies, now in a stunning and classic new 50th Anniversary edition.
He is Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Opposites in nearly every way. But they fell in love.This is their story.
He is Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Opposites in nearly every way. But they fell in love.
This is their story.“Beautifully written . . . profoundly moving”
Iconic . . . Tissues at the ready! - My Weekly
- Sunday ExpressA lump forms in the throat and starts growing until it feels like a football coming up sideways. You either fight it or let it out. - New York TimesWe loved it and we think you'll love it too - SunIncredible . . . A poignant novel of nostalgia and romance. - Washington PostFunny, touching, and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be. - San Francisco ExaminerErich Segal was born in Brooklyn in 1937 and graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1958, followed by a Masters and a Doctorate. He first made his name as an academic writer in the field of classical literature before moving on to write the book that made him famous - LOVE STORY, which published in 1970 and went on to sell over 21 million copies worldwide - and seven other romantic bestsellers. In 1998 he was awarded the Legion d'Honneur from the French government. He was married and had two children. Erich Segal died in London in 2010.
He is Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Opposites in nearly every way. But they fell in love.This is their story.
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