and that in the recipe for true happiness, love always comes first.Įmotionally honest and utterly enthralling, First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart-wherever that may lead.įirst Comes Love is a #1 New York Times Bestseller! In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover they need each other more than they knew. Yet lately, Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired.Īs the anniversary of their tragedy looms and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them, but also come to terms with their own choices.

A successful attorney, she’s married to a wonderful man, and together they’re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. Determined to have the future she’s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother-a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend’s daughter ends up in her class. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single-and this close to swearing off dating for good. When tragedy strikes their family, their different responses to the event splinter their delicate bond.įifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved.

Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious relationship. In this dazzling new novel, Emily Giffin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and The One & Only introduces two sisters who find themselves at a crossroads.

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