num_pages: 384
description: In this dazzling new novel Emily Giffin the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed Where We Belong and The One &amp; Only introduces a pair of sisters who find themselves at a crossroads. Growing up Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving if sometimes contentious relationship. Josie was impulsive spirited and outgoing; Meredith hardworking thoughtful and reserved. When tragedy strikes their family their different responses to the event splinter their delicate bond. Fifteen years later Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties following very different paths. Josie a first grade teacher is singleand this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy however is to become a mothera feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriends daughter ends up in her class. Determined to have the future shes always wanted Josie decides to take matters into her own hands. On the outside Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney shes married to a wonderful man and together theyre raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. 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. As 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. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness both sisters discover they need each other more than they knew . . . and that in the recipe for true happiness love always comes first. Emotionally honest and utterly enthralling First Comes Love is a story about family friendship and the courage to follow your own heartwherever that may lead.
language: English
title: First Comes Love
publisher: Ballantine Books