{"product_id":"love-story-50th-anniversary-edition-9780062979476","title":"Love Story [50th Anniversary Edition]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be.\" --\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe iconic tale of love and loss that has touched the hearts of millions, \u003cem\u003eLove Story\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the most adored novels of our time. It has sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide and became a blockbuster film starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is the story that told the world, \"Love means never having to say you're sorry.\" This special anniversary edition includes an introduction by the author's daughter, Francesca Segal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law, and Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny are kindred spirits from vastly different worlds. Their attraction to each other is immediate and powerful, and together they share a love that defies everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is their story--a story of two young people and a love so uncompromising it will bring joy to your heart and tears to your eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSegal, Francesca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRANCESCA SEGAL\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in London in 1980 and studied at Oxford before becoming a journalist and writer. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e (U.K.), \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e (U.K. and U.S.), amongst many other publications. She has been a features writer at \u003cem\u003eTatler\u003c\/em\u003e, and for three years she wrote the Debut Fiction column in \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e (U.K.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEB: FRANCESCASEGAL.COM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWITTER: @FRANCESCASEGAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFACEBOOK: FRANCESCA-SEGAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSegal, Erich:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eErich Segal was an American author, screenwriter, and classics professor. His first three books, \u003cem\u003eLove Story\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOliver's Story\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Man, Woman and Child\u003c\/em\u003e, were all international bestsellers that became blockbuster films. Segal received numerous awards and honors including a Golden Globe for his screenplay to \u003cem\u003eLove Story\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the Legion d'Honneur from the French government. He died in London in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613906309394,"sku":"9780062979476","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a67438dd-a5a9-42dc-a84d-dec8df414ace.jpg?v=1732421726","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-story-50th-anniversary-edition-9780062979476","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}