{"product_id":"every-story-is-a-love-story-9798217154777","title":"Every Story Is a Love Story by Mbue, Imbolo","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBehold the Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Beautiful We Were\u003c\/i\u003e, a captivating novel about love lost--and the weight of regret \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEvery Story Is a Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply moving, beautifully told novel about grief, regret, anger, forgiveness, and the insistent resilience of the human heart. Imbolo Mbue's generosity on the page is breathtaking.\"--Patrick Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if I'd never gotten into that car? What if I'd pulled out of the driveway five minutes earlier, or ten minutes later?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years ago, Wolo's wife was killed in a tragic car accident. In an instant, the great love of his life was gone, and so was their beautiful future. In the face of a loss that seemed insurmountable, Wolo has slowly rebuilt a semblance of a life: he goes to work, hangs out with a small circle of friends, and fends off the matchmaking efforts of the older women in his family. The grief that dogged him has, with time, become a little gentler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil a letter arrives one day, unbidden, threatening to upend his life once again. It is from Victoria, the woman who was behind the wheel that terrible day. Wolo's family pastor tells him the letter is the work of the devil; his mother expressly forbids him from making further mention of it; his father's second wife calls, from Cameroon, to tell him to destroy it. But Wolo ponders it for days, and ultimately agrees to meet with the woman who killed his wife. When he does, the compassion and deep remorse of the woman affects him in ways he had never imagined, and he begins to wonder if the long road to healing can be shared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat do we owe to those who have hurt us? Are we defined by our worst moments and our deepest regrets? And, more than anything, can forgiveness ease our suffering? Moving and full of life, \u003ci\u003eEvery Story Is a Love Story \u003c\/i\u003echarts the uneven path from heartbreak to healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Imbolo Mbue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.36w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217154777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMBOLO MBUE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBehold the Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction and was an Oprah's Book Club selection. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eHow Beautiful We Were\u003c\/i\u003e, about a fictional African village's fight against an American oil company, was named by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"One of the 10 Best Books\" of 2021. 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