They're Going to Love You: A captivating drama of betrayal and creative ambition
Nov 2022 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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'A luminous chronicle of betrayal, sacrifice and ambition' The Observer
'My idea of a perfect book ... I cannot recommend it enough.' Jami Attenberg
'In this finger-trap puzzle of a plot, the pull of the past meets the pressures of the present' New York Times
Carlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her mother Isabel. She only gets to see her father Robert, and his brilliant but troubled partner James, for a few precious weeks a year when she visits their enchanted apartment in Greenwich Village. James educates her in all that he holds dear in life: literature, music, and most of all, dance. As the years go by, Carlisle is desperate to be asked to stay permanently, even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life . . .
They're Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love.
'Feels like a commercial success in the waiting' The Times
'A deeply felt (late) coming of age tale about purpose and love' i
'A truly beautiful novel' Saga
'An elegant assemblée' Vanity Fair
'A taut, moving evocation of the love and hurt contained within families and the difficulty of forgiveness.' Mail on Sunday
'My idea of a perfect book ... I cannot recommend it enough.' Jami Attenberg
'In this finger-trap puzzle of a plot, the pull of the past meets the pressures of the present' New York Times
Carlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her mother Isabel. She only gets to see her father Robert, and his brilliant but troubled partner James, for a few precious weeks a year when she visits their enchanted apartment in Greenwich Village. James educates her in all that he holds dear in life: literature, music, and most of all, dance. As the years go by, Carlisle is desperate to be asked to stay permanently, even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life . . .
They're Going to Love You is a gripping and gorgeously written novel of heartbreaking intensity. With psychological precision and a masterfully revealed secret at its heart, it asks what it takes to be an artist, and the price of forgiveness, of ambition, and of love.
'Feels like a commercial success in the waiting' The Times
'A deeply felt (late) coming of age tale about purpose and love' i
'A truly beautiful novel' Saga
'An elegant assemblée' Vanity Fair
'A taut, moving evocation of the love and hurt contained within families and the difficulty of forgiveness.' Mail on Sunday
About the author
Meg Howrey is the author of the novels THE WANDERERS, THE CRANES DANCE, and BLIND SIGHT. Her non-fiction has appeared in Vogue and The Los Angeles Review of Books. Meg was a professional dancer who performed with the Joffrey Ballet and City Ballet of Los Angeles, among others. She made her theatrical debut in James Lapine's TWELVE DREAMS at Lincoln Center, and received the 2001 Ovation Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway National Tour of CONTACT. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
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