Leaving

"Wondrous.…This insightful, complex story about a late-in-life romance is unforgettable." ―Joan Frank, The Washington Post What risks would you be willing to take to fall in love again? Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Kirkus Reviews • One of the Los Angeles Times's '15 Best Books of the Year' • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read of 2024 “I never thought I’d see you here,” Sarah says. Then she adds, “But I never thought I’d see you anywhere.” Sarah and Warren’s college love story ended in a single moment. Decades later, when a chance meeting brings them together, a passion ignites threatening the foundations of their lives. Since they parted in college, each has married, raised a family, and made a career. When they meet again, Sarah is divorced and living outside New York, while Warren is still married and living in Boston. Seeing Warren sparks an awakening in Sarah, who feels emotionally alive for the first time in decades. Still, she hesitates to reclaim a chance at love after her painful divorce and years of framing her life around her children and her work.