If I Forget You

From the USA Today–bestselling author, "the most moving and beautifully-written love story I've read since Cold Mountain" (Howard Frank Mosher, author of God's Kingdom).

Two former lovers reconnect in this beautiful and haunting tale of great lost love from the critically acclaimed author of The Headmaster's Wife.

Twenty-one years after they were driven apart by circumstances beyond their control, two former lovers have a chance encounter on a Manhattan street. What follows is a tense, suspenseful exploration of the many facets of enduring love. Told from altering points of view through time, If I Forget You tells the story of Henry Gold, a poet whose rise from poverty embodies the American dream, and Margot Fuller, the daughter of a prominent, wealthy family, and their unlikely, star-crossed love affair, complete with the secrets they carry when they find each other for the second time.

Written in lyrical prose, If I Forget You is at once a great love story, a novel of marriage, manners, and family, a meditation on the nature of art, a moving elegy to what it means to love and to lose, and how the choices we make can change our lives forever.

"Romantic, full of yearning, and hopeful, this is an unapologetically passionate tale about the kind of enduring love we dream about when we are young." ―Robin Oliveira, New York Times–bestselling author

"Don't let the wintry cover fool you―this love story makes for a perfect beach read." ―Real Simple

"If I Forget You is a beautiful, quiet novel about love and the paths we take and the ones that are forged for us." ―PopSugar