Heart the Lover

In her senior year of college, Jordan meets Sam and Yash in a literature class. They are the standouts—brilliant debaters, widely read, and living in an old house belonging to a professor on sabbatical. Both are handsome and intimidating, their intellect and broad language matched only by their confidence. With Sam, the physical chemistry is immediate and overwhelming, complicated by his religious vow to wait until marriage. The three spend countless evenings playing cards, dissecting literature, and bantering with the ease of childhood friends. Initially nicknaming her “Daisy” (after Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby) they switch to “Jordan” when they learn she began college on a golf scholarship—a nod to Jordan Baker, Daisy’s friend in the novel. Jordan’s relationship with Sam is an intense, on-again, off-again storm of emotion. But as graduation rolls around, it is Yash who captures her heart. Together, they make choices that alter the course of their lives forever. Told in two parts—Jordan as a young woman and later as a wife and mother—this emotional rollercoaster unfolds in breathtaking prose that captures the essence of young love. A deceptively simple story, told with such beauty and grace that it lingers long after the final page. The writing is passionate, sophisticated, and so immersive I could not put it down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐