This Is Not a Love Song

By Sarahbeth Purcell

Book Overview

From the author of Love Is the Drug, the wickedly funny, pull-no-punches story of Julia, a hip, young writer whose life is thrown completely out of whack when her free-spirited soul mate decides to free himself from her, leaving her reeling.

Brilliant young writer Sarahbeth Purcell combines witty melodramatics with her own brand of hard-edged, tough-girl cadences in This Is Not a Love Song, a fantastic new novel filled with characters who are idealistic enough for readers to relate to and just cynical enough to respect.

When Julia first met Chase one February day two years ago, she knew something was different. An intelligent, free-spirited artist, Chase was not like the other guys Julia had dated. He was her soul mate. At least for two blissful years. And then, with nothing more than a single note left on a bedside table, he was gone -- following his lifelong search for peace and inspiration on another spontaneous road trip across the country. But this time, he wasn't coming back. Devastated and depressed, Julia turns to her friend Delia, a gorgeous and tortured alcoholic who approaches life with the spirit of a warrior. Through terse phone calls and late-night crying jags, Delia helps Julia navigate her heartbreaking loss.

Hilarious and heart wrenching, This Is Not a Love Song is a story about hope, healing, and that endless search for the truest form of affection -- loving yourself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743476174
• ISBN13: 9780743476171
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

not a love song, but a great read

If you're not afraid to go emotionally deep with your characters, or experience the other side of love, This Is Not A Love Song is your book.The author uses such intimate forms of communication as phone calls, diary entries and letters to tell stories of lost love, misplaced love and lives in transition through best friends Julia and Delia, Julia's wayward boyfriend Chase, and Delia's dysfunctional love interest, Michael. The author's ability to hook her characters to our hearts and keep them there is exceeded only by the unique, intense and captivating way in which she tells the story. THIS IS NOT CHICK LIT. This is serious and very good literature by a fine young voice.