Laws of Love and Logic

1976, Rhode Island. Lily has two loves. There''s the boy, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. And then there''s Jane, her brilliant but troubled younger sister and best friend. Lily has a plan. She''ll graduate, go to college, marry her high-school sweetheart and start a family of her own, her future unfolding before her as a bright, clear path. But the laws of love and logic are not as simple as Lily thinks. When one fateful night throws Lily''s life on an entirely new course, she''ll discover just how fragile the futures are that we so carefully plan and imagine for ourselves. Because the universe has a plan of its own - and what seems to be the end of one great love story might just be the beginning of another.

About the author

Debra Curtis is a retired professor of cultural anthropology at Salve Regina University, where she specialised in gender and sexuality. This is her first novel. She is the mother of grown-up twin girls and lives in Rhode Island with her husband and her English bulldog, Harry, who is the star of much of her TikTok content.

TikTok: @EnglishHarry; FB: @DebCurtis; Instagram: @Deb.curtis.906

Product details

• Authors: Debra Curtis
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 17.02.2026
• EAN: 9781526683496
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-8349-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; USA, FICTION / General, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction & related items, FICTION / Family Life / General, 20th Century, North America, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, The Americas, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), US Northeast, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary