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FINALIST FOR THE 2014 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION
A flat-out funny, sexy, and poignant romantic thriller.*
Theyre calling for the Storm of the Century, and in western Maine, that means something. So Eric closes his law office early and heads to the grocery store. But when an unkempt and seemingly unstable young woman in line comes up short on cash, a kind of old-school charity takes hold of his hearttwenty bucks and a ride home; thats the least he can do.
Trouble is, Danielle doesnt really have a home. Shes squatting in a cabin deep in the woods: no electricity, no plumbing, no heat. Eric, with troublesand secretsof his own, tries to walk away but finds he cant. Shell need food, water, and firewood, and thats just to get her through the storm: theres a whole long winter ahead.
Resigned to help, fending off her violent mistrust of him, he gets her set up, departs with relief, and climbs back to the road, butwinds howling, snow mountinghe finds his car missing, phone inside. In desperation, he returns to the cabin. Danielles terrified, then merely enraged. And as the storm intensifies, these two lost souls are forced to ride it out together.
Intensely moving, frequently funny, The Remedy for Love is a harrowing story about the truths we reveal when there is no time or space for artifice.
One of the best novels of this or any year. *David Abrams, author of Fobbit
