Following the global success of Love Story, Erich Segal went on to write seven other romantic best sellers, and a charming and humorous children’s book.
Bob and Sheila Beckwith had everything: rewarding careers, two wonderful daughters, and a perfect marriage . . . almost perfect. For what Sheila didn’t know was that Bob had once been unfaithful – only once, ten years ago during a business trip to France. What Bob didn’t know was that his brief affair had produced a son. Now a tragic accident – and one fateful phone call – will change Bob and Sheila’s life forever…
'An appeal even more intense than Love Story.'
The Literary Guild Magazine'Warm, sentimental and charged with true parental emotion … It will give a great many readers much pleasure by tugging at their heart strings with that most human of emotions – the relationships between parents and between parents and children … an intriguing situation unlike any I can recall encountering in recent fiction.'
John Barkham Reviews'Memorable.'
The Pittsburgh Press'Wonderful … Segal has dreamed up a storyline that can hardly fail to fascinate his enormous public … [Segal writes] succinctly, always on top of his material and with great understanding of the inner most workings of the human heart and mind.'
British Bookseller'Tugs at our emotions … unblushingly sentimental.'
Cosmopolitan'A jewel … just about perfect … the instant emotion Love Story had.'
The Plain Dealer: Cleveland'Segal’s most mature book … a modern novel of morals and manners.'
The New Republic'Gentle, sentimental and genuinely touching, Segal’s new novel possesses many of the qualities Love Story had.'
Publishers Weekly