Yerba Buena: A Novel

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Synopsis
Yerba Buena is the debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other.A Most Anticipated Book (Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, TIME, Vulture, Elle, NBC News, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Electric Lit, BookRiot, Bustle, Goodreads, LGBTQ Reads, Autostraddle, PopSugar, Veranda Magazine, The Lesbian Review, and more)“A love story for our time.”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics "This book is a precious thing."—Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last StopWhen Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena and embarks on an affair with the married owner.The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But the damage both women carry, and the choices they have made, pulls them apart again and again. When Sara's old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose, they must decide if their love is more powerful than their pasts.At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a love story for our time and a propulsive journey through the lives of two women trying to find somewhere, or someone, to call home.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
304 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781250810502
Related ISBNs:
9781250810465
Publisher:
Flatiron Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Nina LaCour.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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