'Glenna and Gordon's romance rises and falls with the familiar but engrossing tempo of reckless, youthful passion.' - Publishers Weekly Peter Golden reminds us that going back is sometimes the only way to move ahead.' -Elizabeth Brundage, author of A Stranger Like You and The Doctor's Wife 'An absorbing, intelligent novel about retracing one's steps to recover what was lost, and about coming to terms with the mistakes of the past in order to rediscover a future. Plumbing the depths of youth, regret, and desire, Peter Golden deftly illuminates the bonds that mysteriously endure in the face of momentous change. Comeback Love is an evocative journey into the hearts of two lovers who came of age in the 1960s, and who never truly let each other go. And as the evening unfolds, Gordon will finally reveal the true reason for his return. As the two head out into the snow-swept city, they rediscover the passion that once drew them together-before it tore them apart.

Though she's stunned when Gordon walks into her Manhattan office, Glenna agrees to accompany him for a drink. Now, decades later, Gordon is a former globe-trotting consultant with a grown son, an ex-wife, and an overwhelming desire to see Glenna again. What would you do if you had a second chance with the one that got away? More than thirty-five years ago, Gordon Meyers, an aspiring writer with a low number in the draft lottery, packed his belongings and reluctantly drove away, leaving behind Glenna Rising, the sexy, sharp-witted med student he couldn't imagine living without. About the Book Golden's evocative debut reminiscent of Nicholas Sparks is a bracing journey into the hearts of two lovers who came of age in the 1960s and plumbs the depths of youth, regret, and desire.īook Synopsis A debut novel about a man and his romantic quest to find the woman he loved and lost years before.

Comeback Love by Peter Golden