Laws of Love and Logic, Debra Curtis
Laws of Love and Logic, Debra Curtis
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Laws of Love and Logic

Author: Debra Curtis

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/17/2026


Synopsis

A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES

An extraordinary debut novel about two sisters, one impossible choice, and the long shadow of the past

“A magnificent, spellbinding love story.”—Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country

Lily Webb has spent years trying to build a steady, predictable life, far from the hometown marred by tragedy and the sister she cannot seem to save from herself.

Jane has always been the brilliant sister: fierce, complicated, and drawn to the mysteries of the universe. But after their mother’s death, Jane’s gifts became entangled with addiction, pulling the sisters into a cycle of love, guilt, and heartbreak that neither can escape.

Lily has found comfort in a quiet marriage to a devoted scientist, one who opened her eyes to the beauty of the natural world and offered her safety and stability. But when her first love, a boy she lost under devastating circumstances, returns, Lily is forced to confront the past she thought she had buried.

As old wounds reopen, and her fragile bond with Jane grows ever more tenuous, Lily must navigate the tension between the life she’s built and the life she once imagined,

Spanning decades and rich with questions of faith, science, and the ties that hold us together, Laws of Love and Logic is a compelling, emotionally gripping novel about sisterhood, forgiveness, and the complicated nature of love.

About The Author

Debra Curtis is a retired professor of cultural anthropology at Salve Regina University, where she specialized 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on May 05, 2026

if i don't read a romance is it even mid-february. this explores big questions of Morality and Love and Trauma, but it doesn't do any of it in a truly deep or interesting way. it tends to use tragedy as a get-out-of-jail-free card, positioning life-altering grief as an excuse to avoid honesty or comp......more

Goodreads review by emilybookedup on January 11, 2026

five big beautiful stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ what an amazing book to start off my 2026 reading with!!! read this if you like: BROKEN COUNTRY or BLUE SISTERS, litfic with a good combo of romance and family drama, “right place wrong time” tropes, etc. this book was a perfect combination of those two books whi......more

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads on April 22, 2026

A remarkable coming-of-age story about the complexities of love and loss and the different shape life can take in the blink of an eye. The characters are beautifully crafted; their foibles endearing. While most love stories focus on the black and white of it all, author Debra Curtis weaves a bitters......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on September 05, 2025

I finished it. The writing style is well done. It had some great themes and explored some topics that were relevant for the time period and are still relevant now. That’s probably all the praise I can give it. It paced slow, the format felt like a biography of someone I didn’t want to know about. I......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on March 29, 2026

i knew their lives were going to go to shit the second they have an early golden childhood. nothing more suspicious for happy endings all around than a childhood too good to be true......more


Quotes

“I absolutely loved this book! I always love a story with a central sister relationship, and this one particularly tugged at the heartstrings.”Harper’s Bazaar

“This is a rich read, heartbreaking, engrossing and intellectually stimulating, that stays with you.”—New Zealand Listener

“The best thing I’ve read in years . . . A magnificent, spellbinding love story with characters I’ll be thinking about for a long time . . . I was utterly enthralled.”—Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country

“At once sweeping and intimate, Laws of Love and Logic is a gorgeous meditation on roads not taken. Debra Curtis is not afraid to explore big questions about love and loss, but always with tenderness.”—Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures

“A captivating debut set against a backdrop of thirty years’ worth of American social progress and shifting expectations for women.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cliffs and Friends and Strangers

“Powerfully moving . . . I adore a story that spans a long time, as this one does, and I especially love a story that, when I finish, leaves me with a feeling of hope.”—Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes

“A sharply observed, deeply felt novel about the lives we build, the loves we choose, the compromises we endure—and the rare and complicated gift of getting to ask ‘What if?’ one more time.”—Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company

“Debra Curtis writes fearlessly and wisely about family, marriage, addiction, faith, and redemption, where the way forward is simple but never easy: love unconditionally, try not to hurt anyone, and brace yourself for the next loss, the next joy. Curtis is an author you can trust.”—Bonnie Jo Campbell, bestselling author of The Waters

“Thought-provoking, hopelessly romantic, a pinch of tragedy—just the kind of novel to get lost in.”Kirkus Reviews