A haunting and emotional meditation on love from the Nobel Prize-winning author of "Beloved." May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida—even L—all are women obsessed with Bill Cosey. He shapes their desires for a father, husband, lover, protector, and friend. This bold perspective from a great storyteller on the nature of love—its appetite, its sublime possession, and its consuming terror—is rich in character and dramatic events, while possessing a deep sensitivity to how alive the past can be. Sensual, elegiac, and unforgettable, love ultimately comes full circle toward that indelible, overwhelming first love that marks us forever. Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction. 'Love is her best work… a delicate yet enchanting story' Evening Standard