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Lose your heart to the novel that defined a generation then ... and now. Love Story Love means never having to say you're sorry ... He is Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking,... read more
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It is the story of 2 young college grads, who's love was stronger then any of the tests life threw at them. Oliver Barrett IV, a rich(very rich), big Harvard jock, heir to the Barrett fortune and legacy. Jennifer Cavilleri, daughter of a Cranston, Rhode Island baker, with not much money, but... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Oliver Barrett IV: A rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law
- Jennifer Cavilleri: A wisecracking, working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe.
- Phil Cavileri: Jenny's father.
- Marcie Nash: Add a description of this character.
- Oliver Barrett III: Oliver Barrett IV's father
- Dean Thompson
- Davey Johnston
- Jonas
- Ray Stratton
Setting & Locations edit
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- New York
- Cranston, Rhode Island: Jenny's hometown.
- Boston
- Paris
- Rhode Island
First Sentence edit
What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?
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Series & Lists edit
This is book 181 of 194 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2010). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Dead Until Dark, and followed by American Gods.
This is book 1 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1970. (authoritative list)
Followed by The French Lieutenant's Woman.
This is book 158 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2010). (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Golden Compass, and followed by Running With Scissors.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 195 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2011). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Pretties, and followed by The Rainmaker.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Erich Segal (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Row
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 134
Publisher: Harper & Row
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 134
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- Dewey: 813
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