title: All Stories Are Love Stories: A Novel
author:  Elizabeth Percer 
description: &#8220;A stunning tale of perseverance and affection in the face of disaster...Her literary command, which also has elements of magical realism and the headlong suspense of a thriller, forces you to take your time...a book to savor.&#8221; (<i>Washington Independent Review of Books</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;This captivating, and at times heartrending, novel demonstrates the powerful forces of nature and love.&#8221; (<i>Women's Day</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;[M]akes good on the promise of its title by reshaping a fictional disaster story into one of love . . . Even the most jaded reader can be moved by Percer&#8217;s conception of San Francisco.&#8221; (Shelf Awareness)<br /><br />&#8220;Gripping, poignant. . . . San Francisco&#8217;s unique architecture, diverse neighborhoods, and colorful residents are vividly brought to life. The intertwined love stories in this remarkably drawn setting will keep readers absorbed until the final, tear-jerking moments.&#8221; (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;In <i>All Stories Are Love Stories,</i> the faultlines run deep: secrets are laid bare, and regrets threaten to swallow a handful of characters caught in a devastating earthquake. You&#8217;ll hope for their survival, but you&#8217;ll pray that they&#8217;ll forgive each other&#8212;and themselves&#8212;before their crumbling city swallows them whole.&#8221; (Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Bittersweet</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;&#8230;gripping and affecting&#8230;Percer has delivered a heartfelt valentine to San Francisco, lyrical in its language, suspenseful in its incidents.&#8221; (<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;Dazzlingly plotted and thematically rich . . . . Percer, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee and author of <i>An Uncommon Education</i> (2012), compellingly delivers a story of love in the ruins.&#8221; (<i>Wellesley Magazine</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;Not only a vivid and frightening tale about a devastating earthquake, it&#8217;s also a love letter to San Francisco and a compassionate and thoughtful look into its characters&#8217; lives and secret hearts. There is sweetness and hope among the ruins, and that makes Percer&#8217;s novel all the more compelling.&#8221; (Edan Lepucki, author of <i>California </i>)<br /><br />&#8220;Elizabeth Percer explores big themes of love, longing, loss, and, of course, survival. <i>All Stories are Love Stories</i> is a moving reminder of the way stories connect, and the way we connect through stories, as well as a gorgeous contemplation of the stabilizing force of love.&#8221; (Meg Waite Clayton, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Race for Paris</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;<i>All Stories are Love Stories</i> is a gripping novel, full of love for a group of wonderful characters and a shattered San Francisco. Elizabeth Percer&#8217;s beautiful writing and her overwhelming compassion enable us to take this harrowing journey through a very possible near future world.&#8221; (Ellen Sussman, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Wedding in Provence</i> and <i>French Lessons</i>)
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  PRAISE FOR LIZ TALLEY
  
  
  
  
  
  “Talley packs her latest southern romantic drama with a satisfying plot and
  appealing characters . . . The prose is powerful in its understatedness,
  adding to the appeal of this alluring story.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  
  
  
  
  “Relevant and moving . . . Talley does an excellent job of making her flawed
  characters vastly more gray than black and white . . . which creates a story
  of unrequited loves, redeemed.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _Library Journal_
  
  
  
  
  
  “Talley masters making the reader feel hopeful in this second-chance romance .
  . . You have to read this slow-burning, heart-twisting story yourself.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _USA Today_
  
  
  
  
  
  “This author blends the past and present effortlessly, while incorporating
  heartbreaking emotions guaranteed to make you ugly cry. Highly recommended.”
  
  
  
  
  
  — _Harlequin Junkie_
  
  
  
  
  
  “Liz Talley has written a love story between a mother and daughter that
  captured me completely. By turns tender and astringent, sexy and funny, heart
  wren