The Arc

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Lasting love is in the details. It's time to be more particular.

35-year-old Ursula Byrne is successful, witty, smart, and single. She's tried all the dating apps, and let's just say: she's underwhelmed by her options.

Enter The Arc: a highly secretive, super-sophisticated matchmaking service that relies on a complex series of emotional, psychological and physiological assessments. The price tag is high, the promise ambitious- you get one match, and one match only. Because one is all you need for a partnership that will go the distance.

Ursula is paired with 42-year-old lawyer Rafael Banks, and from the start, this feels like the electric, lasting love they've each been seeking their whole adult lives. But as their relationship unfolds in unanticipated ways, the two begin to question The Arc's legitimacy.

After all, the arc of a relationship is never predictable ... even when it's fully optimized. Or is it

Reviews

'The Arc is an incisive, inventive, probing portrait of a modern relationshipfeaturing remarkably well-drawn characters that readers will champion and adore. Hoen'sclever, original debut is as hilarious as it is heartwarming.' - Carola Lovering, authorof Too Good to be True

'You don't expect a razor-sharp satire to satisfy so deeply on an emotional level, but TheArc does that and more: Tory Henwood Hoen brings humor, wit and brutal honestyto start-up culture, relationships and human frailty in this riveting debut.' -Alexandra Andrews, author of Who is Maud Dixon

'Tory Hoen has the rare combination of a satirists eye and a romantics soul. Populatedthough it may be with biz-whiz types, lifestyle apps, and start-up schemes, The Arc is, atits heart, about the inimitable qualities that make us human. Clear off space on your shelfof contemporary favorites for this timeless love story wrapped in a timely, funnyportrait of modern society.' - Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink

'A zeitgeisty and hopeful page-turner that proves neither algorithms nor bigdata can keep the heart from wanting what it wants.' - Courtney Maum, author ofTouch and Costalegre

Author Bio

Tory Henwood Hoen is an American-Canadian writer who lives in Brooklyn. She has worked as a journalist, content creator, and brand director in New York and Paris. She graduated from Brown University, and The Arc is her first novel.