The Hardest Part of Love: a powerful and thought-provoking novel from bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club author Catherine Ryan Hyde

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In the tradition of Jodi Picoult, a powerful, thought-provoking story from this bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club author. Originally published as Electric God in 2001. There's a split second between having it all, and losing everything.Hayden briefly has it all- a wife and daughter he adores and a baby on the way. But when his son dies at birth, a deep anger emerges, robbing Hayden of everything.Years on, Hayden is living in self-imposed exile. He's just lost his beloved dog and is now losing Laurel, the only woman he's loved since...But just as Hayden's rage rises again, a young figure from the past emerges, forcing him to re-visit his long-buried childhood...

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A heroic, superbly crafted novel worth reading again and again and again * The Denver Post *
Ryan Hyde spins her tale so effortlessly that the reader closes the book with a quiet sense of elation * San Francisco Chronicle *

Author Bio

Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of, amongst other novels, Love in the Present Tense, which was selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club in 2007. Catherine lives in California.