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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
- Author
- Tia Williams
- Narrator
- Mela Lee, Preston Butler
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 6 February 2024
- Run Time
- 11 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing.
Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her.
When regal nonagenarian, Ms. Della, invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighbourhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers.
One evening in February as the heady, curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way.
Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked.
EVERYONE'S FALLING FOR TIA WILLIAMS
'A sexy, modern love story to start the summer off right' Reese Witherspoon
'A smart, sexy testament to Black joy' Jodi Picoult
'Tia Williams conjures a seductive fantasy' Rumaan Alam
'Hilarious, romantic and incredibly sexy' Hello!
(P) 2024 Grand Central Publishing
Critics Review
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is funny, sexy, and breathtakingly romantic. This is the kind of book you wish you could slip bodily into, live within its warm and magical world for as long as it would have you. Another rapturous knockout from Tia Williams
Emily Henry
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A spellbinding modern fairytale, sexy and warm and full of hope and the power of love
Bolu Babalola
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An enigmatic, enchanting, absolute gift of a love story that transcends time, place, and realm. Williams never ceases to surprise and delight!
Robinne Lee
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Tia Williams writes instant classics, and A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is the perfect vehicle to demonstrate the rare range and insight that make her writing so special. At turns punchy and poignant, sweeping and yet so intimate, this story will steal your heart and surprise you. Make you ache. Make you laugh and cry and yearn. As Williams' most ambitious work to date with layers of romance and heartache and history and magic tucked between these pages, it is your next book of the year
Kennedy Ryan
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Williams's style is bold and lively with dialogue that can snap like an elastic band
The Times
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This book reads like the best kind of love song: tender, smart and undeniably sexy. Tia Williams simply doesn't miss
Leah Johnson
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Magical and steamy . . . their love story is literally written in the stars
Red
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Elegantly blending past and present, romance and fantasy, Williams delivers a gorgeous, transportive love letter to the Harlem Renaissance . . . What begins as a simple romance is elevated by rich history as the story flashes back through Harlem's past, revealing both its glamor and its danger. This vast time span creates an epic feel that never overpowers the tender heat of the romance. It's a showstopper
Publishers Weekly
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Through the story of Ricki and Ezra, Tia Williams writes beautifully about our human tendency to romanticise the past, our identities, and love itself . . . Perfect if you loved Seven Days in June and Ashley Poston's The Dead Romantics
Good Housekeeping
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Williams's novel is both a love letter to Harlem and a recognition of its history that gentrification cannot erase . . . highly recommended
Library Journal
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A truly original romance that is quirky, suspenseful, and unforgettable
Booklist
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Beautifully swoony and full of magic, this charming book is both a love letter to Harlem and to the essence of love itself
Culturefly
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There's a glamorous quality to Ricki Wilde that suits the headiness of its love story . . . No matter the era, romance hangs in the air
BookPage
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Fans of Williams' hit novel Seven Days in June will be smitten by this
Press Association
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With humor, soulful prose and a touch of magical realism, Williams takes a creative chance with Ricki Wilde that'll make it one of your most memorable reads of 2024
People
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A gorgeously written romance . . . I couldn't help but fall head-over-heels for this book and the love story between our two leads
Culturess
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Sexy, funny and authentic, this is lushly rendered and atmospheric
Irenosen Okojie
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Effortlessly capturing the humor and heartbreak of falling in love
Kirkus
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A sparkling modern fairy tale
My Weekly
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is an epic romance that is perfect for fans of Succession and Empire
Glamour
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The book's calculus of love and loss is brutal, and grounds the dazzling prose and light magical element
New York Times Book Review
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Tia Williams is a superlative author constantly testing her own boundaries, innovating with each new book. Sparkling, heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny . . . Ezra and Ricki's love story is one for the ages
NPR
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Lushly romantic . . . [A] swoon-worthy tale that transcends time and space, one that captures the vicissitudes of fate, the power of love, and the promise of finding one's destiny.
Entertainment Weekly
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Tia Williams' writing is delightful, infused with warmth and humour
Voice Mag
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Tia Williams brilliantly captures the magic and romance of Harlem - past and present - while giving us a heroine we can all root for. Prepare to be transported!
Emily Giffin
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Details
- Author
- Tia Williams
- Narrator
- Mela Lee, Preston Butler
- Duration
- 11 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529426205
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is an epic love story one hundred years in the making . . .Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her. When regal nonagenarian, Ms. Della, invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighbourhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers. One evening in February as the heady, curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way. Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked. EVERYONE'S FALLING FOR TIA WILLIAMS'A sexy, modern love story to start the summer off right' Reese Witherspoon'A smart, sexy testament to Black joy' Jodi Picoult'Tia Williams conjures a seductive fantasy' Rumaan Alam'Hilarious, romantic and incredibly sexy' Hello!(P) 2024 Grand Central Publishing
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