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The 22 Greatest Love Stories of All Time

We all love love. These are the books—most of them unexpected—that make Starry-Eyed Romantics feel it all over again, from the first delirious thrill to the ache of separation.

1.
Us

Us

By David Nicholls
2.
Longbourn

Longbourn

By Jo Baker
3.
All The Light We Cannot See

All The Light We Cannot See

By Anthony Doerr
4.
One Plus One

One Plus One

By Jojo Moyes
5.
The Age of Miracles

The Age of Miracles

By Karen Thompson Walker
6.
The Steady Running of the Hour

The Steady Running of the Hour

By Justin Go
7.
The Movement of Stars

The Movement of Stars

By Amy Brill
8.
Astonish Me

Astonish Me

By Maggie Shipstead
9.
Here on Earth

Here on Earth

By Alice Hoffman
10.
The Crane Wife

The Crane Wife

By Patrick Ness
11.
The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

By John Green
12.
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

By Leo Tolstoy
13.
The Remains of The Day

The Remains of The Day

By Kazuo Ishiguro
14.
Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

By Gabriel García Márquez
15.
The Invisible Bridge

The Invisible Bridge

By Julie Orringer
16.
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry

Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry

By Leanne Shapton
17.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

By Victor Hugo
18.
Blankets

Blankets

By Craig Thompson
19.
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

By Annie Proulx
20.
Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting

By Natalie Babbitt
21.
One Day

One Day

By David Nicholls
22.
Love Story

Love Story

By Erich Segal

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