About the book: 2014 / One of the most famous novels of its time, Anatomy of Love remains perhaps the most powerful work about first love. A mesmerizing, beautifully written, sensually evocative story about David Axelrod and his all-consuming passion for Jade Butterfield. David and Jade can't get enough of each other, and the young people's desires take them much further than they realize. And when Jade's father forbids David from visiting their home, the young man decides that he will receive forgiveness if he saves Jade's family from trouble. He decides to start a “safe” fire on the porch of their house. But everything turns into a nightmare. Love becomes a crime. The world is filled with anonymous phone calls, frantic letters and new fears. In anticipation of the inevitable punishment, David does not doubt only one feeling - his endless love... The book was published in 1979 and was hailed by New York Times critics as the best novel of the year. It has been translated into more than 20 languages, its circulation in the world has exceeded two million copies. According to Publishers Weekly reviewers, Spencer is a recognized master of the modern American romance novel. For the first time in Russian!