Oliver’s Story.

SEGAL, Erich.

$200.00

Item Number: 143618

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977.

First edition of the dramatic sequel to Love Story, the basis for the 1978 film starring Ryan O’Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Regards- Erich Segal 9 June 1978.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anita Scott.

Jenny Cavilleri's death was the tragic climax of Love Story. Now, two years later, her husband, Oliver, is still unable to come to terms with his guilt and grief until one day, by accident, he meets an unusual woman whose personal life is veiled in mystery. Oliver's search to uncover who she is becomes a quest for his own emotional identity. The novel was adapted into the 1978 American romantic drama film and a sequel to Love Story (1970) based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O'Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen.