To be released on April 8, 2025

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THREE COUSINS

Set during the excitement and tumult of the second wave of feminism and the sexual revolution, this coming-of-age novel about female friendship in the 1970s will appeal to fans of Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane.

It’s 1976, the second wave of feminism is in full swing, and three cousins share an apartment at Yale. Two are seniors; the third is starting graduate school. Each is seeking her own path in both love and work—but all three women, not quite knowing how to use the new freedoms available to them, alternate between supporting and undermining each other in their efforts.

Julia, the most conventional of the three, wants the security of her monogamous relationship but is attracted to men. Anna plans on traveling the world to escape her boyfriend and alcoholic mother. Robin, who is bisexual, has various partners as she dreams of open relationships. All fall under the spell of a charismatic musician, Michael, who is too wounded to be available. By the end of a year of experiments and necessary mistakes, the cousins will make crucial decisions that will determine the course of the rest of their lives.

This prequel to Levine's first two critically acclaimed novels, The Geometry of Love and Nothing Forgotten, dramatizes the struggles that women have faced and continue to face while entering adulthood in a world not quite ready to accept them as equals.

REVIEWS

"Take three unforgettable young women on the cusp of adulthood and add a compelling supporting cast, an engrossing plot, and the societal upheaval of the mid-1970s. Put it all in the hands of an author with an artist’s eye and a storyteller’s heart, and you have Jessica Levine’s indelible new novel. Brava!"
— Deborah K. Shepherd, author of So Happy Together

"An absorbing coming-of-age story that takes us on a journey through the love and entanglements of family and friendship. Levine artfully explores relationships and the lives of women, gracefully raising questions about the choices women make and why."
— Corie Adjmi, author The Marriage Box and Life and Other Shortcomings'