"The sleeper hit of the pandemic ..." (Vogue): author note and book club menu, book giveaway
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February 13 2021
THE IDEA OF YOU
Robinne Lee
St. Martin's Press
6/13/17
Fiction/ Paperback
384 pages
Solène Marchand, the thirty-nine-year-old owner of an art gallery in Los Angeles, is reluctant to take her daughter, Isabelle, to meet her favorite boy band. But since her divorce, she’s more eager than ever to be close to Isabelle. The last thing Solène expects is to make a connection with one of the members of the world-famous August Moon, Hayes Campbell. Campbell is clever, winning, confident, and posh, and the attraction is immediate. That he is all of twenty years old further complicates things.

For Solène, their evolving relationship is a reclaiming of self and a rediscovery of happiness and love. When Solène and Hayes’ romance becomes a viral sensation, and both she and her daughter become the target of rabid fans and an insatiable media, Solène must face how her romantic life has impacted the lives of those she cares about most.

"The sleeper hit of the pandemic . . . . There is no escapism like reading about a nearly middle-aged woman embarking on a glittering, global love affair with a thoughtful young sex god . . . . It's electric, triumphant to read."
-Vogue

"An OMG page-turner that literally sucks you in from page one to the last few words."
-Gabrielle Union
Dear Reader, 

The Idea of You is a story about a woman approaching forty and reclaiming her sexuality and rediscovering herself, just at the point that society traditionally writes women off as desirable and viable and whole. Forty is very much a milestone birthday. And I wanted some conflict for my story. It would have been too easy to make Hayes twenty-five or twenty-seven. It would have been too easy to make Solène thirty-six. A twenty-year gap was enough to be scandalous. To feel reckless. And I embraced the challenge: being able to convey their love and attraction for each other— in a very honest and genuine way. I hope you have just as much fun reading the book as I did writing it.

Robinne Lee
THE IDEA OF YOU
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In The Idea of You what begins as a series of clandestine trysts between Solène and Hayes quickly evolves into a passionate and genuine relationship. It is a journey that spans continents as they navigate each other’s worlds: from stadium tours to international art fairs to secluded hideaways in Paris and Miami.

I recommend a decadent menu that complements their jet-set adventures: assorted sushi, paella, black truffle pizza, oysters, rosé, plenty of champagne, and for the undaunted, a great Islay Scotch. Ideally, served neat.

-Robinne Lee
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