Love, Theodosia

A Romeo & Juliet tale for Hamilton! fans.

Reviews

"This Romeo and Juliet story for Hamilton fans imagines what might have happened if Theodosia (daughter of Aaron Burr) and Philip (son of Alexander Hamilton) fell in love, despite the very public animosity between their fathers. . . . Goldstein’s adult historical debut depicts an admirable heroine in Theodosia, an academic prodigy, a supporter of abolition and women’s suffrage, a dutiful daughter, and a passionate woman, that makes for an interesting reimagining of a notable historical figure." -- Library Journal

"With Love, Theodosia, Lori Goldstein leaps from YA novels to adult historical fiction with aplomb. In Theodosia Burr she has created a unique and resourceful young woman able to take on the machinations of the fraught 1800 presidential election, explore flawed characters (her own father, Aaron Burr, for one) and come to terms with what it means to love and forgive . . . and love again.”--Sally Cabot Gunning, author of Monticello: A Daughter and Her Father, and Painting the Light

"The novel’s got a great plot and fascinating information about the politics of the young United States ...I enjoyed reading it. The only other novel I know of that features Theodosia Burr came out in 1941 (My Theodosia by Anya Seton). I’m glad to seeTheodosia once again step forward from the historical shadows to tell her own story."--Historical Novel Society 

“Love, Theodosia is a fascinating tale of young lovers struggling to escape the gravitational pull of history itself--and the magnetic fathers who will not let them go.”—Elizabeth Cobbs, author of the bestselling novel, The Hamilton Affair

“Clever and spirited writing makes this novel wholly entertaining and captivating, with characters brimming with witticisms and a plot teeming with potential scandal that had me desperately rooting for Goldstein's imagined star-crossed lovers of Theodosia Burr and Philip Hamilton. Fans of Bridgerton will delight in this high-society romp.”—Jenni L. Walsh, author of Becoming Bonnie and A Betting Woman

“‘Nothing had ever been so simple. Nothing would ever be as complicated. Perhaps that was how the best love stories began.’ And so readers will fall in love with star-crossed Theodosia Burr and Philip Hamilton as they fight for a happiness that was never meant to be. Exquisitely researched yet tenderly layered with romantic what-ifs, this is the story I never knew I needed.”—J'nell Ciesielski, bestselling author of The Ice Swan