Love Me Like a Rock Song
A Novel
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.
Add to basket failed.
Please try again later
Add to Wish List failed.
Please try again later
Remove from Wish List failed.
Please try again later
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 30 days of Standard free
$8.99/mo after trial ends. Cancel anytime
Love Me Like a Rock Song
Narrated by:
Major Curda, Jaime Lamchick
Buy Now for $25.53
-
Narrated by:
-
Major Curda
-
Jaime Lamchick
-
By:
-
Shelly Jay Shore
From the bestselling author of Rules for Ghosting comes a soul-stirring, romantic novel about a jilted singer-songwriter, her unexpected passenger, and the road trip of a lifetime, hailed as “a beautiful exploration of queerness, Jewishness, and full-throated love” (TJ Alexander, author of A Gentleman’s Gentleman).
When Delilah Cohen’s much more famous fiancée leaves her at the altar right before Delilah is supposed to start recording her first solo album, she’s left with a notebook of unusable love songs and a honeymoon road trip that’s now a last-chance search for new inspiration. She doesn’t expect to fall for the mysterious passenger she picks up two hours in, but what’s more inspiring than a rebound with a built-in expiration date?
But there’s more to Emmett than meets the eye. Emmett is a golem, a human-ish being of Jewish folklore, created from clay to serve a now-deceased master, who gave them one final, fatal task. Road-tripping with Delilah is the first thing they’ve ever chosen for themself. It’s not supposed to change their destination . . . but the longer Emmett spends with Delilah, who has plenty of secrets of her own, the more their ending feels like something to fight, rather than something set in stone.
As the California coast brings Delilah’s writing deadline—and Emmett’s fate—closer with every passing mile, Delilah has to decide whether making an unforgettable album is worth losing a love she never expected to find.
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Critic Reviews
“Shelly Jay Shore takes us on a journey across the country and into two artists’ souls . . . A beautiful exploration of queerness, Jewishness, and full-throated love.”—TJ Alexander, USA Today bestselling author of A Gentleman’s Gentleman
“This road trip had everything I could have wanted: camper vans and queer history, s’mores and Jewish mythology made flesh (more or less), a gorgeously wrought love story, and a poignant reminder to do what scares us.”—Rebecca Podos, Lambda Award–winning co-author of Homeward for a Spell
“Should be read with your feet up on the dashboard as your lover drives through the woods with the windows rolled down. . . . This is the happily-ever-after I craved in my soul; no one writes romance like Shore.”—Ella Dawson, author of But How Are You, Really
“Heartfelt, swoony, and endlessly enchanting . . . I will read anything Shelly Jay Shore writes!”—Nadia El-Fassi, author of Love at First Fright
“This angsty and heartfelt story features Jewish culture and folklore, mystical elements, and moving explorations of grief and free will . . . Shore’s sophomore novel is an ode to the open road, queer love, and the magic of romance.”—Library Journal, starred review
“A road trip through Jewish and gay history with a golem hitchhiker in tow, Love Me Like a Rock Song is an entertaining and imaginative romance.”—Book Page
“There is a lot to enjoy in this book: The glimpses of the queer communities Delilah and Emmet dip into on their way west; the queer theory, Jewish wisdom, and mental health notes included at the beginning of every chapter; the way Emmett’s eyes are opened to the truth of themselves as they touch the wider world . . . [a] very enjoyable read to take you into the spooky autumn months.”—Jewish Book Council
“This road trip had everything I could have wanted: camper vans and queer history, s’mores and Jewish mythology made flesh (more or less), a gorgeously wrought love story, and a poignant reminder to do what scares us.”—Rebecca Podos, Lambda Award–winning co-author of Homeward for a Spell
“Should be read with your feet up on the dashboard as your lover drives through the woods with the windows rolled down. . . . This is the happily-ever-after I craved in my soul; no one writes romance like Shore.”—Ella Dawson, author of But How Are You, Really
“Heartfelt, swoony, and endlessly enchanting . . . I will read anything Shelly Jay Shore writes!”—Nadia El-Fassi, author of Love at First Fright
“This angsty and heartfelt story features Jewish culture and folklore, mystical elements, and moving explorations of grief and free will . . . Shore’s sophomore novel is an ode to the open road, queer love, and the magic of romance.”—Library Journal, starred review
“A road trip through Jewish and gay history with a golem hitchhiker in tow, Love Me Like a Rock Song is an entertaining and imaginative romance.”—Book Page
“There is a lot to enjoy in this book: The glimpses of the queer communities Delilah and Emmet dip into on their way west; the queer theory, Jewish wisdom, and mental health notes included at the beginning of every chapter; the way Emmett’s eyes are opened to the truth of themselves as they touch the wider world . . . [a] very enjoyable read to take you into the spooky autumn months.”—Jewish Book Council
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.