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The Deepest Love: When The Ecstatic Feeling's Gone
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 16 2025
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Deepest Love: When the ecstatic feeling's gone
Their love story begins where most others end.
Love is not a feeling. It is the quiet work of staying.
Set in modern Singapore, The Deepest Love follows two mixed-heritage expats-Jake Lee (Spanish-Chinese-Filipino) and Celine Wong (Chinese-Thai)-from a childhood kindness to a lifetime of small, faithful vows. Their romance doesn't explode with fireworks; it gathers: in breakfasts on a tiny balcony, bowls of porridge, a perfectly peeled pomelo, and three-line poems scribbled on receipts. When life gets harder-jobs change, parents age, illness arrives-they refuse melodrama. Instead, they choose the daily work of care: eat first, no speeches, maps on the cupboard, a fan set to first.
What begins as a private ritual becomes a public gift when they create a quiet library room with high windows-By Everyone-a small museum of staying where ordinary people pin their own three lines and borrow light from one another. And when the ecstatic feeling fades, as it always does, Jake and Celine discover the truth the world rarely celebrates: the deepest love is made of habits that hold.
Why readers can't put it down
A tender, clear voice that makes ordinary moments luminous-fruit, bowls, benches, breaths.
A love story that grows through marriage, caregiving, and community, not just the chase.
An unforgettable Singapore setting-hawker stalls, temple roofs, monsoon light-rendered with warmth and precision.
The By Everyone room, the Voices bench, and the three-line ritual readers will carry into their own lives.
Perfect for fans of
the quiet ache of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, the intimate clarity of Celeste Ng, the tender realism of Kent Haruf, and the lyrical honesty of Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous-yet wholly its own in voice, place, and heart.
Early readers are calling it a word-of-mouth favorite: a novel about how love becomes a room you keep ready-for yourself, for the people you care for, and for strangers who need to borrow light.
If you've ever wondered what lasts after the thrill, open these pages. You'll find a love that peels fruit, warms towels, writes three lines, and keeps the morning-long after the ecstatic feeling is gone.
Genre: Literary Fiction - Multicultural Romance
--------------------More info: 1. A Redefinition of Love as Quiet, Steady Work
The novel's greatest strength is its unwavering focus on its central theme: love is not a fleeting, ecstatic feeling, but the quiet, steady, and often difficult work of showing up. The story masterfully portrays love as a practice-a series of small, deliberate, and deeply kind choices made day after day. From making soup during a crisis to the simple rule of eating first, the novel builds a powerful argument that the deepest love is found not in grand gestures, but in the faithful, ongoing maintenance of a shared life. 2. The Power of The Ordinary Miracle
The narrative finds a universe of meaning in the mundane. Everyday objects and rituals are elevated into profound symbols of love and connection. A sandwich passed through a window becomes a lifelong symbol of being seen. A peeled pomelo represents patience and care. A key copied at a locksmith's stall is a tangible vow. The novel teaches the reader to see the sacred in the ordinary, celebrating the ordinary miracle of a life built from bowls, receipts, and the quiet turning of a fan.
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