Heart of the City cover art

Heart of the City

Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York

Preview

Free with 30-day trial
Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Heart of the City

Written by: Ariel Sabar
Narrated by: Neil Shah
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹590.00

Buy Now for ₹590.00

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

The handsome Texas sailor who offers dinner to a runaway in Central Park. The Midwestern college girl who stops a cop in Times Square for restaurant advice. The Brooklyn man on a midnight subway who helps a weary tourist find her way to Chinatown. The Columbia University graduate student who encounters an unexpected object of beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....

A public place in the world’s greatest city. A chance meeting of strangers. A marriage. Heart of the City tells the remarkable true stories of nine ordinary couples—from the 1940s to the present—whose matchmaker was the city of New York.

Intrigued by the romance of his own parents, who met in Washington Square Park, award-winning author Ariel Sabar set off on a far-ranging search for other couples who married after first meeting in one of New York City’s iconic public spaces. Sabar conjures their big-city love stories in novel-like detail, drawing us into the hearts of strangers just as their lives are about to change forever.

In setting the stage for these surprising, funny, and moving tales, Sabar, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, offers a fascinating look at the role of place in how—and whether—people meet and fall in love.

©2011 Ariel Sabar (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Literature & Fiction United States

Critic Reviews

“Love stories and urban studies merge in these…cozy, seductive narratives.” ( Kirkus Reviews )
"Quirky true tales about city landmarks and chance encounters." ( New York magazine)

What listeners say about Heart of the City

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.