![]() “Math, Science, no way!” she immediately said in defiance when asked if she is a science geek or a fan of Newton. Her list included Galileo, but she narrowed it down to Newton. She then challenged herself to think of “the most unlikely romantic person” from the past. “I was watching ‘Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,’ then I thought it would be fun to do an alternative history,” Sotto enthused. “Love & Gravity” is more serious than “Before Ever After” because of its subject matter, Newton. But since an official of the company reportedly cannot get the book out of her head, the company decided to give the book a shot. Her second book, “Love and Gravity,” is actually the third since the real second was rejected and she has no plans of publishing it.Īt first, “Love and Gravity’s” publisher, Ballantine Books, was hesitant to release the book, thinking that Newton is not “commercial” enough. The book was then published by major publishing company, Random House. The agent, said Samantha, no longer accepts clients after “Gone Girl,” but agreed to represent her as the agent reportedly cannot put her book down. After three months, she successfully found an agent, the same one that represented Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl,” now a Hollywood motion picture. “Well, except that she’s a billionaire!” Samantha cajoled.įollowing a book on how to publish internationally, Samantha e-mailed her raw, unedited manuscript to many publishers abroad. Sotto wrote her novels while waiting for her kids to come home from school. She wrote “Before Ever After” after having a “hangover” from the movie, “The Time Traveler’s Wife.”ĭevastated at the death of Eric Bana’s character in the movie, Sotto told herself: “If I would write my book, he wouldn’t die. “Before Ever After,” said Samantha, has a main character that believes he could get anything if he had a chicken, making this manuscript quirkier than her second book. She would later release her first novel, “Before Ever After,” in 2011. Due to the constant travel required by work, she felt that she was living in a suitcase and opted to quit work and focus on her family. She followed her father’s footsteps and joined the marketing group of a multinational company. ![]() Sotto majored in Communications at the Ateneo de Manila University. When she finally discovers a way into Isaac’s time, Andrea realizes that she faces a heartbreaking decision: between what was, and what might be. Andrea knows that Isaac will change the world with his groundbreaking discoveries the letter tells Andrea that she will change him.ĭespite a burgeoning romance in the present time, Andrea grows determined to follow Isaac’s clues to their shared destiny. On her 17th birthday, she receives a 300-year-old love letter from Isaac Newton. ![]() Now available at National Book Store, “Love and Gravity” follows the story of Andrea Louviere, who met a mysterious boy when she was just seven years old. “Because I researched!” affirmed Sotto, who “stalked” the late English physicist for her latest romance novel, “Love and Gravity.” “No, he’s not gay!” Filipino best-selling author Samatha Sotto immediately exclaimed. MANILA, Philippines - Was scientist Isaac Newton gay? ![]()
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