Upon graduation from college, the two marry against the wishes of Oliver's father, who promptly severs all ties with his son. Although divided by class, Oliver and Jenny are immediately attracted to each other and begin dating. Oliver Barrett IV, a jock and heir apparent to his father's business empire, is at Harvard preparing to take over the family business, while Jennifer (Jenny), the daughter of a Rhode Island baker, is a music major at Radcliffe College.
In 1977, a sequel Oliver's Story, was published, and made into a film in 1978. The film was released on December 16, 1970. The novel stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 41 weeks, and peaked at number one. Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for the duration of 1970 in the United States and was translated into more than 20 languages. The novel was released on Febru( Valentine's Day), along with segments of the story which appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal.
Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into a novel as part of the film's marketing campaign. Segal wrote a screenplay that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Love Story is a 1970 novel by American writer Erich Segal.
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