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Book Synopsis**Previously published in hardback as Little Big Man**
‘Katy Regan broke my heart and put it back together again with Little Big Love’ - Lucy Diamond
Liam Jones is the love of Juliet’s life. He was her brother’s best friend first, then hers, then the father of her son. In those shining weeks after Zac was born, she’d never been happier, and neither had Liam.
Until the night he disappeared without a trace.
Zac is now ten, and collects facts: octopuses have three hearts; the world’s heaviest man weighed over 100 stone; only three species of animal have a blue tongue. The one piece of information he really wants, though, is the truth about why his father left.
His family refuse to talk about that night but when Juliet inadvertently admits to him Liam is the only man she's ever loved, Zac decides to find him and give his mum a second chance at happy ever after.
After all, nothing can stand in the way of true love . . . Or can it?
‘A big-hearted, brilliantly pitched tale about family, love and finding your place in the world’ - Heat
‘Poignant, funny and heartbreaking with a story that stays with you long after you have put it down’- Psychologies
‘Beautifully written and brimming with people to love and root for . . . Had me from the first page’ - Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs.
Trade ReviewKaty Regan broke my heart and put it back together again with
Little Big Love . . . Humour, poignancy, secrets, love – everything you could ask for from a book -- Lucy Diamond
A beautifully written love story, with authentic, compelling characters. You’ll love Katy Regan’s new book -- Clare Mackintosh
A big-hearted, brilliantly pitched tale about family, love and finding your place in the world * Heat *
As uplifting as it is heart-breaking in places, this sweeping story of one boy’s courage will effortlessly win your heart -- Rowan Coleman
Beautifully written and brimming with people to love and root for,
Little Big Love had me from the first page. Zac's voice is arresting, compelling and completely original – I absolutely loved this book -- Lisa Jewell
With exquisitely drawn characters you’ll fall in love with,
Little Big Love packs a huge emotional punch * The Sun, Fabulous magazine *
Katy Regan's writing is effortlessly emotional and authentic, and
Little Big Love had me hooked from the first page. Zac's voice is wonderful – vulnerable and tough and entirely convincing. It's a heartfelt novel about love, family, and self-belief, and I loved it -- Julie Cohen
Sometimes you just need to read a novel that lets you sob.
Little Big Love is that sort of novel. And Zac, its brave yet bullied 10 year old narrator, is an absolute TRIUMPH -- Sarah Vaughan
Poignant, funny and heartbreaking with a story that stays with you long after you have put it down * Psychologies magazine *
Delightful, heart-wrenching, poignant, and absolutely real, Katy Regan has created a uniquely brave and beautiful voice. She writes with tremendous acuity and tenderness, with a story that you will not be able to stop reading -- Jane Green
An extraordinary and wonderful book. A real 'just-one-more-page-before-bedtime' story . . . Lovely, clever and incredibly touching -- Milly Johnson
It is Zac's bright, observant voice which pulls you into his world and exposes the truth – that love and loss make grown-ups do the silliest things * Sunday Express *
A towering achievement: wise, funny, sad, deeply human – a perfectly timed reminder of the fundamental values of love and family . . . A book that provokes tears and sorrow as skilfully as it delivers deep belly laughs. It kept me up all night and will stay with me for years to come -- Rosie Walsh
Funny, sweet and brilliantly written -- this book totally stole my heart -- Eve Chase
A beautiful story about growing up and keeping those we love close to us . . . A heartfelt tale of courage, grief and familial love * Candis magazine *
From the moment I started reading I couldn't put it down and I felt bereft when I finished. It's a beautiful, warm story about love, family and friendships, which will leave you laughing one minute and heartbroken the next . . . I was expecting a good story, but this exceeded all my expectations, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it -- Clare Swatman
Convincing and endearing . . . A compelling, provocative and astute story of families and long-hidden secrets * Daily Express *
Juliet and her son Zac lodged themselves in my heart from the very first page, and are still there now. Katy Regan makes friends of her characters, and I couldn’t put
Little Big Love down until I’d uncovered all their bittersweet, painfully real secrets, wrapping around their Grimsby family like fishing nets. Regan's writing is smart, funny and full of emotional truths that linger; Juliet’s brave and redemptive lifestory will stay with me for a long, long time. This is a wonderful one-sitting treat of a novel -- Lucy Dillon
Heartwarming * Bella *
A touching, funny and original story of a little man with a big heart, with a cast of authentic characters that’ll have you laughing and crying in equal parts -- Jimmy Rice
, co-author of
The Best Thing That Never Happened to Me and
The Night That Changed EverythingTouching * Sunday Mirror *
