{"product_id":"lover-9780330544696","title":"Lover","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate is smart, successful and adept at making people feel at home: her husband Adam, her children, the guests of the hotel chain she works for. But her own foundations are about to be knocked away - for while Kate has been building a life, Adam's attention has been elsewhere. Who is the woman he’s been emailing? And whose number keeps showing up on his phone? Kate tries to hold things together for her daughters, but what can she say, now Adam won’t be coming home? As Kate searches for answers, she is forced to reassess her family, her future, and the man she thought she knew . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Raverat is a humane and generous writer, giving voice to our best instincts and communicating, by quiet and often funny moments, a sense of our ability to overcome adversity with love. -- Chris Cleave\u003cbr\u003eA detailed observation of love, work and life told through a woman's crumbling marriage. The first-person voice is so compelling, it almost reads like a thriller. Addictive * Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003eRaverat mines the depth of this strife with wit, warmth and a sophisticated wisdom that makes it an unputdownable read. * Psychologies *\u003cbr\u003eWise and subtle and witty . . . filled with humanity and warmth.  A compulsively readable book about a breakup from a brilliant new writer -- Maggie Gee\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the most bittersweet, searing books about a break up we've ever read. * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003eI wept through \u003ci\u003eLover \u003c\/i\u003eby Anna Raverat. It's written with such a light touch, but is so piercing and so true. -- Liza Klaussmann, author of \u003ci\u003eTigers In Red Weather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fans of BBC drama \u003ci\u003eDoctor Foster\u003c\/i\u003e will devour this gripping tale of marital disintegration . . . The writing is simply beautiful - moving and evocative, while skewering clichés about broken hearts and revenge. It's also the funniest book about a break-up you'll ever read, with a brilliant supporting cast of characters * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003eA sad and funny novel . . . brilliantly skewers the insanities and inanities of the corporate workplace * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who has had heartbreak will wince at moments in this raw portrait of a marriage . . . Skillfully written and powerful * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eBrave * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA wise, honest and funny portrait of a marriage * Fabulous *\u003cbr\u003ePerceptive, insightful and engrossing * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eFull of elegant prose and emotional insight . . . With grace and humour, she immerses the reader in Kate's psychological disorientation . . . As an anatomy of a broken marriage, \u003ci\u003eLover \u003c\/i\u003eis a skilfully observed, evocative and affecting novel * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eReal, delicious summer reading, one for your suitcase, but with the bite of truthfulness . . . telling the story of a husband's adulterous affair with unflinching truthfulness but also wit and generosity of spirit.  A wise novel with values that is also elegantly written and a gripping read -- Maggie Gee * Observer New Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe elegantly drawn portrait of a woman who alternates between anger, hope, despair, and acceptance is a familiar one . . . Kate is a memorable character, rooted in a story as old as the hills yet still on point today. * Booklist *","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401793347927,"sku":"9780330544696","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780330544696.jpg?v=1730478543","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lover-9780330544696","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}