{"product_id":"this-love-9780349703152","title":"This Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e for a new generation'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eWe''re calling it\u003ci\u003e . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Love \u003c\/i\u003eis the new \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written, generous-hearted, clever, tender, fresh and unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e novel about queerness, family and forgiveness. \u003cb\u003eI loved\u003ci\u003e This Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e'' Elizabeth Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times Style, Apple Books, Prima, Cosmopolitan, i NEWS, Stylist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mae and Ari meet their final year at the University of Leeds, their connection is magnetic. Mae, stubborn and no stranger to breaking hearts, needs Ari''s bright light to guide her out of her self-centred ways; Ari, vibrant, charming and reeling in the aftermath of a scandal in New York, clings to Mae as his grounding anchor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the years sweep by, the two traverse the tumult of life: toxic partners and hidden secrets, the heavy weight of grief, and a complicated, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e for a new generation.\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egenerous-hearted, clever, tender, fresh and unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e novel about queerness, family and forgiveness. \u003cb\u003eI loved\u003ci\u003e This Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstute, tender and utterly joy-filled\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the love story we've been waiting for. * Elle *\u003cbr\u003eWe're calling it . . . \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Love \u003c\/i\u003eis the new \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times Style *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best parts of Sally Rooney and Gabrielle Zevin\u003c\/b\u003e merge for this \u003cb\u003eexquisitely paced, modern yet timeless story\u003c\/b\u003e of love and friendship . . . \u003cb\u003ePitch perfect\u003c\/b\u003e, I adored this \u003cb\u003ecompletely absorbing and compulsive gem.\u003c\/b\u003e * John Marrs, author of The Good Samaritan *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncredible . . . a beautiful book\u003c\/b\u003e full of emotion that will stay with me for a long time. * Nina Pottell, Books Editor at Prima *\u003cbr\u003eI wouldn't be at all surprised if \u003ci\u003eThis Love \u003c\/i\u003ewas \u003cb\u003emy book of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe world-building and storytelling is exquisite, the characters so real, the plot perfect\u003c\/b\u003e. I'm madly jealous of everyone who hasn't read it yet. -- Laura Pearson\u003cbr\u003eBursting with queer joy and tenderness, \u003ci\u003eThis Love\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eoriginal, compelling and totally gorgeous\u003c\/b\u003e. An \u003cb\u003eimmensely enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e ode to the extraordinary power of friendship and forging your own kind of family. I adored it. -- Roxy Bourdillon, DIVA magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI had a whirlwind romance with this book.\u003c\/b\u003e Rarely have I seen myself so clearly in literature. Safe to say \u003cb\u003eI loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Suzi Ruffell\u003cbr\u003eAnchored by complicated real-world challenges, this novel explores the weight of secrets, toxic partnerings, grief and desire all whilst \u003cb\u003ecelebrating the greatest love in so many lives, friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintensely readable \u003c\/b\u003enovel about all the love that doesn't fit inside society's neat boundaries -- Laura Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Love\u003c\/i\u003e is everything you want from a novel, it's funny, sexy, and moving. \u003c\/b\u003eIt's a book \u003cb\u003efull of queer joy\u003c\/b\u003e that lets us imagine all the hopeful possibilities in the word 'family'. -- Claire Lynch, author of small: on motherhoods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a book I will return to again and again.\u003c\/b\u003e I finished it in the early hours of the morning and was bereft. It's about relationships, our concept of family, what soulmate means . . . I could go on! \u003cb\u003eIt's beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jennie Godfrey\u003cbr\u003eIt charts its twists and turns with appealingly breezy, \u003cb\u003eemotionally attuned prose\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving, engrossing and queer as hell\u003c\/b\u003e, Lotte Jeff's debut novel is \u003cb\u003ea gorgeous love letter to the extraordinary power of queer friendship\u003c\/b\u003e and forging your own kind of family * DIVA *\u003cbr\u003eI read this incredible book about friendship, identity and belonging really slowly because I wanted to savour the story. I was bereft when I turned the last page, as I didn't want to leave Mae and Ari behind . . . Beautiful and full of emotion, it will stay with me for a long time. -- Nina Pottell, \"Books of the Month\" * Prima *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dialogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733690986839,"sku":"9780349703152","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349703152.jpg?v=1720001242","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-love-9780349703152","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}