Love is a Curse

Name: Love is a Curse
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780751572988
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A spellbinding, gothic love story for 2025, from the Richard and Judy bestselling author of A Boy Made of Blocks

By Keith Stuart

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'A modern Gothic novel unlike any other, about love and loss echoing through the ages. Sad, sweet, funny and hopeful' — Emilia Hart (author of Weyward) From acclaimed author Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks and The Frequency of Us, comes a daring... Read More

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Love is a Curse

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Love is a Curse

From the author of the Richard & Judy bestseller A Boy Made of Blocks and the BBC Two Between the Covers hit The Frequency of Us comes an imaginative, soaring story, told over 150 years, of a family cursed to always lose their true love.

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'A modern Gothic novel unlike any other, about love and loss echoing through the ages. Sad, sweet, funny and hopeful' — Emilia Hart (author of Weyward)

From acclaimed author Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks and The Frequency of Us, comes a daring and unique story of heartbreak and hope.

A single sentence was all it took to define Cammy's life. They came as her beloved artist aunt was dying, a teenage Cammy standing by her bedside: 'Did your mother ever tell you about the curse?'

Cammy is warned that the women in her family are destined always to lose the one they love. She thinks nothing of it - until the day when, in her late twenties, her new boyfriend is hit by a car. Convinced she is to blame, Cammy begins to investigate the one-hundred-and-fifty-year story of a family that is both ordinary and remarkable, tragic and beautiful.

But is the curse real, or is there an answer lurking in the letters, diaries and paintings of generations of women whose hearts were broken?

'An original yet entirely universal story - sweeping in its scale, yet sweet-tempered, moving, and just the right amount of spooky. I loved it' — Samuel Burr (author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers) Love Is a Curse uses Gothic so cleverly. I binged the ending in one sitting and was absolutely gripped (and may have had a tear or two in my eye!)' — Sarah Brooks (author of The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wasteland)

READERS ARE IN LOVE WITH LOVE IS A CURSE

'One minute I'm on the edge of my seat and the next I'm reaching for tissues. Love, love, LOVED IT!'

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'Full of twists and drama and all you need from a good book, a fantastic novel once again bravo!!!'

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'This has to be my favourite of Keith Stuart's novels so far. It is an absolute celebration of the pursuit of love through adversity'

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'This whole book is an entire feeling. It's raw, gothic, suspenseful, thought provoking and an emotional read. Loved it'

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'Stuart has a gift for storytelling. Not a word is wasted and it reads beautifully.'

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'I loved this book. It had everything, suspense, horror, love. You name it this book provided it.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780751572988

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 416

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Fiction General Fiction Keith Stuart Literary Fiction

About the Author

Keith Stuart is an author and journalist. His heartwarming debut novel, A Boy Made of Blocks, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a major bestseller. His third novel, The Frequency of Us, was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick and Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. Keith has written for publications including Empire, Red and Esquire, and is the former games editor of the Guardian. He lives with his wife and two sons in Frome, Somerset.

TWITTER: @keefstuart

INSTAGRAM: keef.stuart

TIKTOK: @Keefstuart