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A Curse for the Homesick

The hugely romantic high-concept contemporary love story, perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid
Brief Description
'If you were eighty, and you'd spent your whole life not letting yourself love him, and he was eighty, and he'd never been turned to stone - how much would you regret it?' The island of Stenland is cursed: women, chosen at random, awaken with three... Read More
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A Curse for the Homesick

A beautiful, emotional and hugely romantic high-concept contemporary love story set in a fictional northern European island, exploring how you can love someone if you know you might destroy them.

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'If you were eighty, and you'd spent your whole life not letting yourself love him, and he was eighty, and he'd never been turned to stone - how much would you regret it?'

The island of Stenland is cursed: women, chosen at random, awaken with three black slashes on their forehead. The first person they meet eyes with turns to stone.

This is how Tess Eriksson's mother killed Soren Fell's parents. It was an accident, but that has never made it any easier to forgive.

Since then, all Tess has wanted is to leave Stenland. All Soren has wanted is to stay.

The only thing they want more... is each other.

But how can you love one person more than everything else combined? And how do you take the risk on love, if it could mean destroying the person you hold most dear?

A Curse for the Homesick by Laura Brooke Robson explores these profound questions of love and sacrifice amidst an unforgiving curse.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399733632

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodderscape

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Laura Brooke Robson grew up in the mountains of Oregon and studied English and Creative Writing at Stanford. She now lives in New York, where she enjoys drinking too much coffee and swimming in places she's not supposed to swim.

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