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This Love

'The new One Day' The Sunday Times Style
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Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by the Sunday Times Style, Apple Books, Prima, Cosmopolitan, i NEWS and Stylist 'I loved This Love' —Elizabeth Day 'Astute, tender and utterly joy-filled. This is the love story we've been waiting for' —Elle 'This is a book I... Read More
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A gorgeous, sweeping novel about queerness, overcoming loss and choosing your own family.

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Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by the Sunday Times Style, Apple Books, Prima, Cosmopolitan, i NEWS and Stylist

'I loved This Love' —Elizabeth Day

'Astute, tender and utterly joy-filled. This is the love story we've been waiting for' —Elle

'This is a book I will return to again and again . . . It's beautiful' —Jennie Godfrey

When Mae and Ari meet during their final year at the University of Leeds, their connection is magnetic. Mae, who is 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.

As the years sweep by, the two traverse the tumult of life: toxic partners and hidden secrets, the heavy weight of grief, and a complicated, unignorable desire to start a family. If they can hold onto one another in the face of the relentless past and the inevitable future, they might discover how to build something beautiful out of their expansive, boundary-breaking love.

Spanning ten years of extraordinary friendship, This Love is a vivid and epic tale of finding your soulmates, building an unconventional family, and the limitless, ever-changing forms love can take — perfect for fans of Talking at Night, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and One Day.

'Touching, surprising and gloriously enjoyable' —Harper's Bazaar

'I was bereft when I turned the last page . . . This Love will stay with me for a long time' —Nina Pottell, 'Books of the Month', Prima

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349703176

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Dialogue Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Priscilla Layne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 294g

Pages: 432

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About the Author

Lotte Jeffs has spent her career writing columns, profiles and think pieces for the British press. She has worked as an editor for ELLE and ES Magazine, and is the author of How to be a Gentlewoman: The Art of Soft Power in Hard Times, co-author of The Queer Parent and the children's picture book My Magic Family. She co-hosts the podcast From Gay To Ze, about LGBTQ parenting and pop culture. Lotte has won the PPA Writer of The Year Award and The Great British Podcast Award.

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