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you've never read a love story like this one
By Bobby Palmer
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Irresistible, all-consuming and decades-spanning, this is the love story of theyear, told from the perspective of everyone but the main characters. Clara and Seb are about to fall in love.They don't know it yet.But everybody else does. When Clara and Seb meet in a quiet corner... Read More
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Irresistible, all-consuming and decades-spanning, this is the love story of the
year, told from the perspective of everyone but the main characters.

Clara and Seb are about to fall in love.
They don't know it yet.
But everybody else does.

When Clara and Seb meet in a quiet corner of London, it's the start of something. She
wants to be a director. He's an actor, unsure what he wants from life.

Their connection is magnetic. Everyone can see that falling in love looks something like
this. But when Clara casts Seb in the film that will make her name, what should be the
happiest time of their lives ends with a gut-wrenching betrayal.

Some love stories are bigger than just two people. This one is told through the eyes of
friends, flatmates, exes and strangers who see all the sides of Seb and Clara, from their
first date to the moment they fell apart.

Everyone has their version of events. But only Clara and Seb can decide how their story
ends...

This is a love story, told by everyone but the main characters.

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ISBN: 9781035435340

Publisher: Hachette New Zealand Ltd

Format: Paperback

Date Published: 30 June 2026

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Weight: 250g

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About the Author

Bobby Palmer is both an author and journalist. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Isaac and the Egg, was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year in 2022; his second novel Small Hours was published in 2024. Bobby co-hosts the podcast Book Chat with Pandora Sykes and his writing has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan amongst others. He lives with his family in Sussex.

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    From the bestselling author of Isaac and the Egg... 'I devoured this... my very favourite reading topic: dysfunctional families and the many ways in which they can both fracture and heal' Jennie Godfrey 'One to turn to if you want to laugh and cry on alternating pages' Lottie Hazell There is a fox, roaming in the early hours, watching, waiting...
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