From the internationally bestselling author of The Sight of You, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a devastating love story unlike anything you've read before.
From the internationally bestselling author of The Sight of You, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a devastating love story unlike anything you've read before.
They say true love lasts forever. But what if forever can't look how you thought?
Josh is 18. Rachel is 18. From the first night they meet as freshers, Rachel and Josh know they are meant to be. An electric connection quickly blossoms into plans to spend the rest of their lives together. Josh is 29. Rachel is 29. Inexplicably, none of the men in Josh's family has lived past the age of thirty. As the fateful birthday approaches, Josh is wracked with fears: of his own death, and of leaving Rachel alone in this world. So when a genius scientist offers him a radical new treatment - which might just save Josh's future with Rachel - how can he possibly say no?Josh is 29. Rachel is 31. Rachel wanted nothing more than to grow old with her soulmate, surrounded by the family they longed for. Now, faced with the impossibility of that dream, she has a heartbreaking choice to make. Does the pursuit of happiness mean more to her than true love?PRAISE FOR HOLLY MILLER . . .
Some books rip you apart, even as you are marveling at how beautifully put together they are . . . Holly Miller - with her startling metaphors and finely-etched portrait of a star-crossed relationship - has created a novel that is unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect . . . just like love. I'm still crying, yet all I want to do is settle down and read it again -- Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things
Clever, poignant and very special. This life-affirming novel twists and turns its way, acknowledging the bravery it takes to love. It's a unique book you'll want to hug and not let go Woman & Home
A heartrending, beautifully crafted emotional rollercoaster of a read that will stay with you long after the final page. Wonderful -- Mike Gayle
This book stole my heart. It reminds me of how I felt when I first read The Time Traveler's Wife. Special, inventive, heartbreaking and empathetic . . . Women's fiction at its finest -- Gillian McAllister
Miller paints big emotions with nuance and subtlety . . . This beautifully rendered work is both heartbreaking and life-affirming. Readers should be prepared to cry Publisher's Weekly
Holly Miller was born and grew up in Bedfordshire. Since university she has worked as a marketer, editor and copywriter. Her debut love story The Sight Of You was published in 2020 in the UK - where it was a pick for the Richard & Judy Spring Book Club - and in 26 other territories around the world. The novel has also been optioned for film by a major Hollywood studio, Holly currently lives in Norfolk with her partner and their dog.
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