Emily Slapper

Broschiertes Buch

It Might Never Happen

Beschreibung

hey're not enough. But is it possible to love another person when you have no idea how to love yourself?

It Might Never Happen is a beautiful, painful, brutally relatable novel about the ways that love tears us apart, again and again. About fearing for the worst - and how we pick ourselves up when it happens. Perfect for fans of Talking at Night, Ordinary Love or Milk Teeth.

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'Intimate and incisive' Woman

'Important and affecting' Charlotte Paradise

'Tender, raw, and painfully relatable' Woman's Own

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'A moving and beautifully written book' _____

'This book cracked me open ... I'll be thinking about this one for a long time' _____

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Autor

Emily Slapper grew up in Northampton before studying Cinema and Photography at the University of Leeds. After graduating she moved to London to work in advertising whilst hoping to one day become a screenwriter. But wanting to write films turned into wanting to write books and so she started a Creative Writing MA at Royal Holloway. In her spare time she loves walking around South East London with her dog, Tina.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HQ / HarperCollins UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 251870
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780008629182
• ISBN-10: 0008629188
• Artikelnr.: 71774869

Rezensionen

'A beautiful and heartbreaking examination of the first big romantic relationships that define us, navigating love and lust and identity and heartbreak with deftness and gentle, wry humour' Hattie Williams

'Important and affecting' Charlotte Paradise

'Powerful and unforgettable. A book that demands to be read' Joe Gibson on Everyone I Know is Dying

'Sharp and witty and so delicately crafted' Elvin Mensah on Everyone I Know is Dying

'A tender, raw, and painfully relatable debut about two young people clinging to love in the hope it will make them whole' Woman's Own

'Intimate and incisive, capturing the quiet heartbreaks, uncertainties and fragile hopes of growing up. She lays bare the messiness of early love with unflinching honesty and compassion. It Might Never Happen will stay with you long after the final page. Whatever you do, keep tissues close.' Woman's Weekly

'Thought-provoking on childhood trauma, heartbreak and how a lack of self-worth can impact a life. Beautifully written.' Daily Mail