Almost Life. Gift Edition
Breathtaking, smart and sexy, Almost Life is a story of love and longing, of the lives we almost live and the choices we don't make.<BR><BR>'The biggest weepy since One Day' - Stylist<BR>'Emotional and addictive' - Daily Mail<BR>'A moving examination of true love and passion' - The Guardian<BR>'A heart-rending tale of missed chances' - Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain<BR>'Tender, sensual and thrumming with life' - Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist<BR><BR>One chance encounter can define a lifetime<BR><BR>Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-C¿ur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman.<BR><BR>The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable. But their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make. Spanning cities, decades and heartbreaks, fate brings them within touching distance again and again.<BR><BR>But will they be brave enough to seize the life they truly want?<BR><BR>'A beautifully written exploration of desire, freedom and the roads we do and don't take' - The Observer<BR>'One of the greatest love stories I've ever read' - Stacey Halls, author of The Household<BR>'Immersive, sensual, beautiful and powerful' - Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake<BR>'Tender and wistful, it's a will-they-won't-they for the ages' - GQ<BR>'Hot, smart and completely captivating' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Pity Party<BR><BR>Read Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Almost Life now.
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Breathtaking, smart and sexy, Almost Life is a story of love and longing, of the lives we almost live and the choices we don't make.<BR><BR>'The biggest weepy since One Day' - Stylist<BR>'Emotional and addictive' - Daily Mail<BR>'A moving examination of true love and passion' - The Guardian<BR>'A heart-rending tale of missed chances' - Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain<BR>'Tender, sensual and thrumming with life' - Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist<BR><BR>One chance encounter can define a lifetime<BR><BR>Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-C¿ur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman.<BR><BR>The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable. But their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make. Spanning cities, decades and heartbreaks, fate brings them within touching distance again and again.<BR><BR>But will they be brave enough to seize the life they truly want?<BR><BR>'A beautifully written exploration of desire, freedom and the roads we do and don't take' - The Observer<BR>'One of the greatest love stories I've ever read' - Stacey Halls, author of The Household<BR>'Immersive, sensual, beautiful and powerful' - Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake<BR>'Tender and wistful, it's a will-they-won't-they for the ages' - GQ<BR>'Hot, smart and completely captivating' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Pity Party<BR><BR>Read Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Almost Life now.
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220 mm | 142 mm | 42 mm | 548 gr
Erscheinungsjahr
2026
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0
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Hardcover
Verlag
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-10
1035007495
Autor
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
448
Themen
Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Seelenleben, Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Regionalroman, Moderne und zeitgenössische Liebesromane / Romance, Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen, Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, Paris City, Familienleben
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