{"product_id":"9781035007493","title":"Almost Life - SIGNED Indie Exclusive Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSIGNED Indie Exclusive Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e March 2026 by Pan Macmillan (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages \u003cbr\u003e216mm x 135mm | 500g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Immersive, sensual, beautiful and powerful' - Marian Keyes'A rippling elegy to the possibilities and impossibilities of love. Tender, sensual and thrumming with life' - Lucy Steeds, author of The ArtistOne chance encounter can define a lifetime Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur 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. 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErica and Laure’s love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonizing changes – both personal and political – that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together?Almost Life is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Hot, smart and completely captivating - this is a truly luscious love story. I'll never forget it' - Daisy Buchanan'A beautifully told story about love, longing, and the lives we almost live' - Louise O'Neill\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55766303179127,"sku":"9781035007493","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/AlmostLifestaticindie_1.png?v=1767970928","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781035007493","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}