Almost Life, (Paperback)

<b><i>People </i>"Best Sapphic Historical Romances" - <i>Harper's Bazaar </i>"Most Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring" -<i> Autostraddle </i>"Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026" - <i>Time </i>"New Books You Should Read in March" </b> <p> <b>"Hargrave has a great eye and ear for close-focus, intimate scenes. Conversations, sexual encounters, and meals are vividly alive...</b><b>Laure and Erica are richly drawn, in both heart and mind." --</b><b><i>The New York Times</i></b> </p><p> <b>Two young women meet in Paris one sultry summer in a decades-spanning tour de force about the enduring power of young love and the poignant heartbreak of missed chances--perfect for fans of <i>One Day</i> and <i>Normal People</i>.</b> </p><p>Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Coeur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD 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... </p><p>Erica 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? </p><p>Beautifully capturing young love and all its complexities, <i>Almost Life</i> is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.</p>

• Almost Life, (Paperback)
• Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• ISBN: 9781668204337
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2027-03-23
• Page Count: 384