Books and Lovers

Lilly King's smart and moving novel, *Books and Lovers*, tells the story of Kesey, a young writer who has lost her way in life until two men enter her world and offer her two very different futures. *New York Times bestseller*: “Riveting, powerful, insightful, and wise” - Madeline Miller, author of *Cersei*. “Wildly funny” - *Sunday Times*. Recently out of a devastating romance and mourning the loss of her beloved mother, Kesey has lost her life. The novel she's been writing for six years won't be finished, her debts are mounting, and at 31, with all her friends married and having children, she feels too old for things to go that way. Then she meets Silas. He's kind, handsome, and caring. But just weeks later, Oscar—older, captivating, and troubled—enters her life, accompanied by his two sons. Suddenly, Kesey finds herself on the edge of a love triangle, torn between two very different relationships, with the promise of two very different futures. And she still had to write that book... "Full of hope and kindness" - Ann Patchett
"Brilliant" - Sunday Telegraph
"Hilarious and incredibly clever" - Tessa Hadley
“Beautiful... reading the book is like waiting for the clouds to part – a kind of wonderful torture.” - The Guardian
"I loved this book." - Curtis Sittenfeld